Biography
Peter Mahyw's name, perhaps, unfamiliar even to the most advanced film, and the hero, in the image of which the actor spent without a small 30 years, find out around the world - the traveler from the Vuko Chubakka tribe, the Character of Star Wars. Mahyu's big screen hit has provided a genetic deviation due to which it is significantly higher than the average human.Childhood and youth
Peter William Maikhu was born on May 19, 1944 in the London District of Barnes, in the police officer.
Embed from getty imagesAbout the early period of the biography of the actor knows a little, but, probably, his childhood passed not as an ordinary child - the boy was born with Martan syndrome. Victims of this disease are distinguished by high height and humbered. Maikhu found out about the diagnosis of 14 years, when reached 1.83 m. The course of radiation therapy helped slow down growth. At the peak of development, the growth of the actor was 2.21 m, and the weight of 99 kg.
In his youth, Peter worked as Sanitar in hospitals.
Films
Once in the British newspaper there was a material about high humans. Among them was Maikhu. The article attracted the attention of the producer of Charles Schneer, who was just looking for a giant for the role of Minotaur in the film "Sinbad and Eye Tiger" (1977).
Minotavr is a creature from Greek mythology with a bull head and human body. In this image, Mahyu was 6 weeks, and then returned to the hospital. The time spent surrounded by movie cameras and make-up seemed to him a fabulous sleep. But ahead of Peter was waiting for a great success - the call from the producer of "Star Wars" Gary Kurtz.
Chubakka is an alien shaggy creature that "roars", and not talking. Nevertheless, even the casting passed on this role. The main competitor Mahyu was Bodybuilder David Paz, the growth of which was 1.98 m. It is said that Peter needed to get up to George Lucas in full growth to get the role of Chubakki. The prose also left in the project - he played Darth Vader, the main villain.
Having received a role, the Briton went to the zoo to learn the habits of large animals and later to connect them in the Chubakka. As a result, even in a shaggy suit, the size of which with head and false paws was more than 3 m, Mahymy managed to uniquely "talk" in the body of the body.
During the filming of the film "Star Wars. Episode V: The Empire inflicts a response hit "Mahyu fell ill. He was invited to replace another high actor. Frames involving Dubler had to be cropped because he was moving at all like mehu.
For 30 years, in the form of Chubakki Meihan did not say a word. The upholders and the growl of the character are the result of the work of the sound engineer Ben Ben, which combined the "voice" of Lviv, walrus, dogs and bears. All that was needed to do the actor is to issue "speech" with gestures.
Chubakka is not the only silent creature. On the shooting area, Kenny Baker, whose growth was only 1.12 m. Dwarf performed the role of R2-D2 robot, which mechanically "Food".
In 1977, after the release of the first film "Star Wars. Episode IV: New Hope, "Mahyu became a star on a par with the main persons of Sagi Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher. Time, free from filming, the team was easily spent with fans, so Piter had to quit the hospital. He still continued to visit patients, and most of the fee gave for charity.
Meihany starred in 4 films of the "Star Wars" universe: "Episode IV: New Hope" (1977), "Episode V: Empire Decompices Returning" (1980) and "Episode IV: Jedi's Return" (1983), "Episode III" (1983) Revenge of Sith "(2005). Due to the state of health in the "Awakening of Power" (2015), Meihwi played only partially, in most personnel there is a Jonas Sidamo. Its growth is 2.12 m.
In 1997, Maikhu was awarded MTV Movie Awards in the "Lifetime Achievement" nomination for the role of Chubakki. Most of the appearances of Mahyew on the screen outside of the "Star Wars" are somehow connected with the Chubacke: the short films "Return of Evoka" (1982) and "Star Tours" (1987), TV show "Donnie and Marie" (1977), "Star Wars: Festive Special Education "(1978)," Mappa "(1980)," choir "(2011).
There are in the filmography of the actor projects and in addition to saga. In the TV series "Heisel" (1979), Peter played the giant, in the "Dark Knight" (1981) - a high knight. Maikhu's last role - Uncle Clyde in the militant "ink killer" (2016). By the way, Maikhu's talent could be realized in the image of another religious character - someone else's trilogy of the eponymous trilogy. The actor could not join the project due to permanent employment in conventions, conferences and other meetings with fans.
Personal life
On August 7, 1999, 55-year-old Peter Maikhu took an American Angie Lukher (nee Cigainero). Spouses lived in Boyd, Texas, and brought up three children: Katie, Schearl and Keitlin. After the death of the spouse, the lucker promised to organize the charitable organization named after Peter Mahyw, whose goal is to help people with Martan syndrome.Embed from getty imagesMahyu wanted to share with the world, of which it is to be high, so in 2011 wrote books for children. "Grow, the Giant" taught the younger generation not to be shying for their singularities - forms of the nose, long hands or eye cut, and "my favorite Giant" told about teenage injury and ways to avoid it. Examples for books Mahyu took from personal life.
In 2005, the actor received American citizenship.
Maikhu was friends with Harrison Ford and Mark Hamille, "Star Wars" partners. On the day of the death of a friend, the actors posted a few of his photos to Twitter and indicated that Peter was "the most gentle of the giants: a big man with a big heart."
Death
Early death is one of the risks to whom people with Martan syndrome are subject to: without proper treatment, patients live up to 30-40 years. Peter Mehyw died in 74 years. However, the disease still put the imprint on the state of the actor's health.
In 2011, Mahyu was in a wheelchair due to problems with knee joint. After 2 years, the joint was replaced, but the actor was forced to use a cane. The accessory was performed in the form of the light sword of the Jedi. In the film "Star Wars: Awakening of Power" a little frames with a standing Chubakka just because Mahyu could not have been driving the knee.
Embed from getty imagesIn July 2018, the actor announced through Twitter, which successfully transferred the surgery on the spine - the bones began to crumble, and the doctors tried to strengthen them. Peter Meikhu died on April 30, 2019, the cause of death is a heart attack. The actor did not survive 20 days before the 75th birthday.
The funeral was held in Renault, Texas, in Azleland Memorial Park. In June 2019, Peter's family plans to arrange "people's participation" in different cities of the United States, and the main event will take place in December on Empirecon in Los Angeles - conferences of Star Wars fans.
Filmography
- 1977 - "Sinbad and Eye Tiger"
- 1977 - "Star Wars. Episode IV: New Hope »
- 1978 - "Horror"
- 1980 - "Star Wars. Episode V: Empire Deals Returning "
- 1983 - "Star Wars. Episode VI: Jedi Return »
- 2005 - "Star Wars. Episode III: Sitness Revenge »
- 2006 - "Shadows in the Forest"
- 2008 - "Yesterday there was a lie"
- 2015 - "Star Wars: Awakening of Power"
- 2016 - "ink killer"