Aditya Dev

{{short description|Indian body builder, a solder, entertainer and dancer (1988-2012)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Aditya 'Romeo' Dev

| alias = Aditya Kumar (Mitthu)

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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1988|11|01}}

| birth_place = Phagwara, India

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2012|09|13|1988|11|01}}

| death_place = Jalandhar, India

| occupation = Body builder, entertainer, dancer

| networth =

| height = 84 cm

}}

Aditya 'Romeo' Dev (1 November 1988 – 13 September 2012) was an Indian bodybuilder, entertainer and dancer with dwarfism made famous by being reported in the British press in February 2008.{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2008%2F02%2F12%2Fwromeo112.xml |title=Romeo Dev, the world's smallest bodybuilder - Telegraph |date=2008-04-03 |access-date=2017-02-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080403104427/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2008%2F02%2F12%2Fwromeo112.xml |archive-date=2008-04-03 }} Romeo could shoulder press custom made 2 kg dumbbells, a notable feat given his {{convert|14|kg|lb|abbr=on}} body weight and {{convert|84|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} height.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} Although it has not been published in a Guinness World Records book, in 2006 they recognized him to be the "world's smallest bodybuilder".{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/09/13/worlds-smallest-bodybuilder-dies-at-age-23/ |title=World's Smallest Bodybuilder Dies at Age 23 |date=13 September 2012 |work=ABC News}}

Romeo had a head of {{cvt|38|cm}} and a chest of {{cvt|51|cm}}. He maintained his figure by working with his trainer Ranjeet Pal.{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/worlds-smallest-bodybuilder-aditya-romeo-dev-of-india-causing-huge-stir|title=World's Smallest Bodybuilder, Aditya 'Romeo' Dev of India, Causing Huge Stir|date=2008-02-12|work=Fox News|access-date=2017-02-28|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918221919/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330460,00.html|archive-date=18 September 2009|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

In summer of 2008, Dev was diagnosed with aneurysms which, if left untreated, are a serious threat to his life. Aneurysms and Moyamoya are common symptoms of the syndrome MOPD II, which was the cause of Dev's small stature.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}

He died on 13 September 2012 after a brain aneurysm rupture.