Phil Fondacaro - Biography

Phil Fondacaro started his career in 1981 when a casting call went out for "little people" for the feature film Under the Rainbow (1981). This was the beginning of a career that is still going strong to this day. From that time he has worked in every genre. including drama, comedy, horror and animation.

Phil has worked in films with directors such as Robert Zemeckis (Le pôle express (2004)), Ron Howard (Willow (1988), in which he played Vohnkar) and George Lucas (Le retour du Jedi (1983), in which he played an Ewok - the only Ewok who died on screen). Phil's feature films include many in the horror genre, such as Troll (1986), Ghoulies II (1988), Bordello of Blood (1996), Blood Dolls (1999), Meridian - Le baiser de la bête (1990), and most recently he worked with George A. Romero in Land of the Dead - Le territoire des morts (2005). He also starred opposite Verne Troyer in a short film, Bit Players (2000), which premiered at Sundance and was directed by Andy Berman. Phil's television credits included a recurring role in Sabrina, l'apprentie sorcière (1996) as Roland. His TV work also includes some other memorable performances where he guest-starred in shows such as Les experts (2000), and had an amazing role in Les anges du bonheur (1994).

Phil Fondacaro stands 3' 6" tall and lives by the quote, "It is not the size of the man in the fight, but the size of the fight in the man".