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Peter MAYHEW
Peter William MAYHEW
1944
- 2019
English-American actor, best known for portraying Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series
Peter Mayhew was born on 19 May 1944 in Barnes, Surrey. His height was a product of Marfan syndrome, not gigantism; "I don't have the big head", Mayhew said when asked about the cause of his height. His peak height was 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m).
Mayhew gained his first acting job[...]
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Malcolm X
African American Muslim minister, and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement
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Dusty Hill
American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the bassist and secondary lead vocalist of the American rock group ZZ Top
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Pete Townshend
English musician, co-founder, guitarist, second lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the Who
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Jim LEHRER
American journalist, novelist, screenwriter and playwright
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