Chewbacca

Chewbacca (/tʃuːˈbɑːkə/), nicknamed "Chewie", is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He is a Wookiee, a tall, hirsute biped and intelligent species from the planet Kashyyyk. Chewbacca is the loyal friend and first mate of Han Solo, and serves as co-pilot on Solo's spaceship, the Millennium Falcon.[1] Within the films of the main saga, Chewbacca is portrayed by Peter Mayhew in the Star Wars on Episodes from III to VIII (Mayhew shares the role with his body double Joonas Suotamo on Episode VII and VIII). Suotamo took over the role alone in Solo: A Star Wars Story. The character has also appeared on television, books, comics, and video games.

Chewbacca, known affectionately to his friends as Chewie, was a Wookiee warrior, smuggler, and...

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Peter Mayhew (born 19 May 1944)[1] is an English-American actor who is best known for playing Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series.

Peter Mayhew, Actor: Star Wars. Peter Mayhew was born on May 19, 1944 in Barnes, London, England. Now residing in Texas, this former resident of Yorkshire, England, was working as a hospital attendant at the King's College Hospital in London when film producer Charles H. Schneer saw his photo, literally standing above the crowd around him. Charles H. Schneer cast him in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977), Ray Harryhausen's ...

The latest Tweets from Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars). The OFFICIAL twitter of Actor, Author & the man behind the mask of CHEWBACCA! This is where The Wookiee Roars... and Tweets!!!! https://t.co/xJAgwItBkR. Kashyyyk