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 is 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 Adelaide Fringe Festival and the

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. Hadchiti's first television role was a possum in the 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''. In 2024, he played Sergeant Lewis in the TV series ''

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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 21st-century Australian male actors Australian male film actors Australian male television actors {{Australia-comedian-stub