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Sep 4, 1993 · September 4, 1993 · North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (suicide by gunshot) Birth name. Hervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize. Nickname. Tattoo. Height. 3′ 11″ (1.19 m) Mini Bio. Hervé Villechaize was born in Montauban, France on April 23, 1943.
- April 23, 1943
- September 4, 1993
mother: Evelyn Recchionni. Born Country: France. Actors American Men. Height: 1.17 m. Died on: September 4, 1993. place of death: Los Angeles, California, United States. Ancestry: Italian French, French American. Grouping of People: Dwarf. Cause of Death: Suicide By Firearm. City: Paris. Recommended Lists: American Celebrities. French Celebrities.
- Villechaize was born with dwarfism. Villechaize was born in Nazi-occupied Paris, France, on April 23, 1943, to English-born Evelyn (Recchionni) and André Villechaize, a surgeon in Toulon.
- Hervé’s father tried to find a cure for his dwarfism. Villechaize was raised by a surgeon. When his son was born with dwarfism, he set out to find a treatment.
- Villechaize was bullied at school for his condition. After his father sort out treatment for Villechaize and unfortunately there was none, Hervé had to live with his small height and also with undersized lungs.
- He insisted on being called a “midget” rather than a “dwarf” He suffered from proportionate dwarfism. In later years, he insisted on being called a “midget” rather than a “dwarf”.
Hervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize was born on 23 April 1943, in Paris, Île-de-France, France as the son of André Villechaize and Evelyn Recchionni. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1954. He died on 4 September 1993, in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 50.
Evelyn Recchionni. Save this record and choose the information you want to add to your family tree. Save record. Name. Evelyn Recchionni. Gender. Female. Description. Evelyn Recchionni was the mother of Hervé Villechaize.
- England
- Evelyn Recchionni
- Female
Jul 26, 2019 · Struggles and Tragic Death of Actor Hervé Villechaize Who Portrayed Tattoo on 'Fantasy Island'. Hervé Villechaize became known as Mr. Rourke’s sidekick on “Fantasy Island,” but behind his comical public persona lurked a depressed man who struggled to cope with his body’s restrictions. “ Fantasy Island ” aired from 1978 until 1984 ...
He committed suicide in 1993. Early life. Villechaize was born in Nazi-occupied Paris on April 23, 1943, [2] to Evelyn, an Anglo-Italian socialite who was an ambulance driver during World War II and André Villechaize, a surgeon in Toulon. [3] . Villechaize also had German ancestry.
