Hamill returned to the Star Wars universe in 2014, when he voiced the ancient Sith Lord Darth Bane, in the last episode of season 6 of the animated series The Clone Wars. He also narrated the 1983 documentary, From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga. Hamill has appeared in several documentaries, including The Making of Star Wars and Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy. Įditions of Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces (which influenced Lucas as he was developing the films) issued after the release of Star Wars in 1977 used the image of Hamill as Luke Skywalker on the cover. For the Return of the Jedi radio drama, the role was played by a different actor. Hamill reprised the role of Luke Skywalker for the radio dramatizations of both Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. For his part in both of the sequels, Hamill was honored with the Saturn Award for Best Actor, given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. False rumors spread that he had required plastic surgery on his face. During the time between the first two films, Hamill was involved in a serious automobile accident, fracturing his nose and left cheekbone. Hamill also appeared in the less-than-successful Star Wars Holiday Special in 1978 and later starred in the successful sequels The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Released in May 1977, Star Wars was an enormous, unexpected success and had a huge effect on the film industry. He suggested to Hamill that he audition for the role as it turned out, Hamill's agent had already set up the audition that gave him the role. After watching the auditions for a while, he realized that Hamill, his friend, would be perfect for the role of Luke Skywalker. Robert Englund was auditioning for a role in Apocalypse Now when he walked across the hall where auditions were taking place for George Lucas's Star Wars. He later enrolled at Los Angeles City College, majoring in drama. Kinnick High School, from which he graduated in 1969. By his junior year, his father was stationed in Japan, where Hamill attended and was a member of the Drama Club at Nile C. During his first year at James Madison High School in San Diego, his family moved back to Virginia, and Hamill attended Annandale High School. At age 11, he moved to the 5900 block of Castleton Drive in San Diego, California, where he attended Hale Junior High School. In his elementary years, he went to Walsingham Academy in Williamsburg, Virginia, and Edgar Allan Poe Middle School in Annandale, Virginia. His father's changes of station and attendant family moves led to the Hamill children switching schools often. Hamill has described his father as a staunch Roman Catholic, and " Nixon Republican". His father has Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry and his mother was of half Swedish and half English descent. He is one of seven children, having two brothers, Will and Patrick, and four sisters, Terry, Jan, Jeanie, and Kim. Mark Richard Hamill was born on September 25, 1951, in Oakland, California, to Virginia Suzanne ( née Johnson) and William Thomas Hamill, a U.S. He has also voiced the Hobgoblin in Spider-Man, Fire Lord Ozai in Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Skips in Regular Show. He is known for his long-standing role as the Joker in various DC Comics projects, commencing with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992. Hamill is a prolific voice actor in animation and video games. He also appeared in several theater productions during the 1980s. His other film appearances include Corvette Summer (1978) and The Big Red One (1980). He is most widely known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, beginning with the original 1977 film and subsequently winning three Saturn Awards for his performances in The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), and The Last Jedi (2017). Mark Richard Hamill ( / ˈ h æ m ə l/ born September 25, 1951) is an American actor, voice artist, and writer.
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