Kenny Baker (born August 24, 1934) is a United Kingdom actor best known as the man inside of R2-D2 in the popular ''Star Wars'' film series. Baker, at 3 feet, 8 inches (112 cm) tall, was a circus and cabaret performer with entertainer Jack Purvis (actor) when George Lucas hired him to be the man inside R2-D2 in ''Star Wars'' in 1977. Baker and actor Anthony Daniels, who plays C-3PO in the films, are the only actors to appear in all six ''Star Wars'' films. Baker even played an additional role in 1983's ''Return of the Jedi'', when he played one of the furry Ewoks. Baker's other films include 1980's ''The Elephant Man'', 1981's ''Time Bandits'', 1984's ''Amadeus'' and the 1986 Jim Henson film ''Labyrinth (movie)''. In the late 1990s, Baker launched a stand up comedy career. Though both he and his wife are short, their two sons are not. He has no apparent relation to actor/singer Kenny Baker (1912-1985). 1934 births Dwarfs Star Wars actors People from Preston
what was needed to play R2D2? did he pull lots of levers and press buttons to make things work? User:Kingturtle 06:33 9 Jun 2003 (UTC) :I had also wondered that, it just looks like a simple robot rolling back and forth with blinking lights. It looks cute, but it is hard to see why a human was needed... =S
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Kenny Baker (born August 24, 1934) is a United Kingdom actor best known as the man inside of R2-D2 in the popular ''Star Wars'' film series. Baker, at 3 feet, 8 inches (112 cm) tall, was a circus and cabaret performer with entertainer Jack Purvis (actor) when George Lucas hired him to be the man inside R2-D2 in ''Star Wars'' in 1977. Baker and actor Anthony Daniels, who plays C-3PO in the films, are the only actors to appear in all six ''Star Wars'' films. Baker even played an additional role in 1983's ''Return of the Jedi'', when he played one of the furry Ewoks. Baker's other films include 1980's ''The Elephant Man'', 1981's ''Time Bandits'', 1984's ''Amadeus'' and the 1986 Jim Henson film ''Labyrinth (movie)''. In the late 1990s, Baker launched a stand up comedy career. Though both he and his wife are short, their two sons are not. He has no apparent relation to actor/singer Kenny Baker (1912-1985). 1934 births Dwarfs Star Wars actors People from Preston
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what was needed to play R2D2? did he pull lots of levers and press buttons to make things work? User:Kingturtle 06:33 9 Jun 2003 (UTC) :I had also wondered that, it just looks like a simple robot rolling back and forth with blinking lights. It looks cute, but it is hard to see why a human was needed... =S
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