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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.
18 ago 2020 · Qui puoi conoscere la carriera e le curiosità sulla vita privata di Kenny Baker, leggere le notizie più recenti, trovare tutti i premi vinti e guardare le foto e i video.
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.
Kenny Baker was born on 24 August 1934 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), Time Bandits (1981) and The Elephant Man (1980). He was married to Eileen Baker. He died on 13 August 2016 in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK.
15 ago 2016 · La sua morte ha colpito profondamente i fan di Star Wars. Era l'anima ed il corpo del famoso robot R2-D2, spavaldo e imprudente, (C1-P8 nella versione italiana) nella saga cinematografica. A 81 anni, dopo una lunga malattia, è mancato l'attore britannico Kenny Baker.
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.
13 ago 2016 · British actor Kenny Baker, who starred as R2-D2 in six Star Wars films, has died aged 81 after a long illness, his niece has confirmed. Baker made his name as the robot in the first Star Wars...
13 ago 2016 · 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.
14 ago 2016 · Star Wars' George Lucas and Mark Hamill are among the big names paying tribute to actor Kenny Baker, who has died aged 81, describing him as "the heart and soul of R2-D2". Baker made his name...