Peter Mayhew
Peter Mayhew (May 19, 1944 – April 30, 2019) was a British-American actor, best known for playing Chewbacca in the Star Wars films.
Mayhew was born on 19 May 1944 in Barnes, Surrey, where he was also raised. His height was a product not of gigantism — "I don't have the big head" — but of an overactive pituitary gland secondary to a genetic disease called Marfan Syndrome. The overactive pituitary gland was treated successfully in his mid-teens. His peak height was 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m)
Mayhew was born on 19 May 1944 in Barnes, Surrey, where he was also raised. His height was a product not of gigantism — "I don't have the big head" — but of an overactive pituitary gland secondary to a genetic disease called Marfan Syndrome. The overactive pituitary gland was treated successfully in his mid-teens. His peak height was 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m)
Known for
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Comic Book Men
Jedi Junkies
Yesterday Was a Lie
Glee
Fanboys
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
The Characters of Star Wars
When Star Wars Ruled the World
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
The Story of Star Wars
Comic Book: The Movie
Comic Book Villains
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
The Mythology of Star Wars
Star Tours
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Return of the Ewok
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Terror
Hazell
The Making of Star Wars
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Star Wars
The Muppet Show
Acting
2023
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
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Self (archive footage)