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Phil Fondacaro (born November 8, 1958) is an American actor. A dwarf actor at 3 feet 6 inches (1.07 m), Fondacaro began acting in 1981, with the film Under the Rainbow. Fondacaro appeared in 1983's Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the third Star Wars film, as an Ewok, the only one to have a death scene. In 1986, he portrayed the invisible friend of a young Michael Gerber in the Disney Sunday Movie Fuzz Bucket, and also appeared in the fantasy film Troll. In 1987, he portrayed "Sir Nigel Pennyweight" in the cult horror film Ghoulies II. His performance is frequently praised, and he has been called the best actor in the film. In the same year, he appeared as "Greaser Greg" in The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, a theatrical adaptation of the popular trading cards. In 1988's Willow, he appeared alongside Warwick Davis, one of his Jedi co-stars, who, thanks in large part to his Willow role, became one of the most famous dwarf actors in the film industry. Other prominent roles of Fondacaro's include "Hooded dwarf" in Phantasm II, Cousin Itt in Addams Family Reunion, and a dramatic turn as a dwarf with an average-sized son in "A Clown's Prayer", an episode of Touched by an Angel. He also played a dwarf with an average-sized daughter in the CSI episode, "A Little Murder". He also had a recurring role on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as "Roland". Fondacaro is married to Elena Bertagnolli, manager of another famous dwarf actor, Verne Troyer, and is represented by his wife's company, Fonolli Management. Fondacaro's brother Sal is also an actor, having appeared in Under the Rainbow, Return of the Jedi, and Invaders from Mars, all with his brother. Description above from the Wikipedia article Phil Fondacaro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

In Brooklyn, veteran plumbers, Mario and his younger brother, Luigi, are struggling to keep their business afloat against the corrupt contractor, Scapelli. Their lives are upended when Penny Rose, a brilliant construction engineer who has spent her life unaware of her royal heritage, is abducted by "Snift" agents through a dimension traveling pipe at the bridge dig site. The brothers are sucked in to rescue her, emerging in the Mushroom Kingdom, a dark surreal fantasy world ruled by King Koopa. Along the way, they're helped by Toad, and later free Yoshi for the brains and steed of the gang. Meanwhile, Penny leans her origins as Princess Toadstool and is forced to be married to Koopa in order for him to be full ruler with her golden star pendant. With a friendly Goomba and Luigi's neighborhood crush, Daisy, as her cellmates. The Mario Bros must stop Koopa and save Princess Toadstool and the Mushroom Kingdom.
