• Date of Birth: September 25, 1951
  • Place of Birth: Oakland, California, USA

Mark Hamill Biography


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Replace this image with an actor photoMark Hamill mini-bio: Mark Richard Hamill is an American actor and voice actor. Hamill is best known for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars films, as the voice of The Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, and as the young Colonel Blair in the Wing Commander series. After the Star Wars films, Hamill worked on Broadway, as a voice actor in animation and computer and video games, and as a comic book creator. Hamill was born in Oakland, California. His parents are Bill and Sue Hamill. He was one of seven children: his two brothers, Will and Patrick, and four sisters, Terry, Jan, Jeanie, and Kim. As a child, his father's military career meant numerous relocations, and he graduated from high school in Japan. He majored in drama at Los Angeles City College.

Hamill's early career includes the voicing the character Corey Anders on the Saturday morning cartoon Jeannie by Hanna-Barbera Productions. He also portrayed the oldest son David on the pilot episode of Eight Is Enough, although the role was later performed by Grant Goodeve. He acted in TV series such as The Texas Wheelers, the first comedy TV series without a laugh track, General Hospital, One Day At A Time, and Matlock. One of his earliest movies was the made-for-TV film The City. In 1978 he married dental hygenist Marilou York. They have had three children together, Nathan, Griffin, and Chelsea.

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Education:Nile C. Kinnick HS in Japan, Los Angeles City College
Family:Virginia Suzanne(mother), William Thomas Hamill(father), Marilou York(wife), Will(brother), Patrick(brother), Terry(sister), Jan(sister), Jeanie(sister), Kim(sister), Nathan(son), Griffin(son), Chelsea(daughter), Eric Johnson(cousin)
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  • lisalidster
    MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU.
    posted 213 days ago
  • xXxHarleyxQuinnxXx
    OMG ! the same guy who was look sky walker was MR.J! (the joker) IN THE BATMAN SERIES HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH now thas funny holy S*#T omg hahahhah i guess Evil runs in the family luke! hahaha
    posted 300 days ago
  • juicyluver101
    i think mark looks good and is a good actor
    posted 444 days ago
  • dorkycats
    Mark Hamill's my favorite actor the moment I watched the Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition.
    posted 485 days ago
  • sugababe45
    mark hamill is soo hot in star wars
    posted 616 days ago
  • sugababe45
    hes really good looking in star wars
    posted 631 days ago
  • Johnnydepplove
    he is so cute in tar wars I love him!! he is so good actor!!
    posted 821 days ago
  • SaviorOfTheBroken17
    I love you Mark Hamill!!! You were the best actor in the 4th, 5th, and 6th Star Wars movie!!!
    posted 838 days ago
  • jad1981
    Sorry little Ben, but Jack Nicholson IS the Joker.
    posted 862 days ago
  • blueyaza24
    The best Jedi of the Prequel and the EU books
    posted 871 days ago

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