Peter Dinklage was born in Morristown, New Jersey the son of John Carl, a retired insurance salesman, and Diane Dinklage, an elementary school music teacher. Peter Dinklage was born with achondroplasia, a common form of dwarfism. Peter Dinklage grew up in Mendham Township, New Jersey, and is of German, English and Irish descent. His German ancestors were related to the Westphalian noble family "von Dincklage". Dinklage graduated from Delbarton School in 1987, and Bennington College in 1991.
