Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros

Known as Michu, Mihaly Meszaros was a Hungarian and American circus entertainer, stuntman, and actor. Born in a small village outside Budapest, he trained in circus arts and began performing at age nine, touring Eastern Europe with the Liebel Family Circus. In 1973, producers Irvin Feld and Kenneth Feld found him and arranged for him to join Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, where he was billed as the world's smallest man. His act paired him with poodles that stood on their hind legs and appeared taller than he was. On the NBC sitcom ALF in 1986, he wore the alien costume for full-body shots while a puppet handled most upper-body views; he had no dialogue and was released after two years. He also appeared in a Pepsi commercial with Michael Jackson and an Ozzy Osbourne video for Time After Time in 1992, and his last appearance came in Death to Cupid in 2015. He died in 2016.