THE FUNNY PEOPLE FILE
A familiar face. A favorite credit.
Billy Barty
Performer
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Born October 25, 1924
Died December 23, 2000Aged 76
1sketch in the archive
1show
Cast appearances (1)
A face that makes you laugh.
The person behind the punchline
A little backstory.
Billy Barty was an American actor and advocate for people with dwarfism, a performer from childhood who worked in films and television for decades and founded the support organization Little People of America in 1957. He appears in the MADtv sketch The Christmas Santa Forgot as the old elf.
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