Peter Mayhew
Acting•Born May 19, 1944•Died April 30, 2019 (age 74)•Barnes, London, England, UK
Biography
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)
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DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 19, 1944
Day of DeathApril 30, 2019
Place of BirthBarnes, London, England, UK
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