Jake Lloyd
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 Jake Lloyd, 2007 |
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| Born | Jake Lloyd March 5, 1989 Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–2001 |
Jake Lloyd (born March 5, 1989) is an American former actor, who gained worldwide fame when he was chosen by George Lucas to play the young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, the first film in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Lloyd currently resides in Chicago. He reprised this role in five subsequent Star Wars video games.
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[edit] Life and career
Lloyd was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, the son of Bill Lloyd, an E.M.T. set medic, and Lisa Riley, an entertainment agent.[1][2][3] He has a younger sister named Madison. He attended Columbia College Chicago as a film and video major.[4]
Lloyd is best known for his performances in the films Jingle All the Way and Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (although he admits he regrets his involvement due to the bullying he received and accusations of ruining Star Wars[5]). Lloyd is also known for his recurring roles as Jimmy Sweet in ER, and Young Angelo in The Pretender. He previously guest starred in the show as a character named Ronny Collins. He also appeared in the 1998 TV film Host. He retired from acting in 2001.
In 2009, Lloyd attended the Supanova CON in Sydney and Perth, Australia and participated in CoolShite's annual supanova podcast in Perth.[6]
| Preceded by Sebastian Shaw |
Anakin Skywalker Actor 1999 |
Succeeded by Hayden Christensen |
[edit] Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Unhook the Stars | J.J. | First film |
| 1996 | Jingle All the Way | Jamie Langston | Minor Lead Role |
| 1996 | Apollo 11 | Mark Armstrong | also known as "Apollo 11: The Movie" |
| 1998 | Hosts | Jack | Virtual Obsession in the UK |
| 1999 | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace | Anakin Skywalker | Major Lead Role Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Actor Ten Years or Younger Nominated - Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor Nominated - Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple (shared with Natalie Portman) |
| 2001 | Madison | Mike McCormick | Last film |
| Video Games | |||
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Star Wars Episode I: Racer | Anakin Skywalker | Main role |
| 2000 | Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles | Anakin Skywalker | voice |
| 2001 | Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds | Anakin Skywalker (Episode 1) | voice |
| 2001 | Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing | Anakin Skywalker | |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Racer Revenge | Anakin Skywalker (Episode 1) | voice |
| Television | |||
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | ER | Jimmy Sweet | "Dead of Winter" (Season 2, Episode 11) "The Right Thing" (Season 2, Episode 14) "A Shift in the Night" (Season 2, Episode 18) "Take These Broken Wings" (Season 2, Episode 21) |
| 1996 | The Pretender | Ronny Collins | "Flyer" (Season 1, Episode 3) |
| 1996–1999 | The Pretender | Young Angelo | (4 episodes) |
[edit] References
- ^ Jake Lloyd Biography (1989-)
- ^ "Star Wars: Biography - Jake Lloyd". StarWars.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080213004325/http://www.starwars.com/bio/jakelloyd.html. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/yw/2004/07/03/stories/2004070300010100.htm
- ^ http://www.citytowninfo.com/school-profiles/columbia-college-chicago
- ^ http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/OldShame/Film
- ^ http://www.coolshite.net/general/2009/07/12/supanova-perth-2009-podcast-special/
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jake Lloyd |
- Jake Lloyd at the Internet Movie Database
- Jake Lloyd Star Wars biography at StarWars.com
- Jake Lloyd - 10 years After Ep One - with Sci Fi Pi
- Zap, Claudine. "The Force Is Not With Him: Anakin Skywalker 10 Years Later"; Yahoo! Movies; July 24, 2009
- Jake Lloyd at Star Wars Wikia
