Andre "the Anti-Giant" Arruda was born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, on March 11, 1983, and moved to Toronto in 2001 to attend Humber College's School of Comedy writing and Performance program. He was slightly more than 3 feet tall. Born with syndrome, a genetic disease associated with dwarfism that makes it difficult to walk.He was hit by a car when he was driving his scooter (totaled) in 2008. Later, Andre did a fundraiser for a mobile scooter, dubbed "A-pod."On the Internet, Andre had a series on "Vice" in 2015, "Standing Up With Andre Arruda". One of final projects is a documentary called ",Andre: The Anti-Giant" scheduled to hit the film festival circuit in 2017, and released online by Bravo Canada. Refs Toronto Star "Andre 'Anti-Giant' Arruda was the 'little man who gave us some big laughs'" URL: https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2017/01/30/andre-anti-giant-arruda-was-the-little-man-who-gave-us-some-big-laughs.htmlHollywood Reporter. "Andre Arruda, Actor and Comic, Dies at 33" URL: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/andre-arruda-dead-actor-comic-was-33-970588Blog: : "Andre H. Arruda Was here" URL: http://www.antigiant.com/wordpress Show less «