Peter Mayhew Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Peter Mayhew Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Peter William Mayhew (May 19, 1944 â€" April 30, 2019) was an

English-American actor, best known for portraying Chewbacca in the

Star Wars film series. He played the character in all of his

live-action appearances from the 1977 original to 2015's The Force

Awakens before his retirement from the role.Peter Mayhew was born on

May 19, 1944 in Barnes, Surrey. His height was a product of Marfan

syndrome, not gigantism; "I don't have the big head", Mayhew said when

asked about the cause of his height. His peak height was 7 feet 3

inches (2.21 m).Mayhew gained his first acting job when the producers

of Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) discovered him from a

photograph in a newspaper article about men with large feet, and cast

him in the role of the Minoton.
Peter Mayhew Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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