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PLEASE SUPPORT THE AGENT 88 KICKSTARTER. WE ARE IN FINAL HOURS AND NEED YOUR SUPPORT. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1460783231/agent-88-the-web-series Peter Mayhew also known as The Mighty Chewbacca from Star Wars was born and raised in Barnes, London, England on May 19, 1944.[1] He got his first acting job in 1976 when the producers of Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger discovered Mayhew from a photograph in a newspaper article about men with large feet, and they cast him in the role of the minotaur. When casting roles for his first Star Wars movie, producer George Lucas needed a tall actor who could fit the role for the beastly Chewbacca. He originally had in mind 6 ft 6 in bodybuilder David Prowse, but he was instead cast to play Darth Vader. This led Lucas on a search which turned up Mayhew, who says that all he had to do to be cast in the role of Chewbacca was stand up. He reprised his signature role during Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, which was released in cinemas on his birthday in 2005. Mayhew has played the part of Chewbacca in four Star Wars movies: the original Star Wars trilogy (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi) and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. He also played the role in the 1978 television film The Star Wars Holiday Special, as well as in an appearance on The Muppet Show. He also recorded dialogue[3] as Chewbacca for the animated show The Clone Wars, in the Season 3 finale episode called Wookiee Hunt.[4] Mayhew also plays the role in commercials and for hospital appearances for sick children. When cast in the role he studied the movement of large animals at the zoo to come up with an authentic sense of movement for Chewbacca. When Mayhew grew ill in the shooting of The Empire Strikes Back a similarly tall stand in was used, but the actor could not match Mayhew's studied movement style and the scenes had to be re-shot upon Mayhew's recovery. Mayhew did not provide the voice of Chewbacca; that was created by the film's sound designer Ben Burtt by mixing together the growls of different animals. Mayhew has made numerous appearances as Chewbacca outside the Star Wars films. Mayhew as Chewbacca was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the MTV Movie Awards 1997. He was also honoured at the release of the new PlayStation Portable where he dressed as Chewbacca and held up the new PSP slim version. Mayhew also reprised his role in the Disney theme park attraction, Star Tours: The Adventures Continue.[5] He has also made media appearances without the Chewbacca costume. Mayhew appeared on NBC's Identity where his identity was based on the fact that he played Chewbacca. Outside Star Wars, Mayhew has appeared in the horror film Terror directed by Norman J. Warren. He also voiced the character Susha in the English version of Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy. These are excerpts from COMICAST the most amazing genre show in the galaxy. For the full video and more awesome comic book news and more run right now to triggla.com. A hot show with a hot host! http://trigg.la/2012/07/minimates-chewbacca-tmnt-agent-88-oh-my-comicast-ep-41/ Jessica has been collecting comics since the age of 3 and there is no company that she doesn't read. Valiant, DC, Marvel, Archaia, Oni, Radical, Malibu, etc, you name it, she knows it. Majoring in Comics Studies at a Big Ten University, she spends her time spreading the word that comics are not only a passion but also an art form that should be taken as serious as the Sistine Chapel. Jessica is also an avid steampunk lover, Sherlockian, Whovian, Trekker, follower of the Force, foodie, taxidermist, bibliophile, archer, ancient weapons enthusiast, obsessed with robots, motorcycles, hot rods, hockey, finding the Loch Ness Monster, and watching bad sci-fi creature movies with her three dogs.