Famous Shrimps

May 2024 · 7 minute read

Starting with Brent Collins, who played Dr. Jonathan Newman on The Golden Girls and Wallingford on Another World.

From Wiki:

[quote]A dwarf, Collins was also diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, which traditionally causes its sufferers to grow larger than normal in size. Late in 1987, Collins grew rapidly from his short stature,[1] which led to his fatal heart attack. This situation is very rare, and very few cases have been documented in medical records.

Discuss other notable little people.

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by Anonymousreply 65May 8, 2021 8:34 PM

Collins was gay, no?

Seemed very queeny when he guested on Golden Girls.

by Anonymousreply 3January 6, 2018 10:04 PM

That's crazy. He started growing at 46 after being a dwarf his whole life beforehand.

BILLY BARTY!!!!!!!!

by Anonymousreply 6January 6, 2018 10:25 PM

How tall was Collins at the time of his death, any pictures. He must have gained significant height if it lead to his death?

by Anonymousreply 7January 6, 2018 10:26 PM

Warwick Davis of Willow fame, and other movies that have midgets like Narnia and Harry Potter.

I vaguely recall him in an episode of Idiot Abroad and they were making him the butt of a few jokes, which he didn't appreciate, poor guy. Does anyone remember this? I forget the details.

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by Anonymousreply 9January 6, 2018 10:59 PM

What about that Game of Thrones character that is always being shoved down our throats?

by Anonymousreply 10January 6, 2018 11:20 PM

Peter Dinklage

What a terrible last name for a dwarf. Growing up I'm sure he was called "Peter Dinky" by the other kids.

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by Anonymousreply 13January 7, 2018 4:49 PM

That’s amazing, OP. I love jumbo shrimp!

by Anonymousreply 15January 7, 2018 5:01 PM

I thought so too, r3. But then I thought the dwarf thing might be similar to men from the U.K. and throwing off my radar.

by Anonymousreply 16January 7, 2018 5:06 PM

I want to be with a gay dwarf before I die

by Anonymousreply 17January 7, 2018 5:07 PM

Zelda Rubinstein, who played the medium in Poltergeist.

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by Anonymousreply 18January 10, 2018 1:54 AM

Who was the guy who played Mickey on "Seinfeld"?

by Anonymousreply 19January 10, 2018 1:58 AM

Tony Cox, of "Bad Santa."

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by Anonymousreply 20January 10, 2018 2:31 AM

"Wee Man" from that MTV show!

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by Anonymousreply 22January 10, 2018 6:02 AM

Shrimp?

Whatchu talkin' bout, Willis?

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by Anonymousreply 23January 11, 2018 11:58 PM

Michael Dunn who played Dr. Loveless on Wild Wild West. Also remember him from Ship of Fools.

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by Anonymousreply 24January 12, 2018 12:05 AM

Famed sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer (4'7")

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by Anonymousreply 25January 12, 2018 12:30 AM

The first (and only) all-dwarf Western!

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by Anonymousreply 27January 12, 2018 1:52 AM

Herzog's 'Even Dwarfs Started Small'

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by Anonymousreply 28January 12, 2018 1:54 AM

We need gay porn with sexy dwarfs

by Anonymousreply 30January 12, 2018 2:19 AM

Mickey (5ft 2) and Judy (4ft 11)

by Anonymousreply 31January 12, 2018 2:44 AM

Popcorn

Butterfly

Fried

and my personal favorite, COCKTAIL.

by Anonymousreply 32January 12, 2018 2:46 AM

35 replies and no mention of DL fave, the late Josh Ryan Evans.

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by Anonymousreply 36January 12, 2018 12:06 PM

R34 - HAAA! What a great moment.

by Anonymousreply 38January 15, 2018 2:29 AM

[quote]Warwick Davis of Willow fame

And his most famous role, Leprechaun...

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by Anonymousreply 39January 15, 2018 2:33 AM

"Brianna Renee," Little Women of LA

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by Anonymousreply 40January 15, 2018 2:35 AM

Stephanie Mills (4’9”)

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by Anonymousreply 41January 15, 2018 2:36 AM

The first midget I thought of was Michael Dunn from "The Wild, Wild West".

by Anonymousreply 43January 15, 2018 2:54 AM

"We need gay porn with sexy dwarfs."

No, we don't. I've seen a few porn scenes starring little people. Believe me, it is NOT erotic.

by Anonymousreply 45January 15, 2018 2:55 AM

WWW's Michael Dunne got all the biggest midget parts in his day. But no one remembers him now. He cast a short shadow.

by Anonymousreply 46January 15, 2018 2:56 AM

But he got to see Robert Conrad tied up and shirtless!

by Anonymousreply 47January 15, 2018 3:09 AM

"WWW's Michael Dunne got all the biggest midget parts in his day. But no one remembers him now. He cast a short shadow."

I'm sure people remember him. They're showing reruns of WWW on MeTv, so millions of viewers see him. And he was on a memorable Star Trek episode "Plato's Stepchildren" and those Trekkies never forget anybody in those shows.

by Anonymousreply 48January 15, 2018 3:12 AM

DL's favorite slut, Armond Rizzo.

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by Anonymousreply 50January 15, 2018 3:20 AM

He's wasn't a dwarf at 5'3 but Mickey Rooney was probably considered a "shrimp." He may have been the most famous one of all.

by Anonymousreply 51January 15, 2018 4:30 AM

Judy Garland, at 4'11, was quite a shrimp. An odd looking one, too. She had a weird build; no neck, barrel chest, long legs. Her legs were her best body feature but they looked like they belonged on someone else's body.

by Anonymousreply 53January 16, 2018 4:07 AM

r9 If they were making fun of him I am sure he was in on it. He had a great show on HBO called "Life's Too Short" where he played himself and it was hilarious. You should check it out if you haven't seen it. Gervais, Merchant, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, even Sting are all on it. I was sad it wasn't renewed.

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by Anonymousreply 55January 16, 2018 7:15 AM

Mary Lou Retton, 4'9' spunky dynamo!

by Anonymousreply 58January 16, 2018 8:15 PM

Female gymnasts are practically all teeny tiny. All that extensive gymnastics training from such a young age stunts their growth. A female gymnast who is 5'0 is considered tall.

by Anonymousreply 59January 17, 2018 8:55 PM

That whole story that Brent Collins, after living his ENTIRE life as a little person, suddenly started growing at age FORTY-SIX is just bull. It doesn't happen. There's no way he could've had Marfan syndrome. According to the link on his Wiki page, Marfan syndrome patients "tend to be tall and thin, with long arms, legs, fingers, and toes."

Someone claiming to be his good friend posted this at the link in 2012: "I was a personal friend of Brent, and the last time I had dinner with him was in the October, the 3 months before he died. He never mentioned anything, and he looked no different to me than he always did."

I'm thinking maybe he had sex with someone w/Marfan Syndrome, and the guy was just TOO BIG.

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by Anonymousreply 60May 8, 2021 7:49 AM

You bumped a 3 year old thread to make a tasteless joke about a man's death, r60?

Brent Collins definitely had Marfan syndrome. From your own link, just above the letter you quote:

[quote]If you know what you’re looking at, you can tell that his arms and fingers were very Marfanoid in proportion to his body, and relative to the normal proportions of a dwarf. - GodsGadfly

That's an accurate observation. When they said he "grew rapidly from his short stature", they meant it. Brent gained roughly 6 inches of height in less than 3 months. He suffered a lot in that brief time before dying of a heart attack. He didn't know it was going to happen, none of his doctors knew what triggered the sudden growth, nor how to halt it. It was an awful way for that kind gentleman to go.

You can see what GodsGadfly is talking about in this clip:

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by Anonymousreply 62May 8, 2021 7:50 PM

FF this shit thread! I was promised SHRIMP!

by Anonymousreply 63May 8, 2021 7:51 PM

This guy, Adam Rainer, was a dwarf who later got acromegaly and grew to 7'8". I wonder if all parts of him grew at the same rate??

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by Anonymousreply 64May 8, 2021 8:01 PM

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