Michael Gilden
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| Michael Gilden | |
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| Born | September 22, 1962 Los Angeles, California  United States |
| Died | December 5, 2006 (aged 44) Los Angeles, California |
| Spouse(s) | Elena Fondacaro (1992-1994; divorced)
Meredith Eaton-Gilden (2001 until death) |
Michael Gilden (b. September 22, 1962 - d. December 5, 2006) was an American actor with dwarfism (height 4ft 6in or 1.37 m). He lived and worked in Los Angeles.
Gilden performed or did stunt work in a variety of television series and films, including Charmed, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Family Law, Cybill, NCIS (TV series) and Pulp Fiction, and had a role as an Ewok in the film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. He appeared twice in Season 4 of the hit series NCIS. Gilden was also a stock broker.
He was married to actress and manager Elena Bertagnolli from May 1992 to December 1994. The marriage broke up acrimoniously. In August 1997, he met Meredith Eaton, in an America Online chat room.[1] She became an actress in 1999. They married on May 20, 2001.
He committed suicide by hanging on December 5, 2006 at age 44 at his Los Angeles residence.[2] Gilden was buried in a private service at Mission Hills, California, on December 10.
[edit] References
- ^ "Dwarfs, A Love Story", by John H. Richardson, Esquire, February 01, 1998. At the author's site. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
- ^ The 'NCIS' Widow. Entertainment Tonight (2007-03-06). Archived from the original on 2007-03-06. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
[edit] External links
- Obituary at Variety
- Michael Gilden at the Internet Movie Database
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