Diminutive Austin Powers star Verne Troyer's role as Mini-me in the hit flick has helped him to diversify - as a porn model. The 32-inch tall actor says that since appearing in the Mike Myers-fronted flicks, his popularity has risen to immeasurable proportions - so much so that he's now a regular visitor at Playboy boss Hugh Hefner's California mansion. He says, "I got my first invitation after Hef saw Austin Powers on one of his movie nights. My manager got a call and we were invited, which you would never expect. Once, Heather Kozar, the Playmate of the Year, and I went skinny-dipping together in the grotto." He continues, "I did a spread for Playboy where I was dressed as Mini-Hef. For one of the pictures, I was lying in the centre of eight naked women, and they were fondling me. I couldn't believe it was happening. I got out my cell phone and called my dad and had him talk to one of the Playmates. I just wanted to call and brag. He didn't know I was doing it, so he was shocked. I don't know what she said to him, but he was happy once I got back on the phone." But Verne insists that his popularity should shock nobody - because he was always a babe magnet. He brags, "I don't need a pick-up line. That's what it comes down to. Whenever I go out, it's always girls coming up to me, even when I have somebody with me."...
- 6/25/2002
- WENN
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