A sad day for Star Wars, actor Peter Mayhew had died aged 74.
Peter helped make Star Wars what it is with his iconic character of Chewbaccca, everyone's favorite walking carpet.
His family advised of Peter's passing on his Twitter account:
The family of Peter Mayhew, with deep love and sadness, regrets to share the news that Peter has passed away. He left us the evening of April 30, 2019 with his family by his side in his North Texas home. pic.twitter.com/YZ5VLyuK0u— Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) May 2, 2019
Peter was long celebrated by the Star Wars fandom as a genuine person who loved his Star Wars community and fans right back. In recent years he popped up on Reddit in many conversations about Star Wars, bring great insight and wit to the discussions.
Peter retired from the character and handed over the batten of Chewbacca to Joonas Suotamo during the filming of The Force Awakens.
Here's some fond moments of the character:
- Facts about Peter Mayhew and Chewie
- How Chewbacca finally got his due
- Chewie's best moments in The Force Awakens
- How the Star Wars special influenced Han Solo
- Why Chewbacca's Bowcaster featured so much in The Force Awakens.
- Trivia from the Han Solo film
- The original design for Chewbacaa
- The best Chewbacca quotes!
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