Richard LeParmentier
Star Wars actor Richard LeParmentier has passed away. He was 66.
LeParmentier is best known for his role in 1977's Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, in which he played Darth Vader's cohort Admiral Conan Antonio Motti. Darth, using the "force," memorably strangled Motti, who was the Death Star commander, for disloyalty. Star Wars fans have long been fond of his short but memorable role.
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Stephanie Leonidas, Grant Bowler
In the not too distant future, Earth is struggling to recover from a near-apocalypse. A gruff, wise-cracking loner and his young daughter reluctantly find themselves shouldering the responsibility of humanity's survival in the face of impossible odds.
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Mark Hamill
There'll be a force to be reckoned with on Criminal Minds next month: Star Wars alum Mark Hamill will guest-star in the drama's two-part season finale, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.
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George Takei, Tim Jo and Mark Hamill
The Neighbors wraps its first season on March 27 with a special episode featuring Star Wars' Mark Hamill and Star Trek's George Takei. Despite decades of fan conventions, the sci-fi legends' paths had never before crossed. "I apologized to George for not knowing Star Trek as well as...
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Stuart Freeborn on set, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Stuart Freeborn, the makeup artist who created such beloved Star Wars characters as Yoda, Chewbacca and Jabba the Hutt, died Tuesday in London, according to Lucasfilm. He was 98.
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Jeremy Bulloch as Boba Fett
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Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that the company plans to release Star Wars spin-off films based on individual characters in an interview on CNBC Tuesday.
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Bradley Cooper
On the heels of his Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for Silver Linings Playbook, Bradley Cooper is facing the Hollywood rumor mill. Reports have suggested verything from Cooper dating Taylor Swift — because, who hasn't? — to him asking to star in a potential Lance Armstrong biopic. So what's true? We break it down:
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Mark Hamill
Brace yourself, sci-fi fans: The Star Wars and Star Trek universes are about to collide.
Mark Hamill, who famously played Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy, is paying a visit to The Neighbors, TVGuide.com has...
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Star Wars ( J.J. Abrams inset)
Now that J.J. Abrams is officially onboard to direct the seventh Star Wars film, the question on everyone's mind is: But what does that mean?!
To help out, TVGuide.com put on our best deerstalkers and dived deep into Abram's television past, from Felicity all the way through Revolution. And based on our investigation, here are eight things we could expect to see in Star Wars: Episode VII:
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J.J. Abrams
It's official! J.J. Abrams has been tapped to direct the upcoming seventh Star Wars film, Disney confirmed Saturday.
"It's very exciting to have J.J. aboard leading the charge as we set off to make a new Star Wars movie," said LucasFilm president Kathleen Kennedy.
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