Guest guest Report post Posted August 6, 2002 From www.nytimes.com: 3 - Foot - 2 Soap Opera Actor Dies By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 2:36 p.m. ET SAN DIEGO (AP) -- , the 3-foot-2 actor who played Timmy the living doll on the NBC soap ``Passions,'' died Tuesday during a medical procedure, the network said. He was 20. , who was born with a rare disease that stunted his growth, died at a San Diego hospital, NBC publicist Townsend said. The cause of death and the nature of the medical procedure were not immediately disclosed. On Monday's episode of ``Passions,'' taped last month, ' character died. On the show, Timmy was a doll created by a witch and was recently turned into a real boy. The Timmy role won two consecutive Soap Opera Digest Awards for outstanding male scene stealer. was 12 when he got national exposure in a Dreyer's Ice Cream commercial titled ``The Dancing Baby.'' The commercial won a Cleo Award and resulted in a role for in the movie ``Baby Geniuses.'' His TV credits included ``Ally McBeal,'' which featured him as young lawyer Oren, Ally's nemesis. He was also featured as Tom Thumb in the A & E miniseries ``P.T. Barnum'' and was in Showtime's ``Poltergeist: The Legacy.'' He also played the young grinch in the movie ``The Grinch.'' Funeral arrangements were not immediately disclosed. ^------ On the Net: http://www.nbcmv.com ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ D. Tryon kella@... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
