Martin Klebba
| Martin Klebba | |
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Klebba and Meredith Eaton, May 2007
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| Born |
June 23, 1969 Troy, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | Athens High School |
| Occupation | Actor/Stuntman |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Home town | Troy, Michigan |
| Height | 4'6" (1.22 m) |
| Spouse(s) | Michelle Dilgard (2011–present) |
| Children | 1 son (Alec) and 1 daughter (Makenzie) |
Martin Klebba (born June 23, 1969) is an American actor and stunt performer. Klebba has a form of dwarfism called acromicric dysplasia; he is 4' 6" tall.
Klebba was born and grew up in Troy, Michigan, graduating from Athens High School. Martin was wed to Michelle Dilgard in 2011 and in a 2011 interview with Kale Slade, Martin revealed that in his free time, he likes to play video games with his son and spend time with his wife. Martin is the father of son, Alec Klebba, and daughter, Makenzie Rae Klebba, born September 26, 2012.
Klebba runs a nonprofit foundation called Coalition for Dwarf Advocacy, which gives 100% of its donations to the cause of helping little people.
Klebba was an occasional guest on The Howard Stern Show in the 1990s, and was given the nickname "Marty the Midget".
Klebba has acted in various productions, most notably the Pirates of the Caribbean series as "Marty", one of Captain Jack Sparrow's Black Pearl crew, in all three of the first trilogy. In 2003, he played the ring announcer in the Cradle 2 the Grave. In 2009, Klebba played the role of "Count Le Petite" in All's Faire in Love, a romantic comedy set at a Renaissance fair. He has also been in low budget horror/comedy films Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds & Feast III: The Happy Finish as "Thunder."
He has numerous stunt credits as well including Hancock, Zombieland, Bedtime Stories, Evan Almighty, Meet the Spartans, Epic Movie, and Van Helsing. Wearing motion capture pajamas, "Marty" stood in for the Dimorphodon who grapples with Chris Pratt in Jurassic World.
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