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'''Jacob Christopher "Jake" Lloyd''' (born March 5, 1989) is an [[United States|American]] [[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|''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy]]. He reprised this role in five subsequent ''Star Wars'' video games. Lloyd is also known for his recurring roles as Jimmy Sweet in ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'', and Young Angelo in ''[[The Pretender (TV series)|The Pretender]]''. He previously guest starred in the show as a character named Ronny Collins. He also appeared in the 1998 TV film ''Host''.
'''Jake Matthew Lloyd''' (born March 5, 1989) is an [[United States|American]] [[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|''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy]]. He reprised this role in five subsequent ''Star Wars'' video games. Lloyd is also known for his recurring roles as Jimmy Sweet in ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'', and Young Angelo in ''[[The Pretender (TV series)|The Pretender]]''. He previously guest starred in the show as a character named Ronny Collins. He also appeared in the 1998 TV film ''Host''.


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 03:09, 13 September 2010

Jake Lloyd
Jake Lloyd, 2007
Born
Jake Matthew Lloyd

(1989-03-05) March 5, 1989 (age 35)
Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.A.
OccupationFilm actor
Years active1995–present

Jake Matthew Lloyd (born March 5, 1989) is an American 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. He reprised this role in five subsequent Star Wars video games. 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.

Early life

Lloyd was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, the son of Bill Lloyd, an E.M.T. set medic, and Lisa, an entertainment agent.[1][2] He has a younger sister named Madison.

Career

Lloyd is best known for his performances in the films Jingle All the Way and Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Lloyd's latest film, Madison, was filmed in 2001 but not released until April 2005.

In 2009, Lloyd attended the Supanova CON in Sydney and Perth, Australia and participated in CoolShite's annual supanova podcast in Perth.[3]

Personal life

In 2007, Lloyd graduated from Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana. He attended Columbia College Chicago as a film and video major.[4][5][6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1995 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 Host Jack Virtual Obsession in the UK
1999 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Anakin Skywalker Major Lead Role
1999 Star Wars Episode I: Racer Anakin Skywalker Video game; Main role
2000 Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles Anakin Skywalker Video game; voice
2001 Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds Anakin Skywalker (Episode 1) Video game; voice
2001 Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing Anakin Skywalker Video game
2002 Star Wars: Racer Revenge Anakin Skywalker (Episode 1) Video game; voice
2001 Madison Mike McCormick Latest film
Television
Year Series Role Other 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 2)
1996 The Pretender Ronny Collins "Flyer" (Season 1, Episode 3)
1996-1999 The Pretender Young Angelo (4 episodes)

References

  1. ^ Jake Lloyd Biography (1989-)
  2. ^ "Star Wars: Biography - Jake Lloyd". StarWars.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
  3. ^ http://www.coolshite.net/general/2009/07/12/supanova-perth-2009-podcast-special/
  4. ^ http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jake_Lloyd
  5. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005157/bio
  6. ^ http://www.citytowninfo.com/school-profiles/columbia-college-chicago

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