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Kenny Baker, the man who played R2-D2 in the Star Wars films has died at the age of 83, after battling a long illness.
As reported by The Guardian, Baker first became famous in 1977 for playing the lovable robot in Star Wars IV: A New Hope. Even though he was a robot, R2-D2 quickly became one of the most, well, human characters in the films. Baker, who was less than four feet tall, reprised the character in The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and all the prequel films.
Kenny Baker, The Actor Who Brought R2-D2 to Life, Dies at 83
Started by Sybeck1, Aug 13 2016 12:09 PM
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Sybeck1
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Yes the Troi figures hair worries me.
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Posted 13 August 2016 - 12:09 PM
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Wishes He had Spots
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Posted 13 August 2016 - 09:22 PM
Sad....but 83 isnt bad at all...people of his height normally have more complications and dont tend to live as long. So he had a great life. That means now they need to make more R2 for the next few films
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Posted 19 August 2016 - 03:48 PM
Sad but he has been unwell for a while. I did see him at a convention in London a couple of weeks ago. What a trooper working right up to the end.
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