Published:  February 9th, 2012 22:17 EST
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Kenny Baker, R2-D2 in Star Wars a New Hope chats with Judyth Piazza
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Kenny was born in Birmingham in the UK on the 24th August, 1934. He overcame his height difficulties by attending the Shaftesbury Society in London, who are a Christian group which cares for young people with disabilities.  Despite being only 3ft 8inches tall, he has become one of the biggest and best-loved stars in the UK and throughout the world. Kenny started performing in 1950 at the age of 16 when he joined the Burton Lester`s Midgets as a performer. After That he was a DJ for a short while with Mecca Organization before joining Billy Smart`s Circus as a clown and shadow Ringmaster. Later in his career he toured the country for 9 years doing panto and ice shows, where he met the queen.After leaving the ice, he formed a musical comedy act: The Mini Tones. He later went on to become a nightclub performer with his friend Jack Purvis, who also later starred in Star Wars. Became a star in 1977 as he played the loveable android R2D2 in the first Star Wars film, eventually he will appear in all 6 star wars films. Kenny has also appeared in many more films since In 1978 as R2-D2 he put his footprints into concrete outside Graumann`s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, Hollywood.. In 1997 he toured Britain as a one man comedy tour called `Kenny Baker` Click here to see a full list of all the films and TV programs Kenny has appeared in http://www.kennybaker.co.uk/
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