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Verne Troyer (January 1, 1969 – April 21, 2018) was an actor best known for his role as "Mini-Me," Dr. Evil's smaller and more concentrated pure evil protégé, in the hit comedy Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). Even though Verne has become recognized as a "Big Man in the business," he has been working in show business as an actor and stuntman for several years. Troyer, born in Sturgis, Michigan, had always dreamed growing up of getting into showbiz. Shortly after his high school graduation in 1987, Verne moved with some friends to Arlington, Texas, where, in 1993, he got his first break into showbiz as a stunt double for a 9-month-old baby on a film called Baby's Day Out (1994). Over the next few years, Verne made several film and television appearances, often portraying animals or small children.
The movie opens with Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy and the Toads in the castle eating a cake. Everything is going perfectly until they are attacked by Kamek, who is turning the inhabitants of the mushroom kingdom into Goombas, Mario and Luigi, as heroes of the story, decide to fight against Kamek. By defeating him they manage to de-transform Toadette (who will have more importance in the sequel). Kamek, apparently dying, reveals to them that a Major danger is approaching, that Princess Peach was in danger. At that moment two parakoopas grab Peach and lead her to Bowser's castle (Mario and Luigi know that because they have faced him before). Our heroes undertake the adventure. On the way to Bowser's castle, some Koopalings (separately), Piranha plants, Goombas and Koopas would appear. When fighting against them, the heroes receive mysterious supports, (fire plants, Tanuki leaves, etc.). When they are at the entrance to Bowser's castle, the identity of those who had been mysteriously helping them is revealed, they were Rosalina and Luma. Rosalina gives each one a gift, Mario a white egg with green polka dots and Luigi a proton backpack (in addition to continuing to help them with the previous reinforcements). Upon entering they fight the rest of the Koopalings and finally, they fight Bowser in an epic battle. After that they rescue Peach and go back to eating cake with the Toads.
