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Era famoso per il suo ruolo di R2-D2 (o C1-P8 nella versione italiana) nella saga di Guerre stellari, del regista George Lucas. Quando Lucas lo ingaggiò per interpretare la parte di R2-D2 Baker lavorava come intrattenitore al circo e al cabaret con l'animatore Jack Purvis .
Kenneth George Baker (24 August 1934 – 13 August 2016) was an English actor, comedian and musician. He portrayed the character R2-D2 in the Star Wars franchise and also appeared in The Elephant Man, Time Bandits, Willow, Flash Gordon, Amadeus and Labyrinth .
13 ago 2016 · L’attore inglese Kenny Baker, che in Star Wars interpretava il robot R2-D2, è morto a 83 anni. Malato da tempo, l’annuncio è arrivato dai familiari.
15 ago 2016 · Kenny Baker. A 81 anni, dopo una lunga malattia, è mancato l'attore britannico che era l'anima ed il corpo del famoso robot R2-D2, spavaldo e imprudente, (C1-P8 nella versione italiana) nella saga cinematografica Star Wars.
13 ago 2016 · Kenny Baker, a key part of the Star Wars saga as the actor who brought R2-D2 to life, has passed away. He was 81. Standing 3 feet 8 inches tall, Baker created Artoo's much-loved innocent yet adventurous personality from inside the droid, starting with 1977's A New Hope.
Kenny Baker was born on 24 August 1934 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Time Bandits (1981), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) and The Elephant Man (1980). He was married to Eileen Baker. He died on 13 August 2016 in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK.
LONDON (AP) — Kenny Baker played the lovable droid R2-D2 in the "Star Wars" films, achieving cult status and fans' adulation without showing his face or speaking any lines. The 3-foot 8-inch (1.1 meter) performer — a word he preferred to actor — inside the waste-bin-shaped costume has died at 81. Baker's nephew and carer, Drew Myerscough, said he found Baker dead Saturday at his home in ...
