Kenny Baker

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Film & TV

Birmingham, England, UK

Kenneth George "Kenny" Baker (August 24, 1934 – August 13, 2016) was a British actor and musician, best known as the man inside R2-D2 in the popular Star Wars film series.

Known for

• I Am Your Father — Himself2015
• The Real History of Science Fiction — Self2014
• The Pixar Story — R2-D2 (archive footage)2007
• Manilla Envelopes — Mr. Ice Cream Van2006
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith — R2-D22005
• When Star Wars Ruled the World — Self2004
• Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy — Self2004
• The Story of Star Wars — R2-D22004
• Swiss Toni2003
• Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones — R2-D22002

via TMDB

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

12,812

Total plays

79,545

There are two artists named Kenny Baker. 1. Kenny Baker (born June 26, 1926 in Jenkins, KY) is an American fiddle player best known for having the longest tenure of any of Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys. Baker's jazz-inflected style has been a huge influence on subsequent bluegrass fiddlers. 2. Kenny Baker was born on 1 March 1921 in Withernsea,[1] East Riding of Yorkshire and died 7 December 1999. He was an accomplished jazz trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn player and composer. <a href="https://www.

via Last.fm · Kenny Baker

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

George

Family name

Baker

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Birmingham

Place of death

Preston

Occupation

comedian

Languages spoken

English language

Instrument

harmonica

Official website

www.kennybaker.co.uk

Image

Kenny Baker at Star Wars Celebration VI (7868145702).jpg

Height

1.12

Number of children

6

Residence

Preston

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