| Anthony Daniels | |
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 Anthony Daniels with C-3PO's head, 2005 |
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| Born | February 21, 1946 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976 - present |
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Anthony Kingsley Daniels (born February 21, 1946) is an English actor, known for his role as the droid C-3PO in the "Star Wars" series of films made between 1977 and 2005. C-3PO ( Nicknamed Threepio) is a Fictional character from the Star Wars universe, who appears in both the original Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Salisbury (ˈsɒlzbri ˈsɔːlzbri ('Solzbry' or ˈzɔːwzbri ('Zawzbry' — moving from RP to local dialect) is a cathedral city in the Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works An android is a Robot designed to resemble a human usually both in appearance and behavior C-3PO ( Nicknamed Threepio) is a Fictional character from the Star Wars universe, who appears in both the original Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniels and Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2, are the only actors credited as playing the same role in all six of the Star Wars films. Kenneth "Kenny" Baker (born August 24, 1934) is a British dwarf Actor and occasional musician known as the man inside R2-D2 (called R2, or " Artoo " for short is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, an Astromech droid
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Biography
Daniels was born in Salisbury, England, the son of a plastics company executive. Salisbury (ˈsɒlzbri ˈsɔːlzbri ('Solzbry' or ˈzɔːwzbri ('Zawzbry' — moving from RP to local dialect) is a cathedral city in the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [1] He was educated at Giggleswick School. Giggleswick School is an independent Co-educational boarding school in Giggleswick, near Settle, North Yorkshire, England
Film and TV career
Aside from playing the fussy droid in all six movies, Daniels has reprised the role frequently over the past three decades. He's donned the shiny suit for various promotional work, including hosting The Making of Star Wars; for appearances on The Muppet Show and Sesame Street; for The Star Wars Holiday Special; for commercials including Kenner toys, a no-smoking PSA, and even a breakfast cereal based on the character; and for prequel tie-ins such as Star Wars Connections and The Science of Star Wars. The Muppet Show is an American Television program featuring a cast of Muppets which was produced by Jim Henson and his team from Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining The Star Wars Holiday Special was a two-hour Television special (including commercials set in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy. He also voiced C-3PO in a radio serial based on the original trilogy; for the Christmas-themed Christmas in the Stars album; for the Disneyland theme park attraction Star Tours; and also for two animated series: Droids and Star Wars: Clone Wars. An expanded radio dramatization of the original Star Wars trilogy was produced in 1981, 1983, and 1996. Christmas in the Stars Star Wars Christmas Album is a record album produced in 1980 by RSO Records. Star Tours is a Simulator ride located in several Disney theme parks including Disneyland in California, Disney's Hollywood Studios Star Wars Droids, also known as Droids The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO, was an Animated television series that featured the exploits of R2-D2 He also provided the narration and all character voices for the Dark Force Rising and The Last Command audio books. Dark Force Rising is a 1992 novel the second book in the popular Thrawn Trilogy by Timothy Zahn. The Last Command is the third and final book in the popular Thrawn Trilogy by author Timothy Zahn. Daniels also has a cameo in the Outlander nightclub scene early in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones as a different character, Lieutenant Dannl Faytonni, the man in blue uniform who can be seen in a cutaway reaction shot after Obi-Wan disarms the bounty hunter Zam Wesell. Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones is a 2002 Film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales Obi-Wan Kenobi is a Fictional character in the Star Wars universe. This article is about minor characters in the Fictional Star Wars universe, who do not fit into any other category Faytonni can also be seen at the Galaxies Opera House in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 Space opera Film written and directed by George Lucas.
Daniels was the voice of Legolas in Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Appearances Literature Legolas was the son of Thranduil, King of the Woodland Realm of Northern Mirkwood, who appears as "the Elvenking" Ralph Bakshi (born October 29 1938 is an American director of animated and occasionally live-action films JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is a 1978 animated Fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi. He crops up intermittently on British TV in various dramas, notably in a recurring role in Prime Suspect starring Helen Mirren. Prime Suspect is a British Police procedural television drama series made by Granada Television for the ITV network in the 1990s Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born 26 July 1945 is an English stage, Film and Television actress. He also played the priest in the 1990 British spoof horror film I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle. I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle is a 1990 low-budget horror spoof about a motorcycle possessed by an evil spirit
Behind the Scenes
Anthony Daniels was never a science fiction fan. The only science fiction movie he ever saw in a theatre was 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). 2001 A Space Odyssey is a science-fiction story produced in 1968 as both a film (directed by Stanley Kubrick) and a novel (written by Arthur C He was so dissatisfied with the movie that he walked out after only ten minutes and demanded his money back.
He was the only cast member of the Star Wars trilogy to voice his character in all three episodes of National Public Radio's dramatizations of the Star Wars trilogy (while Mark Hamill voiced Luke Skywalker for both A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, and Billy Dee Williams voiced Lando Calrissian for The Empire Strikes Back, when the Return of the Jedi adaptation was recorded many years later, Hamill and Williams were replaced by Joshua Fardon and Arye Gross, respectively). Mark Richard Hamill (born September 25, 1951) is an American Actor, Comedian and Voice actor. Billy Dee Williams (born April 6, 1937) is an American Actor, Artist, and Writer, best known for his role as Lando Calrissian Arye Gross (born March 17, 1960) is an American actor who has starred in many films and on television he has played many Nerds in films
Daniels also contributed the foreword to the collected scripts of the Return of the Jedi radio drama, as their author Brian Daley died just as the episodes were being recorded. Brian Daley (born Brian Charles Daley, 22 December 1947 - 11 February 1996) was an American Science fiction Daniels' other Star Wars-related writings include the Wonder Column for Star Wars Insider magazine and a comic book adventure for C-3PO and R2-D2 entitled The Protocol Offensive, published by Dark Horse Comics. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Star Wars Insider is the official Star Wars magazine It contents include stories articles relating to the Star Wars universe letters and the fan newsletter Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics
As C-3PO, he has the honour of saying the first line in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, first released in 1977 and part of what is known as the Original Trilogy, and the last line in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, released in 2005 and part of the Prequel Trilogy.
In The Phantom Menace, Daniels did the voice work for C-3PO but did not physically appear in the movie, as the character was a puppet instead of a costume - a prototype C-3PO controlled by someone else. He actually controlled the puppet for 2002's Episode II: Attack of the Clones, but all prototype scenes were cut, with the droid's first appearance in the movie being Daniels in costume. In this movie and 2005's Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, he also dubbed the vocal tracks for some scenes that used CGI.
Other careers
He also read the first half of Ann Jungman's Vlad the Drac books for audiobook, before being replaced by Brian Cant for the second half. Ann Jungman is an author of children's literature She is also the founder of Barn Owl Books, an independent publishing company that re-releases out-of-print children's books Brian Cant (born 12 July 1933) is an English Actor, Television presenter and Writer.
References
External links
- Official website
- Anthony Daniels at the Internet Movie Database
- Multimedia Q&A with Daniels from the BBC website for the Ghosts of Albion
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