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T O P I C R E V I E WRobert PearlmanKenny Baker, the British actor who played R2-D2 in the "Star Wars" films, has died at the age of 83 after a long illness, reports The Guardian. Kenny Baker, who was 3ft 8in tall, shot to fame in 1977 when he first played the robot character.He went on to play the character in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, as well as the three Star Wars prequels from 1999 to 2005.Baker also appeared in a number of other much-loved films in the 1980s, including The Elephant Man, Time Bandits and Flash Gordon.His niece, Abigail Shield, paid tribute to her uncle. She told the Guardian: "It was expected, but it's sad nonetheless. He had a very long and fulfilled life. He brought lots of happiness to people and we'll be celebrating the fact that he was well loved throughout the world. We're all very proud of what he achieved in his lifetime." GACspaceguy.NeilPearson.randy.Madon_space.domVery sad to hear this, RIP Kenny - R2-D2 made me laugh...spaceman.AlanC.star51L.RonpurI met him at a convention about 20 years ago. He was feeling ill at the time, but still went out of his way to meet his fans. Great guy and a wonderful actor.Wehaveliftoff.Cozmosis22.cspg.I didn't know there was somebody inside R2-D2...RobertB. gareth89.spaceman.bwhite1976.Ronpur quote:Originally posted by cspg:I didn't know there was somebody inside R2-D2... Many times, when R2 only used two legs, Kenny was inside. In A New Hope, when arriving at the hangar that the Falcon is in on Tatooine, you see R2 walking down stairs and he was doing that. There are tubes running from the body to the feet, those hid Kenny's legs.mach3valkyrie.MrSpace86.dss65.
Kenny Baker, who was 3ft 8in tall, shot to fame in 1977 when he first played the robot character.He went on to play the character in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, as well as the three Star Wars prequels from 1999 to 2005.Baker also appeared in a number of other much-loved films in the 1980s, including The Elephant Man, Time Bandits and Flash Gordon.His niece, Abigail Shield, paid tribute to her uncle. She told the Guardian: "It was expected, but it's sad nonetheless. He had a very long and fulfilled life. He brought lots of happiness to people and we'll be celebrating the fact that he was well loved throughout the world. We're all very proud of what he achieved in his lifetime."
He went on to play the character in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, as well as the three Star Wars prequels from 1999 to 2005.
Baker also appeared in a number of other much-loved films in the 1980s, including The Elephant Man, Time Bandits and Flash Gordon.
His niece, Abigail Shield, paid tribute to her uncle. She told the Guardian: "It was expected, but it's sad nonetheless. He had a very long and fulfilled life. He brought lots of happiness to people and we'll be celebrating the fact that he was well loved throughout the world. We're all very proud of what he achieved in his lifetime."
I didn't know there was somebody inside R2-D2...
quote:Originally posted by cspg:I didn't know there was somebody inside R2-D2...
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