Kenny Baker

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Kenny Baker Wiki Biography

Kenneth George Baker was born on the 24th August 1934, in Birmingham, England, and was an actor, probably best recognized for starring in the role of R2-D2 in the “Star Wars” franchise. His career was active from the early 1960s to 2015, when he passed away.

So, have you ever wondered how rich Kenny Baker was? According to authoritative sources, it was estimated that the total size of Kenny’s net worth was over $2 million, accumulated through his successful career in the entertainment industry as a professional actor. Another source came from selling his autobiographical book “From Tiny Acorns: The Kenny Baker Story” (2009).

Kenny Baker was the only child of Ethel, who was a well-known pianist and dress maker, and Harold G. Baker, who was a musician and artist. He spent his childhood in his hometown, where he attended elementary school, after which he moved to Kent, and was enrolled at boarding school. When his parents divorced, he went to live with his father in Hastings, Sussex. Although his parents were of average height, he stood just 3 ft 8 in (1.12 m) tall.

Prior to beginning of his professional acting career, Kenny was a member of a theatrical troupe of dwarves and midgets, and parallel with that, he was also a member of a circus. Bright and talented, he co-formed the comedy act Minitones together with Jack Purvis, and soon after, he was spotted by George Lucas, who selected him for the role of R2-D2 in the first film of the “Star Wars” franchise in 1977, named “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”. In the following years, he repeated his role in “The Star Wars Holiday Special” (1978), “Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back”, “Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi” (1983), in which he starred as Paploo as well. All of these helped him to make a name for himself, and increased his net worth by a large margin, as he appeared in six “Star Wars” films.

Beside “Star Wars”, Kenny appeared in other TV and film titles, such as “The Elephant Man” (1980) playing Plumed Dwarf, “Time Bandits” (1981) as Fidgit, and “Mona Lisa” (1986) in the role of Brighton Busker. In 1989, he was chosen to portray Dufflepud in the TV series “Prince Caspian And The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader”, and in 1993 he starred as Casanova in the film “U.F.O.”, adding a lot to his net worth. To speak further of his accomplishments, Kenny also made appearances in such titles as “The King And I” (1999), “The Cage” (2002), and “The Battersea Ripper” (2006).

When it comes to speak about his personal life, Kenny Baker was married to actress Eileen Baker (1970-1993), with whom he had two children. Neither of their children inherits their dwarfism. Kenny died after a brief illness at the age of 81 on the 13th August 2016 in Preston, Lancashire, England.

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Kenny Baker Quick Info

Full Name Kenny Baker
Net Worth $2 Million
Date Of Birth August 24, 1934
Died August 13, 2016, Preston, United Kingdom
Place Of Birth Birmingham, United Kingdom
Height 1.12 m
Profession Actor
Education Magdalen College, Oxford
Nationality British
Spouse Eileen Baker m. 1970–1993
Children Christopher Baker, Kevin Baker
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0048652/
Allmusic http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kenny-baker-mn0000081615
Movies Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars, Time Bandits, The Empire Strikes Back, The Elephant Man, Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Amadeus, Star War…

Kenny Baker Trademarks

  1. Best known as R2D2 from the Star Wars films
  2. Thick English accent
  3. Short stature

Kenny Baker Quotes

  • [on Anthony Daniels] Anthony doesn’t mix at all-he keeps himself to himself. He never wants to have a drink with any of us. Once when I said hello to him he just turned his back on me and said, ‘Can’t you see I’m having a conversation?’ I was blazing with rage. It was the rudest thing anyone had ever done to me. I was furious. It was unbelievable.
  • I started out Ice skating with ‘Holiday On Ice’ and just got offered the part of R2 by chance.
  • I’ve been in show business for 50, no, 60 years. I was approached in school to join a variety act.
  • I skated in ice shows all over Europe and South Africa for 20 years. I love to ice skate.

Kenny Baker Important Facts

  • He was the son of Ethel (Heath) and Harold G. Baker.
  • As of 2016, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977), The Elephant Man (1980) and Amadeus (1984), with the latter winning in the category.
  • (1997-) Tours as a one man stand-up comedy show called “Kenny Baker”.
  • He now lives in Ashton, Preston in the north west of England. [January 2005]
  • Children with Eileen Baker did not inherit their parents’ dwarfism.
  • He and Anthony Daniels are the only actors to have a role in all seven Star Wars movies. However, Baker worked only as an uncredited consultant in the seventh film while Daniels actually appeared in all seven films.

Kenny Baker Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
When the Devil Rides Out post-production Actor
One Night at the Aristo 2013 Short The Bartender (voice) Actor
Casualty 1992-2007 TV Series Charles Isaac / Archie Actor
The Battersea Ripper 2006 Actor
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 2005 R2-D2 Actor
Swiss Toni 2003 TV Series Guyler Actor
The Cage 2002 Short Merlin Actor
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones 2002 R2-D2 Actor
24 Hour Party People 2002 Zookeeper (uncredited) Actor
Boobs in the Wood 1999 Video Bruce the convict Actor
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 1999 R2-D2 Actor
The King and I 1999 Captain Orton (voice, as Ken Baker) Actor
U.F.O. 1993 Casanova Actor
Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie 1990 TV Series Invisible Demon Actor
Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader 1989 TV Series Dufflepud Actor
Willow 1988 Nelwyn Band Member (uncredited) Actor
Sleeping Beauty 1987 Elf Actor
Star Tours 1987 Short R2-D2 (uncredited) Actor
Labyrinth 1986 Goblin Corps Actor
Mona Lisa 1986 Brighton Busker Actor
Der Rosenkavalier 1985 TV Movie Baron Och’s Retinue Actor
Amadeus 1984 Parody Commendatore Actor
The Adventure Game 1984 TV Series HRH The Rangdo of Arg Actor
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi 1983 R2-D2
Paploo
Actor
Ivanhoe 1982 TV Movie Jester (uncredited) Actor
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1982 TV Movie Pick Pocket Actor
The Goodies 1980-1981 TV Series Dwarf / EB-GB Actor
Time Bandits 1981 Fidgit Actor
Star Wars Underoos 1980 Short R2-D2 Actor
The Elephant Man 1980 Plumed Dwarf Actor
Flash Gordon 1980 Dwarf Actor
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back 1980 R2-D2 Actor
The Muppet Show 1980 TV Series R2-D2 Actor
Wombling Free 1978 Bungo Actor
The Star Wars Holiday Special 1978 TV Movie R2-D2 (as R2-D2) Actor
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope 1977 R2-D2 Actor
Dave Allen at Large 1975 TV Series Salesman Actor
Man of the World 1962 TV Series The Croat Actor
Circus of Horrors 1960 Dwarf (uncredited) Actor
3-2-1 1987 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Time Bandits 1981 performer: “Me And My Shadow” Soundtrack
The Adventure Game 1980 TV Series animatronics operator: The Rangdo of Arg – 1980 Miscellaneous
The Star Wars Show 2016 TV Series short in loving memory of – 1 episode Thanks
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy 2004 Video documentary special thanks Thanks
I Am Your Father 2015 Documentary Himself Self
The Real History of Science Fiction 2014 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself Self
Sky Midnight News 2013 TV Series documentary Himself Self
The Podge and Rodge Show 2010 TV Series Himself Self
Bring Back… Star Wars 2008 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Greatest Ever Blockbuster Movies 2006 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
The 100 Greatest Family Films 2005 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Jeopardy! 2005 TV Series Himself / R2-D2 Self
The Paul O’Grady Show 2005 TV Series Himself Self
‘Star Wars’: Feel the Force 2005 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
GMTV 2005 TV Series Himself Self
The Ultimate Film 2004 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World 2004 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Ultimate Sci-Fi Top 10 2004 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy 2004 Video documentary Himself – ‘R2-D2’ Self
Dwarves in Showbiz 2002 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace – Webisodes 2001 Video documentary Himself Self
The Unauthorized ‘Star Wars’ Story 1999 Video documentary Himself Self
This Morning 1999 TV Series Himself Self
Light Lunch 1998 TV Series Himself Self
Going Live! 1989 TV Series Himself Self
3-2-1 1987 TV Series Himself – Guest Star Self
Inside the Labyrinth 1986 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Donald Duck’s 50th Birthday 1984 TV Special short R2-D2 Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi 1983 TV Movie documentary Himself
R2D2
Paploo
Self
The 1980 Sci-Fi Awards 1980 TV Special Himself (as R2D2) Self
The Making of ‘Star Wars’ 1977 TV Movie documentary Host – R2-D2 (uncredited) Self
The Star Wars Show 2016 TV Series short Himself Archive Footage
America’s Book of Secrets 2013 TV Series R2D2 Archive Footage
Tracks 2013 TV Series documentary Himself Archive Footage
Prophets of Science Fiction 2012 TV Series documentary R2-D2 Archive Footage
20 to 1 2010 TV Series documentary R2-D2 Archive Footage
A New Chapter: The Story of ‘The Force Unleashed’ 2008 Video documentary short R2-D2 Archive Footage
5 Second Movies 2008 TV Series R2-D2 Archive Footage
El imperio de los fans 2006 TV Movie documentary Himself (uncredited) Archive Footage
The Directors 2000 TV Series documentary Fidgit Archive Footage
Muppet Babies 1987 TV Series R2-D2 Archive Footage