Peter Mayhew/Chewbacca
As everyone knows, Peter Mayhew died.
Peter Mayhew, brought a humanistic flavor to Star Wars as Chewbacca. Although Chewbacca was not human, he was the ultimate sidekick–and the most human character. We loved Peter’s performance as Chewie so much that most of us never broke the fourth wall to the actor.
As an actor, Peter, in his Chewbacca outfit, had only his body language and eyes to convey the character’s message. Chewbacca’s voice was added later utilizing various animal sounds. For an actor, that is a challenge. Peter did it well.
But, be honest, which of us would not love to have a friend as loyal and strong as Chewbacca was to Han Solo?
Anyone?
Anyone?
I thought as much.
Peter/Chewie, you will be missed. Thank you for everything.
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