Austin Powers actor Verne Troyer dies at age 49 following a long battle with depression

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Mike Myers has remembered his Austin Powers co-star Verne Troyer as a 'consummate professional' after he died aged 49 following a long battle with depression.

'Verne was the consummate professional and a beacon of positivity for those of us who had the honor of working with him,' Myers said in a statement. 'It is a sad day, but I hope he is in a better place. He will be greatly missed.'

Troyer appeared in 1999′s 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me' and 2002′s 'Austin Powers in Goldmember,' in which 'Mini-Me' switches sides and becomes a miniature version of Powers. Both hero and villain were played by Myers, who also put Troyer in his 2008 film 'The Love Guru.'

Earlier this month Troyer had been admitted to hospital in Los Angeles after police were told he was feeling suicidal.

Troyer's death was announced on his Facebook and Instagram pages on Saturday afternoon alongside a family statement which called him an 'extremely caring' man who 'wanted to make everyone smile, be happy, and laugh.'

Troyer was recently baptised while surrounded by family, the message added.

[camsue]

Rip

[doniceage]

He ak3ays he remembered.

Don