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Hervé Villechaize was a French actor and painter who played Tattoo on Fantasy Island. He had dwarfism, starred in The Man with the Golden Gun, and died by suicide in 1993.
Learn about the life and death of Herve Villechaize, the actor who played 'Tattoo' on the popular TV show Fantasy Island. Find out how he rose to fame, faced challenges, and committed suicide in 1993.
Although Herve Villechaize was best known for playing the character Tattoo on TV's Fantasy Island, there is so much more to learn about this unique person.
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Fantasy Island is an American fantasy drama television series that aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984. It starred Ricardo Montalbán as Mr. Roarke, who granted guests' fantasies on a mysterious island for a price, and Hervé Villechaize as his assistant, Tattoo.
Sep 4, 1993 · Hervé Villechaize was a French actor who played Tattoo, the faithful servant of Mr. Roarke, in the TV series Fantasy Island. He also appeared in movies such as The Man with the Golden Gun and Forbidden Zone, and committed suicide in 1993.
- January 1, 1
- Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
- January 1, 1
- North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Fantasy Island: Created by Gene Levitt. With Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Wendy Schaal, Christopher Hewett. The mysterious Mr. Roarke runs a unique resort island in the Pacific Ocean that can fulfill any fantasy, but they rarely turn out as expected.
Tattoo asks Roarke to grant his fantasy of being a "love god", which Roarke takes literally. Friends Myra Collinsky and Gladys Boylan want to experience the days of the Civil-War-era South.
