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Date of Birth

3 February 1970, Epsom, Surrey, England, UK

Birth Name

Warwick Ashley Davis

Height

3' 6" (1.07 m)

Spouse

Samantha Davis

(June 1991 - present) 3 children

Trivia

Was 2' 11" tall when Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) was filmed.

Warwick's grandmother heard a radio announcement calling for people under 4 feet in height to try out for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). She took him, then 2-foot-11, to the audition and he won the role of Wicket, the lead Ewok.

Portrayed Wicket Wysrti Warrick the Ewok in three films: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983); The Ewok Adventure (1984) (TV) and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) (TV).

Daughter, Annabelle, was born in 1997.

Met his wife Samantha Davis when she was an extra on the set of Willow (1988).

Son, Harrison, was born in 2003.

Runs Willow Personal Management, "The biggest agency for short actors in the world".

Cast as the body of Marvin the Paranoid Android in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), while Marvin's voice was provided by Alan Rickman. Coincidentally, both actors play characters in the Harry Potter film series.

Davis said in his audio commentary for Willow (1988) that the question he gets asked most frequently by fans is "What was it like to work with Val Kilmer?". Davis said he has very fond memories of working with Val, describing him as having a great, "wacky" sense of humor and being very passionate and dedicated to the job.

First name is pronounced "Warrick".

First son, Lloyd, died shortly after birth in September 1991.

Brother-in-law of actress Hayley Burroughs.

Son-in-law of actor Peter Burroughs.

With his leading roles in Willow and the Leprechaun series, at 3'6 he is one of Hollywood's shortest leading actors, if not the world's shortest leading actor.

Where Are They Now

(October 2003) Filming ends for _Leprechaun: Back 2 the Hood (2003)_ and work begins on trying to get a limited theatrical release.

(May 2006) Shooting for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) continues through August.

(November 2007) Currently appearing on Celebrity Scissorhands - A charity hairdressing show - on BBC3 in the UK

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