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3 | ->''"There are not very many opportunities for little people in the industry. There are small parts and character parts, but we don't get the girl-at-the-end-of-the-film kind of parts... but I was quite happy with what I was doing."'' |
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5 | Kenneth George Baker (24 August 1934 – 13 August 2016) was an English actor and musician best remembered for portraying the BadassAdorable astromech droid R2-D2 in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' movie franchise. He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, and educated at a boarding school in Kent. His first taste of show business came in 1951 when he was invited to join a theatrical troupe of dwarfs, and he later joined a circus, learned to ice skate, and formed a successful comedy act with Jack Purvis called the Minitones. |
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7 | While working with the Minitones, Baker was selected by Creator/GeorgeLucas to operate R2-D2 in ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'', which would become his StarMakingRole. He subsequently appeared as the droid in six of the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films, as well as the Ewok Paploo in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. Baker served as a consultant for R2-D2 during the filming of ''Film/StarWarsTheForceAwakens'', and he was invited to attend the premiere of the film, but at the time he was too ill to travel. He died eleven days before his 82nd birthday. |
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9 | !! Kenny Baker Movies with Website/TVTropes Pages: |
10 | * ''Film/TwentyFourHourPartyPeople'' |
11 | * ''Film/{{Amadeus}}'' |
12 | * ''Film/TheElephantMan'' |
13 | * ''Film/FlashGordon1980'' |
14 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheKingAndI'' |
15 | * ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' |
16 | * ''Theatre/DerRosenkavalier'' |
17 | * ''Film/SleepingBeauty1987'' |
18 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'' films: |
19 | ** ''Film/ANewHope'' |
20 | ** ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' |
21 | ** ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' |
22 | ** ''Ride/StarTours'' |
23 | ** ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' |
24 | ** ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' |
25 | ** ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' |
26 | ** ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' |
27 | * ''Film/TimeBandits'' |
28 | * ''Film/{{UFO}}'' |
29 | * ''Film/{{Willow}}'' |
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31 | !! Kenny Baker TV shows with Website/TVTropes Pages: |
32 | * ''Series/{{Casualty}}'' |
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