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Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill
Born: Sep 25, 1952 in Oakland, California
Occupation: Actor, Director,
Active: '70s, '90s-2000s
Major Genres: Science Fiction, Action
Career Highlights: The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Star Wars
First Major Screen Credit: Star Wars (1977)
21 Videos for Mark Hamill
Battle for Terra (2007) Laserhawk (1997) Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind (1984)
Aero-Troopers (2003) Raffle (1995) Return of the Jedi (1983)
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) Village of the Damned (1995) The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)
Joseph: King of Dreams (2000) Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) The Big Red One (1980)
Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000) Body Bags (1993) The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (2000) Silk Degrees (1993) Star Wars (1977)
Watchers Reborn (1998) Sleepwalkers (1992) Wizards (1977)
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Biography:

When Mark Hamill accepted the role of Luke Skywalker in George Lucas' Star Wars trilogy, he had no idea that he was going to become a cultural icon of callow youth, raw courage, and true heroism. Hamill was born the son of a naval captain, one of nine brothers and sisters. Hamill spent much of his youth traveling to different bases in the U.S.

and Japan. He was studying drama at Los Angeles City Drama when he landed his first professional acting role as a guest star on the television series The Bill Cosby Show. Between 1972 and 1973, Hamill played Kent Murray on the television soap General Hospital and also did guest appearances on other television shows and in TV movies.

In 1974, Hamill co-starred in The Texas Wheelers, a down-home sitcom that only lasted a season. He made his screen debut in Star Wars (1977) and became such a big hit that he had trouble getting other types of roles. Shortly before the release of Star Wars, Hamill was involved in a terrible car crash that resulted in surgeons having to reconstruct his face.

Despite the enormity of Hamill's popularity in this film, he was unable to attain a lucrative film career like his co-star, Harrison Ford, perhaps because he too closely identified with Luke in viewers' minds to be seen as anyone else. Instead, Hamill appeared in films such as Corvette Summer (1978), The Big Red One (1980), and The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1980).

Hamill tried his luck on and off-Broadway and won excellent reviews for his work, playing the leads in {+The Elephant Man} and {+Amadeus}. By the 1990s, he had largely been cast in direct-to-video ventures. On television, he provided his voice to at least two animated characters in The Adventures of Batman and Robin.

In addition, Hamill starred in several hit CD-ROM games in the {*Wing Commander} series and continues to appear occasionally on television. Finally, Hamill and his cousin, Eric Johnson, co-wrote {-The Black Pearl} comic book series, which Hamill hopes to make into an animated movie.

~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide.