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Peter Mayhew
AKA: Peter William Mayhew
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Born: 1944
Barnes, London, England, UK
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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)
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| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2015 | Chewbacca (archive footage) |
| Comic Book Men | 2012 | Self |
| Glee | 2009 | Chewbacca |
| Dark Towers | 1981 | Contributor |
| The Muppet Show | 1976 | Chewbacca |