Matthew James “Matt” Roloff is an American television personality, author, farmer, business entrepreneur, and motivational speaker best known for participating with his family on the TLC reality television program Little People, Big World.

The show featured the Roloffs’ daily life. Roloff has dwarfism, as does his ex-wife Amy and one of their four children, Zachary. Roloff appeared as an extra in the movie, Under the Rainbow.

He also appeared as an Ewok in the Star Wars TV movie Ewoks: The Battle for Endor. Roloff worked as a computer programmer for Silicon Valley companies including Altos Computer Systems in the late 1980s. He sold systems software to Fortune 500 companies.

Roloff also has a number of other business ventures. On Little People, Big World, he is shown running the business he co-founded, Direct Access Solutions, a company that provides accessibility products for little people in the hospitality industry.

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Did Matthew Roloff play in Star Wars?

Roloff appeared as an extra in the movie, Under the Rainbow. He also appeared as an Ewok in the Star Wars TV movie Ewoks: The Battle for Endor.

He is good friends with a fellow little person and actor Martin Klebba, who appeared in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise and is also a member of a leading athletic club for little people, the LA Breakers.

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Has Matthew Roloff starred in any movies?

He is a producer and actor, known for Little People, Big World (2006), Under the Rainbow (1981) and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985). He was previously married to Amy Roloff.

Appearances

2012 Little People Big World: Wedding Farm (TV Series) · as Self
2008 The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV Series) · as Self
2007 Chelsea Lately (TV Series) · as Self – Guest
2006 Little People, Big World (TV Series) · as Self
2006 Rachael Ray (TV Series) · as Self
2004 Big Enough · as Self
2003 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (TV Series) · as Self – Guest
1997 The View (TV Series) · as Self
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self
1986 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self
1981 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self

Actor

1985 Ewoks: The Battle for Endor · as Ewok with Crutches
1981 Under the Rainbow · as Hotel Rainbow Guest