Peter Dinklage spent decades planning his tribute to “Fantasy Island” star Hervé Villechaize — 23 years after the pint-sized star committed suicide! The “Game of Thrones” star was obsessed turning Hervé’s sex=crazed life into a movie! The National ENQUIRER had the inside story when Peter began his final campaign to film “My Dinner with Hervé,” with the “Game of Thrones” star using his HBO connections to get his dream project off the ground. Peter also served as executive producer for the film about the manic, 3-foot-10 actor’s bizarre last days, which ended when the ailing star finally blew his brains out on Sept. 4, 1993. Sacha Gervasi, who had his own incredible tale of interviewing Hervé weeks before the actor’s death, finally gave Peter the level of insight needed to capture Hervé’s spirit. “At one point,” said Peter,“Hervé pulled a knife. He was like a pirate — an incredible character!”
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"Hervé killed himself about a week later," Peter added, "so the interview was actually a suicide note." Despite worldwide fame for playing
Ricardo Montalban’s tiny sidekick Tattoo on the series that ran from 1977 to 1984, the French-born actor had a mountain of trouble.
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“Hervé drowned his sorrows in booze and sex,” confirms a source, who notes the tiny terror had two heartbreaking divorces and gold-digging girlfriends. Hervé abused alcohol, was addicted to spending cash on hookers, and had serious health issues.
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The late
Roger Moore recalled Hervé as a real “sex maniac” who slept with 35 women, most of them prostitutes, while they were shooting "The Man with the Golden Gun." Peter insists he and Hervé are “very different personalities. He had a desire that was definitely thwarted by the world, but I’m fascinated by him. He was quite outrageous.”
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Now, with "Fifty Shades of Grey"’s
Jamie Dornan as his co-star, Peter will finally step into his idol’s shoes. “It’s a terribly sad tale," Peter said, "but there’s something fun about getting into the skin of a guy like that, pretending to be him for a few months.”
"Hervé killed himself about a week later," Peter added, "so the interview was actually a suicide note." Despite worldwide fame for playing
Ricardo Montalban’s tiny sidekick Tattoo on the series that ran from 1977 to 1984, the French-born actor had a mountain of trouble.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“Hervé drowned his sorrows in booze and sex,” confirms a source, who notes the tiny terror had two heartbreaking divorces and gold-digging girlfriends. Hervé abused alcohol, was addicted to spending cash on hookers, and had serious health issues.
Photo credit: Getty Images
The late
Roger Moore recalled Hervé as a real “sex maniac” who slept with 35 women, most of them prostitutes, while they were shooting "The Man with the Golden Gun." Peter insists he and Hervé are “very different personalities. He had a desire that was definitely thwarted by the world, but I’m fascinated by him. He was quite outrageous.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Now, with "Fifty Shades of Grey"’s
Jamie Dornan as his co-star, Peter will finally step into his idol’s shoes. “It’s a terribly sad tale," Peter said, "but there’s something fun about getting into the skin of a guy like that, pretending to be him for a few months.”
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