Just like clowns, midgets scare me.
There is no reasonable explanation for this.
So, here are brief biographies of two dead celebrity midgets.
Herve Villechaize
Herve was born in France in 1943, the son of a doctor. He studied painting and photography and was the youngest artist to have his work displayed at the prestigious Museum of Paris.
At 21, he moved to NYC to the purse his dream of becoming a professional artist. He started acting in some off Broadway plays and became enamored of acting.
His first big film role was in the James Bond Film, The Man With The Golden Gun. From there, he eventually ended up in a Made-For-TV movie called Fantasy Island. The movie was such a success, a second movie was made and a series was launched. Herve played Ricardo Montalban's sidekick, Tattoo and made the phrase, "De Plane, De Plane" into a cultural catchphrase.
Herve was alleged earning $25,000 per episode and when the studio balked at his demands for the same wage Montalban was receiving, Herve quit the show.
His health was already declining at that point. Although Herve stood only three feet, eleven inches high, his internal organs were the same size as any normal adult and he was in constant pain. Since he had squandered most of his Fantasy Island earnings, he was living with his on and off again girlfriend in a seedy rental house.
Herve committed suicide by shooting himself. He left a long, rambling tape recording as well as a mostly illegible handwritten note.
Joe C
Real name: Joe Calleja.
Joe C was Kid Rock's foul mouthed sidekick. He hooked up with Kid Rock after attending all of his shows around Detroit. He used to stand on tables and rap all the words with Kid Rock. Kid Rock at first thought Joe C was somebody's child and thought it was kind of call the CPS that someone would take their kid to the bars all the time. Finally, Joe C worked up the nerve to approach Kid Rock and asked him if he wanted to smoke a joint. Kid Rock was pretty appalled and said, "Dude, where are your parents?" At which point, Joe C said, "I'm grown! I'm grown! I'm 21!"
Kid Rock liked Joe C and invited him backstage. Joe C eventually became Kid Rock's profane sidekick and joined the Twisted Brown Trucker Band, Kid Rock's back up band.
Although Joe C loved a party and had a large following, he also had a big secret. He had celiac disease, an intestinal disease that required him to take over 70 pills a day.
Joe C died in his sleep at 26 at his Taylor, Michigan home.
I don't know about midgets, but clowns are EVIL.
Posted by: dragonlady474 | October 03, 2005 at 01:27 AM
Ryan and I have always been Kid Rock fans ... I rememember hearing the news Joe C. had died ... I was in a mall in Appleton, WI. Kid Rock and Uncle Kracker have paid respect with dedications on their albums.
Posted by: Lana | October 03, 2005 at 08:59 AM
I have to go with Dragon on this one... Clowns! Scary! Who in their right minds thought that was good clean entertainment for sub 8 year olds? Nothing like scaring the wits out of them for entertainment huh?
Martin
Posted by: Martin | October 04, 2005 at 01:54 AM
I would comment more on them but they'd probably send their clown squad out to get me... jumping out of that odd-shaped car, all 230 of them lol.
Posted by: dragonlady474 | October 04, 2005 at 08:42 AM