Life's Too Short(2011)
Overview
Life's Too Short is a British sitcom mockumentary created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant from an idea by Warwick Davis, and is as described by Gervais, about "the life of a showbiz dwarf".
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Top 4 Billed Cast
Warwick Davis
Ricky Gervais
Stephen Merchant
Shaun Williamson
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