Imaan Hadchiti is an Australian comedian and actor of Lebanese descent. Born in

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, Hadchiti and his sister Rima Hadchiti are the only two known cases of "Rima Syndrome", a genetic condition causing small stature yet retaining normal proportions. Hadchiti stands tall, and many of his comedy routines focus on the way people of normal stature react to him. Starting his

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career at the age of 15, he won

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's ''Class Clown'' comedy contest in 2005, and has since performed on ''

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'', the

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and the

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. Hadchiti's first television role was a possum in the cult SBS series '' Wilfred''. Hadchiti has his name in

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for being the shortest full-time stand-up comedian. In 2019 he has participated in "Battute?" an italian comedy show created by

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In January 2012, he joined the cast of series 2 of ''

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'' where he stars as the "Short Tempered", reprising his comedic role. He also performed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019. In 2022 he played the part of a Mayan God in '' Thor: Love and Thunder''.

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Australian people of Lebanese descent Actors with dwarfism Australian male comedians Male actors from South Australia Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{Australia-comedian-stub