Warwick Ashley Davis (born 3 February 1970) is an English actor,
television presenter, writer, director, comedian, and producer. He
played the title characters in Willow (1988) and the Leprechaun film
series (1993â€"2003), several characters in the Star Wars film series
(most notably the Ewok Wicket) (1982â€"2019), and Professor Filius
Flitwick and Griphook in the Harry Potter film series (2001â€"2011).
Davis starred as a fictionalised version of himself in the sitcom
Life's Too Short (2012â€"2013). He has also presented the ITV game
shows Celebrity Squares (2014â€"2015) and Tenable
(2016â€"present).Davis was born in Epsom, Surrey, the son of Susan J.
(Pain) and Ashley Davis, an insurance worker. Davis has a younger
sister. He was educated at Chinthurst School and later the City of
London Freemen's School. Davis was born with spondyloepiphyseal
dysplasia congenita, a rare form of dwarfism. When Davis was 11, his
grandmother heard a radio advertisement calling for people who were 4
feet (1.2 m) tall or shorter to be in Return of the Jedi. To Davis,
who was a fan of the Star Wars films, it was a dream come true. During
the filming of Return of the Jedi, Mark Hamill bought Davis every Star
Wars action figure he did not have.Davis was originally cast as an
extra Ewok, but when Kenny Baker, who was originally going to be
Wicket, fell ill, George Lucas picked Davis to be the new Wicket after
seeing how he carried himself as an Ewok.
television presenter, writer, director, comedian, and producer. He
played the title characters in Willow (1988) and the Leprechaun film
series (1993â€"2003), several characters in the Star Wars film series
(most notably the Ewok Wicket) (1982â€"2019), and Professor Filius
Flitwick and Griphook in the Harry Potter film series (2001â€"2011).
Davis starred as a fictionalised version of himself in the sitcom
Life's Too Short (2012â€"2013). He has also presented the ITV game
shows Celebrity Squares (2014â€"2015) and Tenable
(2016â€"present).Davis was born in Epsom, Surrey, the son of Susan J.
(Pain) and Ashley Davis, an insurance worker. Davis has a younger
sister. He was educated at Chinthurst School and later the City of
London Freemen's School. Davis was born with spondyloepiphyseal
dysplasia congenita, a rare form of dwarfism. When Davis was 11, his
grandmother heard a radio advertisement calling for people who were 4
feet (1.2 m) tall or shorter to be in Return of the Jedi. To Davis,
who was a fan of the Star Wars films, it was a dream come true. During
the filming of Return of the Jedi, Mark Hamill bought Davis every Star
Wars action figure he did not have.Davis was originally cast as an
extra Ewok, but when Kenny Baker, who was originally going to be
Wicket, fell ill, George Lucas picked Davis to be the new Wicket after
seeing how he carried himself as an Ewok.
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