Peter Mayhew (1944-2019)
Dearest Star Wars fans, we are very saddened to hear about the death of English actor Peter Mayhew on 30 April 2019, at age 74, following a heart attack. Mayhew's passing was confirmed through his Twitter account by his family. He is best known for playing Chewbacca in our favourite franchise, a beloved character, and who can imagine Han Solo without his hairy companion?
Before George Lucas' science-fiction film series, Peter worked as an orderly in a hospital in London when producer Charles H. Schneer discovered him. Schneer cast him in Ray Harryhausen's "Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger". The following year, Peter got selected by aspiring filmmaker George Lucas as the 200-year-old Wookie in what is to be the start of the best science-fiction franchise ever. He subsequently appeared in "The Empire Strikes Back", "Return of the Jedi", "Revenge of the Sith", and "The Force Awakens", the latter being the last time he played Chewie.
He starred as Chewie in several guest appearances in shows like "Donny & Marie", "The Muppet Show", and "Glee", as well as numerous Star Wars-related projects like an appearance in "The Clone Wars". Mayhew played Chewbacca in "The Star Wars Holiday Special" which was pretty bad, according to the reviews. Outside being his Star Wars character, Mayhew had different roles in films and TV shows, including "Terror" and "Dark Towers".
His family, friends and loyal fans will sorely miss him.
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