Mark HamillMark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in a publicity photo for Star Wars.Mark Hamill (born 25 September 1951) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of farmboy-turned-Jedi knight Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars films. Hamill's film career since Star Wars has been undistinguished, and mostly connected to bad sci-fi movies that went straight to video, but he has been successful on Broadway, as a voice actor in animation and video games, and as a comic book creator. Perhaps the role for which Hamill is best known, Luke Skywalker aside, is the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series and the other animated series that followed it. His success in the role has led to various villainous and/or deranged roles in other animated series, including the Gargoyle in the animated series of The Incredible Hulk, the Hobgoblin in the Spider-Man animated series, Maximus in Fantastic Four, Cock-Knocker from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and the deranged shock jock Dr. Jak in Phantom 2040. He also voiced Larry 3000 in Time Squad. In live-action television, Hamill had recurring roles in General Hospital and The Texas Wheelers (both pre-Star Wars), and, foreshadowing his later famous role, appeared as the Trickster in the live-action television series of The Flash. When the Wing Commander series of computer games started using full motion video cut-scenes, Hamill was cast as the series protagonist, Colonel Christopher Blair, a role he played in Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1994), Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1995), and Wing Commander: Prophecy (1997). (In the 1999 Wing Commander film, set earlier in the series, the character was played by Freddie Prinze, Jr..) Other notable computer-game roles (voice only) include Lieutenant Mosely in Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, several characters in the LucasArts game Full Throttle, and Wolverine in X2: Wolverine's Revenge, the tie-in game to the movie X2: X-Men United. It is alleged that some time after filming Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in the late 1970s, Hamill was involved in a car accident, which caused substantial damage to his face. Supposedly he was told by his surgeons that although facial reconstruction surgery could save his career in the short term, it would have only temporary results. Over time, the scarring would become increasingly visible, and he would have to rethink his acting career. However, Hamill has been quoted that these allegations are wildly exaggerated, and that all that happened was that he broke his nose. He also says that the accident took place "way before Star Wars." Hamill married Marilou York in 1978; they have three children. Mark Hamill is also the co-writer of The Black Pearl, a comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics. This page about Mark Hamill includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Mark Hamill News stories about Mark Hamill External links for Mark Hamill Videos for Mark Hamill Wikis about Mark Hamill Discussion Groups about Mark Hamill Blogs about Mark Hamill Images of Mark Hamill |
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Mark Hamill is also the co-writer of The Black Pearl, a comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics. He is said to have injured his foot on floating furniture. Hamill married Marilou York in 1978; they have three children. He was reported safe, suffering only a minor foot injury while guiding himself and his daughter to safety. He also says that the accident took place "way before Star Wars.". Reportedly, Jet Li was in the Maldives when the tsunami hit during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. However, Hamill has been quoted that these allegations are wildly exaggerated, and that all that happened was that he broke his nose. Jet Li is married to Nina Li (Chinese Pinyin Romanization: Li Zhi, Simplified Chinese 利智), a Shanghai-born Hong Kong actress. Over time, the scarring would become increasingly visible, and he would have to rethink his acting career. While the movie was a stunning action comedic success, Jackie Chan remains angered to this day about what he considers to be a "parody" of his talents. Supposedly he was told by his surgeons that although facial reconstruction surgery could save his career in the short term, it would have only temporary results. Note the fact that such a "no-talent" kung-fu actor was played by a man whose name rings close to that of Jackie Chan's was entirely intentional. It is alleged that some time after filming Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in the late 1970s, Hamill was involved in a car accident, which caused substantial damage to his face. Along the way, he pairs up with wacky sell-out actor Frankie (played by Jacky Cheung), and proceeds to engage in massively violent battles in a high-rise building. (In the 1999 Wing Commander film, set earlier in the series, the character was played by Freddie Prinze, Jr..) Other notable computer-game roles (voice only) include Lieutenant Mosely in Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, several characters in the LucasArts game Full Throttle, and Wolverine in X2: Wolverine's Revenge, the tie-in game to the movie X2: X-Men United. The movie, known in the US as either High Risk or Meltdown, portrays Jet Li as a cop who becomes disillusioned after his son is murdered by crimelords. When the Wing Commander series of computer games started using full motion video cut-scenes, Hamill was cast as the series protagonist, Colonel Christopher Blair, a role he played in Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1994), Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1995), and Wing Commander: Prophecy (1997). Jet Li starred in 1995's 鼠膽龍威 (Shǔdǎn Lóngwèi, literally, "Courage of a Mouse and Power of a Dragon"). In live-action television, Hamill had recurring roles in General Hospital and The Texas Wheelers (both pre-Star Wars), and, foreshadowing his later famous role, appeared as the Trickster in the live-action television series of The Flash. As one might expect from a martial artist of his calibre, he performs most of his own stunts. He also voiced Larry 3000 in Time Squad. Fists of Fury), but rather of Bruce Lee's Chinese Connection; and the Fong Sai Yuk films, about another Chinese folk hero. Jak in Phantom 2040. Some of the more famous of his Chinese language films include: the Shaolin Temple series (1, 2 and 3) - the films that introduced him; the Once Upon a Time in China series (Chinese title: Wong Fei Hung), about the semi-legendary Chinese folk hero; Fist of Legend, which, contrary to popular belief, was not a remake of Bruce Lee's The Big Boss (a.k.a. His success in the role has led to various villainous and/or deranged roles in other animated series, including the Gargoyle in the animated series of The Incredible Hulk, the Hobgoblin in the Spider-Man animated series, Maximus in Fantastic Four, Cock-Knocker from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and the deranged shock jock Dr. His latest movie to premiere in North America is Hero (August 20, 2004 -- Chinese title: Ying Xiong, originally released in Asia in 2002). Perhaps the role for which Hamill is best known, Luke Skywalker aside, is the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series and the other animated series that followed it. After that came Kiss of the Dragon, The One premièred in North America on November 2, 2001, and Cradle 2 the Grave premièred in North America on February 28, 2003. Hamill's film career since Star Wars has been undistinguished, and mostly connected to bad sci-fi movies that went straight to video, but he has been successful on Broadway, as a voice actor in animation and video games, and as a comic book creator. His début in Hollywood was in Lethal Weapon 4 as a villain. His first leading role in a Hollywood movie was in Romeo Must Die. Mark Hamill (born 25 September 1951) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of farmboy-turned-Jedi knight Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars films. He has made many movies in Hong Kong over the years. He won the Chinese Wushu national championship five times, which eventually led to a career as a martial arts movie star, first in mainland China, then in Hong Kong and now in Hollywood. Jet Li (Traditional Chinese: 李連杰, Simplified Chinese: 李连杰, Gwohngdongwa pengyam: Ley5 Lin4 Git6, pinyin: Lǐ Liánjié, Wade-Giles: Li Lien-chieh) (born April 26, 1963) is a martial artist and film actor. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998). Romeo Must Die (2000). Kiss of the Dragon (2001). The One (2001). Hero (2002). Cradle 2 the Grave (2003). |