Little men

File under bizarre Winnipeg connections:

Last night's guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart was Shawn Wayans, there to promote his latest film. You've seen the trailers for it on TV and you've been frightened. Little Man. Yeah, it's the one in which Marlon Wayans' head has been sutured via the magic of computer effects onto a little body. Something to do with him being a criminal who's hiding out and, courtesy of his stature, pretending to be a baby. But we're not talking cute little Elijah Wood turned into a hobbit. We're talking something inspired by absynthe-fueled nightmares. Something out of Diane Arbus' works.

Point is, Shawn Wayans mentioned that the actor who plays the body portion of the title character is a nine-year-old kid, Linden Porco, who stands about 2 feet 7 inches. He's a Little Person. And he's from Winnipeg. A little piece of the prairies making his way in Hollywood. Just hope he doesn't end up like his hero Verne Troyer on The Surreal Life...