The cause of death was not announced, but the family wrote that "depression and suicide are very serious issues."
The diminutive actor who starred in the Austin Powers movies' as "Mini Me", Verne Troyer, died Saturday (April 21) at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 49.
"It is with great sadness and heavy hearts to write that Verne passed away today," his family posted on his Instagram account.
The cause of death was not announced, but the family wrote that "depression and suicide are very serious issues."