Matt Roloff of TLC's "Little People, Big World," took a recent trip to Iraq to film a special episode about a family that has three children with dwarfism. Roloff learned about the Iraqi family from a pal in the military who has a child who is a little person. The TV star took a doctor with him to help with an issue the family had.
"It was life-changing," Roloff said of the trip. "Unbelievably, life-changing. I've always been a proud American. I went over being very much disconnected from the whole conflict. It's way different from the way the media is always portraying it. It was a very, very eye-opening experience. Very rewarding."
"The Iraq trip was not driven from any motivation regarding the series, actually," Roloff said. "It was just the opposite. TLC had significant concerns about the wisdom of going."
"I can knock on five doors and get three to open," Roloff told the Daily News on how he manages to pursue multiple careers. "Without a TV show, you might get one to open."
"Little People, Big World" begins its fourth season Monday with an episode following Roloff's trip to Iraq to meet the family.
