Mark Richard Hamill grew up in California, Virginia, New York and Japan; his father was a captain in the United States Navy. He majored in drama at Los Angeles City College and made his acting debut on
The Bill Cosby Show in 1970. He played a continuing role (Kent Murray) in the soap opera
General Hospital and co-starred in the respected comedy series
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I've been married to a dental hygienist for years and if you think I haven't heard "Use the Floss" you'd be mistaken.
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Trivia:
He did all his own stunts in
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi -- except two places: where "Luke Skywalker" jumps off the plank into the Sarlaac, turns, and flips back onto the plank and on the Death Star when Vader throws his saber at the supports of the catwalk. According to "The Making of Return of the Jedi" by John Philip Peecher (c. 1983), his stunt double, Colin Skeaping, performed both of these stunts.
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Trademark:
The voice of the Joker on Batman: The Animated Series
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