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Dejarik first appeared on screen in the 1977 space opera film Star Wars.In a scene lasting about 15 seconds, while traveling from Tatooine to Alderaan aboard Han Solo's light Corellian space freighter the Millennium Falcon, the Wookiee Chewbacca plays the game against the droid R2-D2.
Chewbacca (/ tʃ uː ˈ b ɑː k ə / choo-BAH-kə), nicknamed "Chewie", is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He is a Wookiee—a tall, hairy, highly intelligent species originating from the planet Kashyyyk.
Stuart Freeborn (5 September 1914 – 5 February 2013) was a British motion picture make-up artist. [1] He has been referred to as the "grandfather of modern make-up design" [2] and is perhaps best known for his work on the original Star Wars trilogy, most notably the design and fabrication of Yoda.
Basketball Hall of Famer and analyst Bill Walton says the 'Star Wars' character Chewbacca was modeled after him. An old quote from George Lucas suggests otherwise.
Peter William Mayhew [2] (19 May 1944 – 30 April 2019) was a British actor. He was best known for portraying Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series.He played the character in all of his live-action appearances from the 1977 original to 2015's The Force Awakens before his retirement from the role.
Star Wars actor Joonas Suotamo welcomed a daughter named in honor of his legendary character Chewbacca.
Joonas Viljami Suotamo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjoːnɑs ˈsuo̯tɑmo]; born 3 October 1986) is a Finnish actor and former professional basketball player.He is best known for his role as Chewbacca in the Star Wars saga, taking over the role from Peter Mayhew, first as a body double, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and later as the principal performer of Chewbacca in Star Wars: The ...
Ugnaughts are a race of workers and scavengers that appear in The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, the 2014 TV show Star Wars Rebels, [episode needed] and the 2019 TV show The Mandalorian, as well as in the games Jedi Knight, Jedi Knight II, Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Star Wars: The Old Republic and the novel Boba ...