Warwick was born in Epsom in Surrey in 1970; he has one younger sister. His father was an insurance broker and his mother a home maker.
When he was 11, his grandmother heard an announcement about
Return of the Jedi requiring people under 4 feet. He won the part of an extra but took over Wicket when the original actor fell ill. He was 2''11" at the time, and is now 3'6".
Warwick has been married to Samantha Burroughs since 1991, whom he met on the set of
Willow. They have two children: Annabelle (b. 1997) and Harrison (b. 2003). His wife and
… More children also have dwarfism, and in particular, achrondroplasia. Warwick has spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita.