Mark Hamill

'Mark Hamill' (qv) is best known for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy - _Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)_ (qv), _Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv), and _Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv) - a role he reprised in _Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)_ (qv), _Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)_ (qv) and _Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)_ (qv). He also starred and co-starred in the films _Corvette Summer (1978)_ (qv), _The Big Red One (1980)_ (qv), and _Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)_ (qv). Hamill's extensive voice acting work includes a long-standing role as the Joker, commencing with _Batman: The Animated Series (1992)_ (qv).Hamill was born in Oakland, California, to Virginia Suzanne (Johnson) and William Thomas Hamill, a captain in the United States Navy. He majored in drama at Los Angeles City College and made his acting debut on _The Bill Cosby Show (1969)_ (qv). He then played a recurring role (Kent Murray) on the soap opera _General Hospital (1963)_ (qv) and co-starred on the comedy series _The Texas Wheelers (1974)_ (qv).Released on May 25, 1977, _Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)_ (qv) was an enormous unexpected success and made a huge impact on the film industry. Hamill also appeared in _The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)_ (qv) and later starred in the successful sequels _Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv), and _Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv). For 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. He reprised the role of Luke Skywalker for the radio dramatizations of both "Star Wars" (1981) and "The Empire Strikes Back" (1983), and then in a starring role in _Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)_ (qv). For the radio dramatization of "Return of the Jedi" (1996), the role was played by a different actor.He voiced the new Chucky in _Child's Play (2019)_ (qv), taking over from 'Brad Dourif' (qv).::Pedro Borges