Peter Mayhew
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The most notable Hollywood deaths of 2019
Hollywood has had to say goodbye to some of its most iconic names over the last 12 months.
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Harrison Ford dedicates new 'Star Wars' ride to late Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew
George Lucas was front and center at the Galaxy’s Edge dedication ceremony, welcomed onstage by Disney chairman and CEO, Bob Iger.
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Emotional Peter Mayhew tribute tweet has fans in floods of tears
The death of Peter Mayhew, the actor who played Chewbacca, has hit the world of Star Wars fandom hard.
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Star Wars: A New Hope: Obi-Wan Kenobi SURVIVED In Original Script
Legendary Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew has shared part of the original script he owns from ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’, whereby Obi-Wan Kenobi survives his battle with Darth Vader. Mayhew (who’s also in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ as the seven foot wookie) has been sharing pages from his original script on Twitter ever since February.
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Chewie Proves It: Han Shot First
Peter Mayhew, the actor under the fur suit in the original Star Wars trilogy and The Force Awakens, has been taking to Twitter for the past few weeks to post his script for the 1977 film that launched the franchise. For years, it was clear to pretty much everyone in the galaxy that Han wasn’t going to be outrdrawn by a lizard-looking twerp, and that before Greedo could pull the trigger, Han shot first.
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Han and Chewie's On-Set Reunion Was Appropriately Warm and Fuzzy
Talking to Entertainment Weekly for the new cover story on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, producer Kathleen Kennedy described witnessing the warm reunion between Harrison Ford (Han Solo) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) after 32 years. “I had no idea how close Peter and Harrison were. On set together for first time since 1983’s Return of the Jedi, Ford and Mayhew provoked Star Wars nostalgia in even the most seasoned crew members.
