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As a result of this scarring, Hamill wore an extensive amount of facial makeup when he reprised his role as Luke for ''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'', which was released in [[1978]]. A common myth is that the slight damage to Mark's face was explained in-universe in [[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|''The Empire Strikes Back'']] by the scene where he is mauled by a [[Wampa]]. His son [[Nathan Hamill|Nathan]] was born while he was shooting Episode V. Before the film's climactic lightsaber duel between Luke Skywalker and [[Anakin Skywalker|Darth Vader]], Lucas told Hamill the truth about Vader being Luke's father. | As a result of this scarring, Hamill wore an extensive amount of facial makeup when he reprised his role as Luke for ''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'', which was released in [[1978]]. A common myth is that the slight damage to Mark's face was explained in-universe in [[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|''The Empire Strikes Back'']] by the scene where he is mauled by a [[Wampa]]. His son [[Nathan Hamill|Nathan]] was born while he was shooting Episode V. Before the film's climactic lightsaber duel between Luke Skywalker and [[Anakin Skywalker|Darth Vader]], Lucas told Hamill the truth about Vader being Luke's father. | ||
===References to ''Star Wars''=== | ===References to ''Star Wars''=== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:24, 6 September 2022
Mark Hamill (born in Oakland, California on September 25, 1951) is an actor, best known for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in the original and sequel Star Wars trilogies and as The Joker in various media, starting with Batman: The Animated Series. Hamill's film career since Star Wars has been mostly connected to lower-budget science fiction movies, but he has been successful on Broadway, as a voice actor in animation and video games, and as a comic book creator.
Biography
Original Trilogy
- "I lit up when I found out that they were going to make my face a mask on a box of cereal. With little dots where to cut my eyes out. The idea of me being on bubble gum cards... I thought you had to have athletic ability to be a bubble gum card. So I enjoyed the merchandising aspect of it."
- ―Mark Hamill, on the success of Star Wars
Hamill found fame with the hero role of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars in 1977. He was originally cast as David on "Eight Is Enough," and asked to be released from his contract before Star Wars came out because he sensed the movie would be successful. Hamill wanted to focus on his movie career. At last his producers agreed to remove him from the series.
In January 11, 1977, a day before he was set to shoot one of the final scenes needed for the film, Hamill was involved in a car accident that caused minor damage to his face. A double was used for the scene of Luke racing across the desert in his landspeeder while Mark was hospitalized. In an A&E Network Biography special, "Mark Hamill: A Force to Be Reckoned With," the auto accident and its consequences are recounted by Mark's family.
As a result of this scarring, Hamill wore an extensive amount of facial makeup when he reprised his role as Luke for The Star Wars Holiday Special, which was released in 1978. A common myth is that the slight damage to Mark's face was explained in-universe in The Empire Strikes Back by the scene where he is mauled by a Wampa. His son Nathan was born while he was shooting Episode V. Before the film's climactic lightsaber duel between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, Lucas told Hamill the truth about Vader being Luke's father.
References to Star Wars
Mark Hamill appeared as Luke Skywalker in a few shows, including The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special, The Muppet Show, Family Guy, Robot Chicken, and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.[2]
He quoted Star Wars at least twice in his comic book roles: as Joker, he said "May the floss be with you"; and as Trickster, he said "I am your father," as a role-reversal line from The Empire Strikes Back.
Hamill played the villain "Cocknocker" in the 2001 Kevin Smith film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back;[3] The film makes multiple references to Star Wars, including a lightsaber-esque battle between Hamill's character and the title characters.
Hamill voiced co-star Harrison Ford (as Han Solo) in 2017 for the spoof video The Force Awakens: A Bad Lip Reading.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Series | Contribution(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope | Luke Skywalker | ||
| 1978 | The Star Wars Holiday Special | Luke Skywalker | ||
| 1980 | Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back | Luke Skywalker | ||
| 1980 | SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back | Host, narrator | ||
| 1982 | Return of the Ewok | Luke Skywalker, himself | ||
| 1983 | Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi | Luke Skywalker | ||
| 1983 | From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga | Narrator |
Radio
| Year | Title | Contribution(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Star Wars | Luke Skywalker |
| 1983 | The Empire Strikes Back | Luke Skywalker |
Sources
Notes and references
- ↑
A New Lightsaber from Star Wars: The High Republic, Building The Mandalorian's Ship, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ Perkins, Dennis: Mark Hamill indulges Stephen Colbert's inner Star Wars geek on The Late Show (2017-12-09) on avclub.com published by avclub.com (archived from the original on November 21, 2019)
- ↑ Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back DVD commentary
- ↑
"THE FORCE AWAKENS: A Bad Lip Reading" (Featuring Mark Hamill as Han Solo) on the Bad Lip Reading YouTube channel (backup link)
External links
- Official Mark Hamill Fan Club
Mark Hamill on Wikipedia
Mark Hamill at the Internet Movie Database
Mark Hamill (@hamillhimself) on Instagram
Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) on Twitter
Mark Hamill at the British Film Institute (backup link)