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Acting
Peter Mayhew
Peter Mayhew is vooral bekend van Glee, The Muppet Show, Comic Book Men en The Kenny Everett Television Show. Peter Mayhew werd geboren op 19 mei 1944. Peter Mayhew overleed op 30 april 2019 op 74-jarige leeftijd.
- Geboren
- 19 mei 1944
- Geboorteplaats
- Barnes, London, England, UK
- Overleden
- 30 april 2019 (74 jaar)
Biografie
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)
Bekend van
Filmografie
- 2012Comic Book MenSelf
- 2009GleeChewbacca
- 1982The Kenny Everett Television ShowVarious
- 1981Dark Towers
- 1976The Muppet ShowChewbacca
Veelgestelde vragen
In welke films en series speelde Peter Mayhew?
Peter Mayhew is vooral bekend van Glee, The Muppet Show, Comic Book Men en The Kenny Everett Television Show.
Wanneer is Peter Mayhew geboren?
Peter Mayhew werd geboren op 19 mei 1944. (Barnes, London, England, UK)
Hoe oud is Peter Mayhew?
Peter Mayhew overleed op 30 april 2019 op 74-jarige leeftijd.
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