Hollywood Remembers `Star Wars' Actor Kenny Baker Who Was the `Heart and
Soul' of R2-D2
 
After news broke that Kenny Baker - the actor who brought the iconic
"Star Wars" character R2-D2 to life - had died, the internet
broke out with adoring tributes.
 
Baker, who stood at 3 feet 8 inches tall, played the beloved [...] droid in
the first six "Star Wars" films starting with "Episode
IV" in 1977.
 
Mark Hamill, known for playing Luke Skywalker, called Baker "a
lifelong friend."
 
"I loved his optimism and determination," he wrote and concluded
his tweet with a twist on a famous line. "He Was the droid I was
looking for!"
 
Writer and actor Edgar Wright wrote "Rip R2D2. Farewell Fidget, Time
Bandit. Goodbye Mister Kenny Baker," alluding to his "Star
Wars" character and the role he played in the 1981 British fantasy
film "Time Bandits."
 
Kenny Baker was 81 when he died.
 
NOTE: Where I have '[...]' in the third paragraph above, I omitted the word
"protocol", since it was C-3PO who was the prorocol droid -- not
R2-D2.
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

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