A young moister farmer and a French Luke

Quote of today

"I had a feeling you might show up some day."

Owen Lars was expecting to meet his step-brother
Attack of the Clones

Today we celebrate...
Joel Edgerton at his 37th birthday (born 1974)

Joel Edgerton was born in Australia and played Owen Lars in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.

Today we remember...
Claudio Capone who died 2008

Claudio Capone was born in Rome, Italy and was the Italian voice of Luke Skywalker in the Original Trilogy. Mr. Capone got his first big break in the world of dubbing when he was cast in the late 1970s as the voice of Luke Skywalker in A New Hope.


Owen Lars is a moister farmer on Tatooine. He and his wife were made the wards of Luke Skywalker, the son of Owen's stepbrother, Anakin.

Luke Skywalker is the farmer boy who became a hero.

The son of suns

Quote of today

"I want to come with you to Alderaan. There's nothing here for me now. I want to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi like my father."

Luke Skywalker decides to follow Ben Kenobi on a damned-fool idealistic crusade
A New Hope

Today we celebrate...
Mark Hamill at his 59th birthday (born 1951)

Mark Richard Hamill was born in California, USA and played Luke Skywalker in the Original Trilogy. Playing Luke Skywalker wasn't his first or last acting as many people may think. Since Star Wars Mark Hamill has been successful on Broadway, as a voice actor in animation and video games, and as a comic book creator. There is an official fan website and you can read more about him full of surprises (archived www.starwars.com).

Luke Skywalker is a farmboy on Tatooine that becomes a Jedi knight and fight with the Rebel Alliance against the Empire. In early drafts of Star Wars he was known as Luke Starkiller.

(Sorry it's just a copy from last year.)

The hero

Quote of today

"I want to come with you to Alderaan. There's nothing here for me now. I want to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi like my father."

Luke Skywalker decides to follow Ben Kenobi on a damned-fool idealistic crusade
A New Hope

Today we celebrate...
Mark Hamill at his 58th birthday (born 1951)

Mark Richard Hamill was born in California, USA and played Luke Skywalker in the Original Trilogy. Playing Luke Skywalker wasn't his first or last acting as many people may think. Since Star Wars Mark Hamill has been successful on Broadway, as a voice actor in animation and video games, and as a comic book creator. There is an official fan website and you can read more about him full of suprises (archived www.starwars.com).

Luke Skywalker is a farmboy on Tatooine that becomes a Jedi knight and fight with the Rebel Alliance against the Empire. In early drafts of Star Wars he was known as Luke Starkiller.