A Filipino teenager whose tiny stature has made him a celebrity in his homeland in Zamboanga del Norte will soon enter the record books as the world's shortest man in June 2011 as he will celebrate his 18th birthday.

His name is J who is standing at a mere 22 inches or who might only be slightly taller than a glass bottle.

He struggles to walk and can't stand for long, but he looks forward to wearing the crown with pride according to Yahoo! News.

'If I were the smallest man in the world, it would be very cool," the Daily Mail quoted him as saying.

"His mother, Concepcion, 35, says she noticed something was wrong as Junrey approached the age of two but no doctor was able to help." it added.

"He was always sick and we noticed he wasn't growing so we took him to see a doctor but they were baffled," she said.

"Based on the Guinness Book of Records, the current smallest man in the world is 24-year-old Niqo Hernandez of Colombia, standing at 27 inches."