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Phil Fondacaro

1958-11-08

The Biography

Phil Fondacaro (born November 8, 1958) is an American actor. A dwarf actor at 3 feet 6 inches (1.07 m), Fondacaro began acting in 1981, with the film Under the Rainbow. Fondacaro appeared in 1983's Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the third Star Wars film, as an Ewok, the only one to have a death scene. In 1986, he portrayed the invisible friend of a young Michael Gerber in the Disney Sunday Movie Fuzz Bucket, and also appeared in the fantasy film Troll. In 1987, he portrayed "Sir Nigel Pennyweight" in the cult horror film Ghoulies II. His performance is frequently praised, and he has been called the best actor in the film. In the same year, he appeared as "Greaser Greg" in The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, a theatrical adaptation of the popular trading cards. In 1988's Willow, he appeared alongside Warwick Davis, one of his Jedi co-stars, who, thanks in large part to his Willow role, became one of the most famous dwarf actors in the film industry. Other prominent roles of Fondacaro's include "Hooded dwarf" in Phantasm II, Cousin Itt in Addams Family Reunion, and a dramatic turn as a dwarf with an average-sized son in "A Clown's Prayer", an episode of Touched by an Angel. He also played a dwarf with an average-sized daughter in the CSI episode, "A Little Murder". He also had a recurring role on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as "Roland". Fondacaro is married to Elena Bertagnolli, manager of another famous dwarf actor, Verne Troyer, and is represented by his wife's company, Fonolli Management. Fondacaro's brother Sal is also an actor, having appeared in Under the Rainbow, Return of the Jedi, and Invaders from Mars, all with his brother. Description above from the Wikipedia article Phil Fondacaro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Phil Fondacaro in

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Watchmen: Chapter II

7.518 average rating
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The Polar Express

6.7 average rating
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Return of the Jedi

7.899 average rating
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The Black Cauldron

6.4 average rating
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Land of the Dead

6.2 average rating
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Willow

7.018 average rating
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Bordello of Blood

5.903 average rating
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Hellraiser: Bloodline

5.282 average rating
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Troll

5.048 average rating
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

6.4 average rating
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The Doors

7.132 average rating
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Phantasm II

6.2 average rating
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Addams Family Reunion

4.8 average rating
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The Dungeonmaster

4.8 average rating
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Ghoulies II

5.5 average rating
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Something Wicked This Way Comes

6.4 average rating
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The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

3.5 average rating
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Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

6.4 average rating
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Blood Dolls

4.8 average rating
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Meridian

4.563 average rating