KENNY BAKER
Name: Kenny Baker
Born: 24 August 1934
Kenneth George Baker (born August 24, 1934) is a British dwarf actor and
occasional musician, best known as the man inside R2-D2 in the popular Star Wars
film series.
Baker, who stands 3 feet, 8 inches (112 cm) tall, was a circus and cabaret
performer with entertainer Jack Purvis when George Lucas hired him to be the man
inside R2-D2 in Star Wars in 1977.
Baker appears in five of the six Star Wars films; though credited on Episode III,
he never filmed any scenes. George Lucas decided to credit him in the film out
of loyalty. Baker played an additional role in 1983's Return of
the Jedi as Paploo, the Ewok who steals an Imperial speeder bike. He was
originally going to play Wicket W. Warrick, but he fell ill, and that role was
handed over to Warwick Davis.
Baker's other films include The Elephant Man, Time Bandits (also with Purvis),
Amadeus and Jim Henson's Labyrinth. On television, he appeared in the British
medical drama Casualty.
In the late 1990s, Baker launched a short stand up comedy career. Baker played
harmonica with the James Coutts Scottish Dance Band at Hugh McCaig's Silverstone
Party in July 1997. Baker currently resides in Preston, England. While both he
and his late wife have dwarfism, their two sons do not.
Name: Kenny Baker
Born: 24 August 1934
Kenneth George Baker (born August 24, 1934) is a British dwarf actor and
occasional musician, best known as the man inside R2-D2 in the popular Star Wars
film series.
Baker, who stands 3 feet, 8 inches (112 cm) tall, was a circus and cabaret
performer with entertainer Jack Purvis when George Lucas hired him to be the man
inside R2-D2 in Star Wars in 1977.
Baker appears in five of the six Star Wars films; though credited on Episode III,
he never filmed any scenes. George Lucas decided to credit him in the film out
of loyalty. Baker played an additional role in 1983's Return of
the Jedi as Paploo, the Ewok who steals an Imperial speeder bike. He was
originally going to play Wicket W. Warrick, but he fell ill, and that role was
handed over to Warwick Davis.
Baker's other films include The Elephant Man, Time Bandits (also with Purvis),
Amadeus and Jim Henson's Labyrinth. On television, he appeared in the British
medical drama Casualty.
In the late 1990s, Baker launched a short stand up comedy career. Baker played
harmonica with the James Coutts Scottish Dance Band at Hugh McCaig's Silverstone
Party in July 1997. Baker currently resides in Preston, England. While both he
and his late wife have dwarfism, their two sons do not.