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R2-D2Fictional Character
Born: 1977 Birthplace: The Movies Best known as: Runty android sidekick to C-3P0 R2-D2 is the short, dome-topped "droid" (robot) in the popular Star Wars film series created by George Lucas. R2-D2 and his sidekick C-3P0 were a hit in the original film Star Wars (1977), where they served as comic relief as they aided heroes Princess Leia ( Carrie Fisher) and Luke Skywalker ( Mark Hamill). According to the storyline, R2-D2 is an "astromech droid" from the planet of Naboo, where he first served Queen Amidala ( Natalie Portman). R2-D2 is operated by diminutive actor Kenny Baker. Extra credit: According to Kenny Baker's official site, "R2-D2 was named when a technician from American Graffiti asked Lucas for reel number 2, dialogue track number 2." Copyright © 1998-2006 by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved. More on R2-D2 from Infoplease:
- R2-D2 - Biography of R2-D2, Runty android sidekick to C-3P0
- Kenny Baker - Biography of Kenny Baker, The actor who plays R2-D2 in Star Wars
- Anthony Daniels - Biography of Anthony Daniels, C-3PO in the Star Wars movie series
- C-3P0 - Biography of C-3P0, The funny gold robot in Star Wars
- Selected Biographies: R - Selected biographies of well-known people and fictional characters
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