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Peter Mayhew
Peter Mayhew (May 19, 1944 – April 30, 2019) was a British-American actor, best known for playing Chewbacca in the Star Wars films. Mayhew was born on 19 May 1944 in Barnes, Surrey, where he was also raised. His height was a product not of gigantism — "I don't have the big head" — but of an overactive pituitary gland secondary to a genetic disease called Marfan Syndrome. The overactive pituitary gland was treated successfully in his mid-teens. His peak height was 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m)
- Title: Peter Mayhew
- Popularity: 5.278
- Known For: Acting
- Birthday: 1944-05-19
- Place of Birth: Barnes, London, England, UK
- Homepage: http://www.petermayhew.com/
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