Cincinnati, OH (WFN) -- Pint-sized "Austin Powers" star Verne Troyer is going from Mini-Me to mega crowds.

This Sunday (Sept. 22), the 32-inch-tall actor will lead 20,000 kazoo-puffing partiers at Cincinnati's annual Oktoberfest in what's being billed as "The World's Largest Chicken Dance and Kazoo Band."

Organizers are constructing a special stage which will elevate Troyer above the crowd while he leads revelers in flapping their arms, wiggling their butts and playing the Chicken Dance song on the kazoo.

Oktoberfest spokesman Raymond L. Buse III says the bizarre display is intended to show that Cincinnati is a fun-filled city, but organizers also hope it will set a record for the world's largest musical ensemble.

He says Troyer was selected to lead the dancing kazoo band because he appeals to folks of all ages and, so far, "...he's created a terrific energy around the event."

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