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.
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Filmography
all 59
Movies 45
TV Shows 14
Voice 2
self 1
DevilDolls (2012)
Immortally Yours (2009)
Evil Bong (2006)
Once Upon a Halloween (2005)
Decadent Evil (2005)
Land of the Dead (2005)
The Polar Express (2004)
10-8: Officers on Duty (2003)
The Theory of the Leisure Class (2001)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Bit Players (2000)
Sideshow (2000)
Blood Dolls (1999)
Hollywierd (1999)
Addams Family Reunion (1998)
Hercules (1998)
The Elevator (1998)
Sweet Jane (1998)
The Creeps (1997)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
The Pretender (1996)
Bordello of Blood (1996)
Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
Nature of the Beast (1995)
Sliders (1995)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (1993)
Dollman vs. Demonic Toys (1993)
Renegade (1992)
Brotherhood of the Gun (1991)
The Doors (1991)
Meridian (1990)
Night Angel (1990)
Nerds of a Feather (1989)
Monster High (1989)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Quantum Leap (1989)
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
Memories of Me (1988)
Phantasm II (1988)
Willow (1988)
The Yattering And Jack (1987)
thirtysomething (1987)
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
Ghoulies II (1987)
Steele Justice (1987)
Married... with Children (1987)
Fuzzbucket (1986)
Troll (1986)
American Drive-In (1985)
Hard Rock Zombies (1985)
The Black Cauldron (1985)
Tales from the Darkside (1984)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1984)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
Rapunzel (1983)
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
Under the Rainbow (1981)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1958-11-08 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceNew Orleans, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsH.G. Golas, Phil Fondicaro
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