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- Peter Mayhew (born 19 May 1944) is a British-American actor. He is best known for playing Chewbacca in the Star Wars films.ayhew got his first acting job in 1976 when the producers of Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger discovered him from a photograph in a newspaper article about men with large feet, and cast him in the role of the minotaur.
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'It's a woman!' Antonio Banderas makes a surprising discovery about SpongeBob SquarePants at movie premiere Dark: Despite the bright setting, Banderas went dark with his wardrobe, wearing simple and black clothing. Villain: In The SpongeBob Movie, the 54-year-old actor plays Burger-Beard the Pirate. Joined on the carpet by co-stars Tom Kenny (the voice of SpongeBob Squarepants), Bill Faggerbakke (the voice of Patrick Star), and a larger-than-life SpongeBob, Banderas seemed to be having fun.
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Mayhew the Force be with you! Chewbacca star Peter, 71, shows off trendy lightsaber cane at Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiere Give the man a medal: Chewbacca didn't get a medal in A New Hope, but was later presented with one by Carrie Fisher. Chew's the main man: Director JJ Abrams seemed in no doubt who the true star of the franchise is. But he said fans will not notice as great a difference between his character as some of the ohers.
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Chewbacca In the 2005 prequel film Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Chewbacca and Tarfful fight in the Clone Wars when their planet Kashyyyk is invaded by the Separatist Alliance. They also help Yoda escape his clone troopers, who had been ordered to kill him.
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Andy Serkis [Source] Andy Serkis is an English actor who played Snoke in the film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens and will reprise the role in Star Wars: Episode VIII. His involvement was first announced on April 29, 2014.
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Chewbacca.com Chewbacca. A legendary Wookiee warrior and Han Solo’s co-pilot aboard the Millennium Falcon, Chewbacca was part of a core group of Rebels who restored freedom to the galaxy. Known for his short temper and accuracy with a bowcaster, Chewie also has a big heart -- and is unwavering in his loyalty to his friends.ALACTIC CIVIL WAR. Chewbacca met Obi-Wan Kenobi, who was looking for passage to Alderaan, in the seedy Mos Eisley cantina on Tatooine. As Han Solo’s loyal friend and co-pilot, he arranged a meeting between the rogue smuggler, the Jedi, and Luke Skywalker.
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'Star Wars: Episode VII' Adds Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca (Exclusive) 'Star Wars: Episode VII' Adds Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca (Exclusive) The actor, who played the Wookiee in the original trilogy, will reprise his role in Disney and Lucasfilm's sequel. The trio of new leads for Star Wars: Episode VII has yet to be revealed, but an actor from the original franchise is returning to reprise his role.
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Chewbacca Chewbacca, a 200-year-old Wookiee, becomes Han Solo 's companion after Han, then an Imperial officer, refused an order to kill him, for which Han was dismissed from the Imperial Navy and became a smuggler.he novel The Hutt Gambit explains how Chewbacca and Han first meet when Han, a lieutenant in the Imperial Navy, finds him unconscious aboard a slave ship. Han's commanding officer orders him to skin Chewbacca, but Han refuses and rescues the helpless prisoner.
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Alien  (franchise) Baloo is the deuteragonist of the 1967 Disney animated feature film, The Jungle Book and its 2003 sequel, and the protagonist of the 1990 - 92 TV series, TaleSpin.He is a sloth bear and best friends with Mowgli.He was voiced by the late Phil Harris in the original film. Bill Murray, who will voice Baloo in the upcoming 2016 film, is the younger brother of Brian Doyle-Murray, who also voiced Baloo in The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story.
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Peter Mayhew (Redirected from Peter Mayhew (actor)) For other people named Peter Mayhew, see Peter Mayhew (disambiguation). Peter Mayhew (born 19 May 1944) is an English actor who holds American citizenship and is best known for playing Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series.
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David Prowse He played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, though the character's voice was provided by James Earl Jones. He also played the Green Cross Code man, a character used in British road safety advertising.
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- Samuel L. Jackson.com. Samuel L. Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor who portrayed Jedi Master Mace Windu in the prequel trilogy. He later voiced his character in The Clone Wars film and the video game LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars.
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Chewbacca Chewbacca is fiercely loyal to Han Solo, and serves as co-pilot on Solo's Millennium Falcon. Chewbacca was portrayed by actor Peter Mayhew in the Star Wars films. The character has also appeared on television, in books, comics, and video games.hewbacca's voice was created by the original films' sound designer, Ben Burtt, from recordings of walruses, lions, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers, and badgers in Burtt's personal menagerie.
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Definitions &Translations Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, also known as BDNF, is a secreted protein that, in humans, is encoded by the BDNF gene.BDNF is a member of the neurotrophin family of growth factors, which are related to the canonical Nerve Growth Factor, NGF.rain-derived neurotrophic factor, also known as BDNF, is a secreted protein that, in humans, is encoded by the BDNF gene.
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Petticoat Junction Edgar Buchanan, who portrayed an uncle of Bea Benaderet's character, was only 3 years older than Benaderet in real life. The Season 3 cast of Petticoat Junction in 1966. Sitting on table: Higgins the dog. Front row (L-R): Lori Saunders (Bobbie Jo), Bea Benaderet (Kate), and Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe).
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Biography Mark Hamill (I) Mark Hamill is best known for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy - Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) - a role he reprise in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). Hamill also starred and ...
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Chewbacca Chewbacca (/tʃuːˈbɑːkə/), nicknamed Chewie, is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He is a Wookiee, a tall, hirsute biped and intelligent species from the planet Kashyyyk. Chewbacca is the loyal friend and associate of Han Solo, and serves as co-pilot on Solo's spaceship, the Millennium Falcon. Chewbacca is portrayed by actor Peter Mayhew in the Star Wars films. The character has also appeared on television, in books, comics, and video games.
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Star Warsâ original Darth Vader David Prowse reveals fears for Carrie Fisher following massive heart attack Star Wars’ original Darth Vader David Prowse reveals fears for Carrie Fisher following massive heart attack. STAR Wars’ David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original trilogy, has told The Sun Online he’s worried for Carrie Fisher following a massive heart attack. Carrie, 60, stopped breathing for 10 minutes on a flight from London to LAX on December 23. News Group Newspapers Ltd.
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- Josh Hutcherson in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 Murray Close/Lionsgate. In fact, the action picks up immediately after the shocking climax of Part 1 - when Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), still brainwashed from his time in the Capitol, lunged at the neck of his ally and childhood crush, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence).
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Chewbacca's Solo Comic Is a Star Wars Western The original story is below. With everyone's favorite Wookiee, Chewbacca, kicking off a five-issue solo mini-series in October from Marvel Comics, we sat down with artist Phil Noto to talk about telling a story featuring a big walking carpet.
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Atahualpa The role of Atahualpa was played by Robert Stephens and by David Carradine (who received a Tony Award nomination) in the 1965 Broadway production. Christopher Plummer was Atahualpa in the 1969 movie version of the play.e was given the name Francisco Atahualpa in honor of Francisco Pizarro. In accordance with his request, he was strangled with a garrote on 26 July 1533. Following his execution, his clothes and some of his skin were burned, and his remains were given a Christian burial.
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Chewbacca Chewbacca's family gave Han the first bowcaster that Chewie ever made as a gift to his long time friend and co-pilot. Han even swore that Chewbacca spoke to him through the Force after he died, saving his life from Elan, a Yuuzhan Vong assassin.hewbacca, like many Wookiees, was able to understand Basic, but he could not speak it due to his species 's vocal structure. He instead spoke Shyriiwook, the main Wookiee language, composed largely of growls and grunts, to his non-Wookiee companions who typically replied in Basic.
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'She is an amazing and very inspiring person': Daisy Ridley's family celebrate her leading role in the new Star Wars movie Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars films, is also returning to the cast, which is said to have taken nine months to assemble, alongside British actors John Boyega and Domhnall Gleeson and US stars Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver.
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Chewbacca Chewbacca's voice was created by the original films' sound designer, Ben Burtt, from recordings of walruses, lions, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers, and badgers in Burtt's personal menagerie. The individual recordings were mixed at different ratios for Chewbacca's different utterances.
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'We are like an old married couple': Harrison Ford discusses emotional reunion with Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: The Force Awakens And the veteran actor has opened up about the joy of reuniting with his old sidekick in Star Wars: The Force Awakens as they reprise their respective roles as Han Solo and Chewbacca for the sci-fi franchise's eagerly-awaited new installment.
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- (March 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) James Arnold Taylor (born July 22, 1969) is an American voice actor and author. He is probably best known for portraying Obi-Wan Kenobi in several Star Wars projects; most significantly the Clone Wars micro-series, film and TV series.