Michael Gilden

Michael portrayed the Leprechaun Finnegan in season 5 of Charmed. He appeared in the episodes Luchy Charmed and Oh My Goddess. He returned in season 8 portraying another Leprechaun, Liam.

Biography
Michael Jeffrey Gilden was born on September 22, 1962 in Los Angeles, California. He was an American actor with dwarfism, he was also a financial advisor. He was 4 feet 6 inches in height. Gilden performed or did stunt work in a variety of television series and films, including Charmed, which was his final project before he committed suicide, hanging himself in his L.A. home, on December 6th, 2006. He was buried in a private service at Mission Hills, California, on December 10.

Personal Life
In August 1997, he met Meredith Eaton through common friends in Atlanta, Georgia. Gilden encouraged Eaton to pursue a career in acting and she became an actress in 1999. The couple married on May 20, 2001.

Career

 * Charmed
 * CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
 * Family Law
 * ''Cybill;;
 * NCIS
 * Pulp Fiction
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

Appearances
Michael appeared in a total of 5 episodes throughout the course of the series:
 * Season 5
 * Lucky Charmed
 * Oh My Goddess, Part 1
 * Oh My Goddess, Part 2
 * Season 7
 * Something Wicca This Way Goes
 * Season 8


 * Gone With The Witches