Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
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The 7-foot-3-inch (2.21 m) tall actor was immediately cast as Chewbacca after he stood up to greet Lucas. [10][11] Mayhew continued working as an orderly, at Mayday Hospital (now Croydon University Hospital), in between filming the original Star Wars trilogy. [12]
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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 ...
- He was inspired by George Lucas's dog. The character of Chewbacca was inspired by George Lucas’s big, hairy Alaskan malamute, Indiana. According to Lucas, the dog would always sit in the passenger seat of his car like a copilot, and people would confuse the dog for an actual person.
- Chewbacca's name is Russian in origin. The name “Chewbacca” was derived from the Russian word Sobaka (собака), meaning “dog.” The term “Wookiee” came from voice actor Terry McGovern; when he was doing voiceover tracks for Lucas's directorial debut, THX 1138, McGovern randomly improvised the line, “I think I just ran over a Wookiee” during one of the sessions.
- The Wookiee is really, really old. In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Chewbacca is 200 years old.
- Peter Mayhew's height helped him land the role. Mayhew was chosen to play everyone’s favorite Wookiee primarily because of his tremendous height: He was 7 feet 3 inches tall.
It was the role of Chewbacca, the faithful 200 year-old Wookiee in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and his life was changed forever. Following the original Star Wars trilogy, he made several television commercials in the Wookiee costume.
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Chewbacca was introduced in Star Wars (1977), and is portrayed by Peter Mayhew in all three films of the original film trilogy. Mayhew was cast primarily for his height of 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m). [29]
Jul 10, 2023 · Peter Mayhew, the beloved actor known for portraying Chewbacca in the Star Wars franchise, was born on May 19, 1944, in Barnes, Surrey, England. He stood at an impressive height of 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 meters).
May 3, 2019 · The 7-foot, 2-inch (2.1 meters) actor played Chewbacca in the three original Star Wars films and 2005's Revenge of the Sith, later sharing the role with Joonas Suotamo in 2015's The...
