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Thursday, May 2, 2019
RIP Peter Mayhew (1944 - 2019)
Peter Mayhew, better known as Chewbacca from
Star Wars
has died.
He
played the character from the original movie in 1977 to 2015's
The Force Awakens.
In 1980, Mayhew appeared on
The Muppet Show
along with fellow
Star Wars
cast members Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, and Kenny Baker.
You can catch Mayhew as Chewbacca beginning at the 20.27 mark below:
He was 74 years old.
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