Stevie Lee
, who appeared in the movie 'Jackass 3D' and the hit series 'American Horror Story', died at the age of 54 at his home.
According to a statement issued by his family on the GoFundMe page, where they are raising money to pay for his funeral expenses, the actor unexpectedly lost his life.
Although he had several appearances on the big and small screen, Stevie was dedicated to wrestling under the name 'Puppet The Psycho Dwarf'.
"He was loved by many and has many friends who were family, fans who adored him, but only his brother Jim is taking care of the final arrangements," says the letter posted on the aforementioned site.
The statement also describes Stevie's qualities, "Puppet has brought smiles all over the world with his unconditional attitude and lifestyle."
In his role as 'Puppet The Psycho Dwarf', Stevie Lee was honored by the wrestling company Impact Wrestling, which was previously known as TNA.
On Twitter they wrote, "It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Stevie Lee, better known as 'Puppet The Psycho Dwarf' in the early days of TNA. We send our deepest condolences to his friends and family."
Regarding his role as an actor, Lee made several appearances in the series 'Jackass' and participated in 'American Horror Story: Freak Show', which was the fourth season and aired in 2014. He was also part of the cast of "Oz: The Great and Powerful ".
In addition, Stevie also starred in his own
reality show
called 'Half Pint Brawlers' in which he could be seen as the director of his own wrestling company, which began airing in 2010 and only had one season.
In 'Half Pint Brawlers' the fighter was accompanied by several of his colleagues such as
Bobby Tovey
,
Nate Webb
,
Mad Mexx
, among others.
The program only had six episodes and showed behind the scenes of a tour of the company by several states of the country, and even one of the episodes was recorded in Mexico.
The conflicts it presented were especially focused on small-size fighters.
So far, $ 1,280 has been raised out of the $ 5,000 goal set on GoFundMe to cover funeral expenses.
Fans who have left donations have left various messages such as: "It kept me happy, long live 'Puppet', it will still make me laugh, I won't forget it" and "As an avid wrestling fan, here's a contribution to a great character! ! ".
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