Star Wars

Photo first used for the cover of the Summer 1983 issue of Muppet Magazine, and repurposed many times since.

Archive studio photo posted to The Muppets' official social media accounts on May 4th, 2024.

The Muppet Show episode 417.

Sesame Street Episode 1364.

Gonzo looks at an X-wing in The Muppets Go to the Movies.

Miss Piggy and Kermit on the set of The Empire Strikes Back with Yoda and Mark Hamill.

Muppet Diary 1980.

Muppet Babies, "Gonzo's Video Show."

Muppet Babies, "Gonzo's Video Show."

Muppet Babies, "Happy Birthday, Uncle Piggy"

Miss Piggy and Beauregard in front of Star Tours in The Muppets at Walt Disney World.

Robin's room is decorated with a "Star Chores" poster in Yes, I Can.

C-3PO and R2-D2 with Big Bird on Sesame Street.

Muppet Babies - The Big Space Adventure

Muppet Babies - The Big Space Adventure

During filming for Labyrinth, Darth Vader stopped by the set to wish the crew good luck.

Darth Vader appearing with Oscar the Grouch in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.

Gonzo as Darth Vader in Tales of a Sixth-Grade Muppet.

Elmo & Cookie Monster Do Star Wars

Elmo & Cookie Monster Do Star Wars on Australian radio show Fifi and Jules.

One of the opening text crawls used in the "Slimey to the Moon" episode reruns.

Darth Chicken from "Pizza the Musical."

The theme park walk-around version of Sweetums on a speeder bike in the Endor setting outside of Star Tours in Disney's Hollywood Studios.

A scene from "Adventures in Muppet-Sitting."

A scene from "Star S'Mores" featuring Flan Solo (Cookie Monster) and Groda (Grover).

German Sesame character Finchen dresses up as Darth Vader on a 2016 episode of Eine Möhre für Zwei.

Muppet Babies episode "The Karate Cub."

Muppet Babies episode "Muppet Space Camp."

2023 Plaza Sésamo Facebook post

Star Wars is a science fiction franchise beginning in 1977 that consists of movies, TV shows, books, comic books, and a wealth of merchandise and other spin-offs. There are many connections between Star Wars and The Muppets, perhaps most notably the presence of Frank Oz's Star Wars character Yoda, who has often been misidentified as a Muppet. The properties are both owned by The Walt Disney Company; The Muppets were purchased in 2004, and Star Wars in 2012.

In 1999, Star Wars Insider noted, "There seemed to be a kind of natural synergy between Star Wars and the Muppets almost immediately," to which Frank Oz replied:

“I think that's true. Certainly, they both had the vitality and purity and joy and dreaming, and there's certainly geniuses behind both of them. George and Jim worked together on Labyrinth, and I think that which got them together was that synergy. There was an awareness and an appreciation. They are both very unique individuals, and I think they both wanted to work with each other, because they were very similar - very smart, very quiet, very strong people.”

This article chronicles general appearances, crossovers, and parodies between the two franchises. For more details see our articles for Yoda, Dearth Nadir, C-3PO and R2-D2, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, and George Lucas.

Guests

• In 1980, C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2 appeared in two episodes of Sesame Street, Episode 1364 and Episode 1396, as well as a few other inserts.

• Also in 1980, the stars of Star Wars guest-starred in episode 417 of The Muppet Show, including Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill (Luke's cousin), C-3PO, R2-D2, and Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew). The show also featured Star Wars parody elements, including Gonzo as Dearth Nadir.

• In 1990, C-3PO and R2-D2 (in their Star Tours incarnations) hooked up a transmission for Tony Danza to interview Miss Piggy on Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration.

• In 2009, Oscar the Grouch appeared alongside Darth Vader in a brief cameo in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.

References

The Muppets

• A movie poster in J. P. Grosse's office as seen in Muppet Diary 1980 features the cast of Pigs in Space in "Sty Wars."

• Gonzo makes his first of two appearances as Dearth Nadir in The Muppet Show episode 402, with a group of chickens as stormtroopers.

• Gonzo's second appearance as Dearth Nadir occurs in The Muppet Show’s Star Wars episode alongside First Mate Piggy as Princess Leia.

• In addition to other obvious references, episode 417 also features some Star Wars memorabilia in Scooter's bedroom during "Six String Orchestra." His bedroom wall is decorated with a photo of Luke Skywalker and a poster of a Star Destroyer.

• A photo of the backstage bulletin board on the back of The Muppet Show 2 LP features a paper cut-out of a stormtrooper from Star Wars.

• In 1980, ITC Distribution France released a poster print (and later, postcards) of the Muppet characters in a Star Wars spoof titled, "La Guerre des Muppets" (Muppet Wars). The scene is a take on the "Style A" theatrical one-sheet for the 1977 film with Kermit as Luke Skywalker, Miss Piggy as Princess Leia, Gonzo as Darth Vader, Fozzie Bear as C-3PO and Lew Zealand as R2-D2.

• The "Hey a Movie!" opening number of the 1981 special The Muppets Go to the Movies features brief film clips from famous movies, including a shot of an X-wing fighter.

• During a baseball game in the August 28, 1983 The Muppets comic strip, Robin the Frog bids his uncle Kermit good luck saying, "May the force be with you!"

• The cover of the Summer 1983 issue of Muppet Magazine featured Kermit (as Luke Skywalker) and Gonzo (as Darth Vader) having a light saber fight while Miss Piggy (as Princess Leia) looked on. Inside is a comic book parody called "Super Stars War" starring Link Hogthrob as Ham Solo, Miss Piggy as Princess Loina, Kermit as Fluke Shywalker, Gonzo as Barff McVader and Superschnozz, Dr. Julius Strangepork as Okiwan Fenokee, and Fozzie Bear as Chewbackwards.

• The Muppet Magazine cover was later titled "Star Chores" for the 1993 Muppet Trading Cards set, and seen as a poster in Robin's room in the Yes, I Can series of videos in 1995. The title "Star Warts" was used for its appearance in the Muppet Movie Parodies 1999 Calendar and The Muppets at the Movies 2002 Calendar, and also appeared without a header in The Muppet Calendar CD-ROM (1995). The spoof was turned into a "Star Chores" poster at Muppet*Vision 3D in 2009.

• The Siskel and Ebert Muppets tell a series of movie-related jokes in the Summer 1988 issue of Muppet Magazine, including: "What's the baseball team's favorite movie? The Umpire Strikes Back."

• Miss Piggy and Beauregard go on the Star Tours ride in the 1990 special The Muppets at Walt Disney World.

• Appearing on The Big Breakfast in 1996, Piggy claims she's going to be the next Chewbacca in the new Star Wars movies.

• In the 1999 film Muppets from Space, the Cosmic Fish bid farewell to Gonzo saying "May the Fish be with you," a reference to Star Wars' famous line, "May the Force be with you."

• At the beginning of the commentary track for Muppets from Space, Kermit leaves to get popcorn and doesn't return until the end of the movie (Steve Whitmire plays Rizzo throughout the majority of the commentary track). Upon his return, he explains that he went back into the wrong movie. "I was halfway through it before I realized that wasn't Gonzo. It was Jar Jar Binks!"

• In the 2002 TV-movie It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, Daniel attempts to bring Kermit to a world in which he was never born, but accidentally takes him first to an atmospheric realm inhabited by a Yoda Muppet, performed by Eric Jacobson.

• In a Movie Mania TV spot made for the Odyssey Channel, several Muppets (including Kermit, Fozzie, Bobo the Bear, Pepe the King Prawn, and Animal) "auditioned" for the role of Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back.

• Similarly, in a 2005 episode of From the Balcony, Bobo auditions for the role of Chewbacca in Revenge of the Sith, but insists on reading for other characters.

• For the July 2008 Star Wars Weekends in Walt Disney World, a set of six PVC figures were released featuring the Muppets as Star Wars characters.

• In The Muppet Show Comic Book: Pigs in Space, Han Solo and Greedo can be seen sitting at a table in Cafe Fred. Other patrons of the Cafe include Bender and the cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000. The "B" cover of the comic book also spoofed one of the theatrical release posters of Star Wars.

• In 2010, a series of Disney pins were sold based on the designs of the PVC figures, plus new additional characters of Sam the Eagle as Ben, Link Hogthrob as Han, Animal as a Tusken Raider and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew as R2.

• During their November 17, 2011 appearance on Good Morning America, Lara Spencer asks the Muppets to weigh in on the Star Wars vs Star Trek faux-feud between William Shatner and Carrie Fisher. Pepe comments "I like Star Tours. It's a great ride."

• In Tales of a Sixth-Grade Muppet, Danvers imagines several scenarios for what it will be like to meet Gonzo, one of which features Gonzo as Darth Vader in his meditation chamber.

• In Tales of a Sixth-Grade Muppet: The Good, the Bad, and the Fuzzy, Pepe the King Prawn attempts to quote the movie's famous line, "May the force be with you" before getting cut off by Kermit during his audition for the Muppets' band camp movie.

• In The Muppets episode "Little Green Lie," Robin tells Kermit that his Chewbacca action figure got left on a dashboard and melted in the sun. Later, Fozzie Bear says "Luke, I am your father."

• In a 2021 interview, Kirk Thatcher discussed how two completed Star Wars-themed "Pigs in Space" web videos were shelved due to lack of approval by Lucasfilm, trying to cut down on parodies. These shorts featured Pepe the King Prawn as "Prawn Solo," Fozzie Bear as "Chew-Wocka-Wocka," Kermit the Frog as "Luke Flyswatter," Piggy as Leia, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker as C-3PO and R2-D2-like characters, and Gonzo reprising his role as Dearth Nadir.

• The "Pigs in Space" sketch performed for The Muppets Take the Bowl is entitled "The Suits Awaken," in which Star Wars and other famous science-fiction movies are musically referenced, prompting a visit from an alien copyright lawyer (Bobby Moynihan) who threatens to sue on behalf of John Williams.

• During the "Pigs in Space" sketch for The Muppets Take the O2, Link Hogthrob erroneously refers to Doctor Who's sonic screwdriver as a lightsaber.

• "The Panda-lorian" (The Mandalorian) and "The Groan Wars" (The Clone Wars) are two of several pitches for shows that Fozzie Bear makes to Scooter in the Muppets Now episode "Fever Pitch."

• During a Q&A at Topps DigiCon 2022, Kermit is asked which Star Wars character he most identifies with. Kermit answers, "Yoda - he's short and green, and I am sometimes mistaken for him at Hollywood parties."

• To celebrate "May the 4th" in 2023, The Muppets social media accounts posted a video of Robin the Frog recapping the plot of the original 1977 film (plus some references to Return of the Jedi too). (YouTube)

Sesame Street

• James Earl Jones (voice of Darth Vader) guest stars as a flamboyant version of himself in episode 1148. A star-struck Maria waves goodbye by saying "May the force be with you."

• An X-Wing from Star Wars appears in the 1979 coloring book Sesame Street in Space.

• In Episode 1356, Oscar the Grouch introduces his worm Slimey performing an acrobatic act, which is to include him "whistling Star Wars." Later in Episode 1367, Oscar commands his trained skunk to not perform an elaborate stunt that involves leaping from the lamppost while "whistling Star Wars in B flat."

• In Episode 2464, Big Bird and Anna imagine themselves in a Star Wars-inspired situation. Anna plays "Luke Cloudwalker" and Big Bird plays "Big-2 Bird-2," with a fire hydrant as Garth Raider.

• When Ruthie sees Elmo dressed in a space helmet and dark jacket in Episode 3258, she assumes Elmo is pretending to be Darth Vader.

• In the computer game Ernie's Adventures in Space, Ernie visits Count von Count in "Cloud Castle City" (in reference to a location from The Empire Strikes Back). Later, he and Bert hum along to the closing credit score. At one point, Ernie starts humming the "Imperial March."

• A film reel of Star Wars is seen in Cookie Monster's pile in "A Brief History of Motion Pictures."

• The title of the Sesame English episode "The Empire Strikes Backside" is a reference to the Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back.

• When the "Slimey to the Moon" episodes were rerun during the end of 1999, they were billed as "STAR WORMS" and open with a text crawl (narrated by Baby Bear) based on the ones that open each Star Wars film.

• In Sesame Street Episode 4039, Bob greets Elmo and Zoe (who are pretending to be aliens) with the Vulcan hand sign and the Star Wars line, "May the force be with you."

• The Grand High Triangle Lover addresses the Triangle Lovers Club with "May the triangle be with you" in Sesame Street Episode 4144.

• In Sesame Street Episode 4234, Virgil von Vivaldi presents a limestone rock with a lute for his "rock" band. He tells the rock: "Use the force, lute."

• In the "Super Grover 2.0" sketch "The Cart Before the Horse," Super Grover 2.0 tries to find a force big enough to move a cart with a horse in it. During the sketch, he uses many lines from Star Wars involving "The Force," such as, "The force is strong in this one" and "Use the force."

• In the Once Upon a Monster level "Seamus the Brave," the monsters put on a play by Seamus called The Emperor's New Clothes 2: The Emperor Talks Back.

• In the "Elmo the Musical" segment, "Pizza the Musical," Elmo is confronted by a space chicken (referred to at New York Comic-Con as "Darth Chicken," played there by John Tartaglia), who wears a Darth Vader-esque outfit and pilots an egg-shaped Death Star. In the online game version of the segment, Elmo encounters different space chickens operating toll booths. The chicken dons different disguises, including a Darth Vader outfit, a Stormtrooper uniform and Boba Fett.

• Grover tells Frazzle and two AM Monsters to "use the Force" while tugging on a rope tied to Herb in a sketch about force from Episode 4419.

• A "Cookie's Crumby Pictures" segment parodied the franchise with "Star S'mores." Cookie Monster stars as Flan Solo, who tries to control his hunger for his sidekick Chewie the Cookie. Other featured characters include Luke Piewalker, Princess Parfaita, Only One Cannoli, Groda (played by Grover), and Darth Baker. Mr. Snuffleupagus and Oscar the Grouch also make cameos as a Bantha and "R2-PU," respectively.

• In Sesame Street Episode 4504, Leela dresses as her favorite number heroine, Princess Three-ah.

• In a 2017 Vanity Fair video, Rosita utters "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope."

International Sesame Street

• German Sesame character Finchen the (female) snail dresses up as Darth Vader in the 2016 episode "Der Verkleidungswettbewerb" on Sesamstrasse's spin-off Eine Möhre für Zwei (season five).

• For Star Wars Day on May 4, 2023, the Facebook account for Plaza Sésamo posted an image of Elmo wearing a rebel pilot helmet and Cookie Monster wearing Darth Vader's helmet, accompanied by the text: "Que la Fuerza de las Galletas te Acompañe" ("May the Force of Cookies Be With You").

Muppet Babies

Muppet Babies made several references to Star Wars over the course of 107 episodes, often incorporating footage from the films (and many others) into the narrative. While film footage was often from titles that had fallen into the public domain, some (including Star Wars) were still licensed to other production companies. While researching material for Jim Henson: The Biography (but ultimately omitted from the print edition), Brian Jay Jones learned from Muppet Babies producer and creative director Michael K. Frith that Lucasfilm footage wasn't always cleared for use before the episode was finalized, but added that the rights may have been procured after the fact.

• One version of the opening title used footage of Darth Vader's TIE fighter in space from Episode IV: A New Hope; another version of the opening title featured footage of a Star Destroyer in space also from A New Hope.

• The song "Best Friends" from "Raiders of the Lost Muppet" makes mention of several famous pairs, including Han Solo and Luke Skywalker.

• Baby Gonzo borrows Nanny's camcorder and makes a Star Wars parody in "Gonzo's Video Show."

• The title of "From a Galaxy Far, Far Away..." references the film series opening tagline, although the plotline is actually a reference to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

• Nanny Vader is one of several babysitters the babies imagine will take care of them when Nanny goes away in "Around the Nursery in 80 Days." Using footage from the Star Wars movies, Nanny Vader recruits the babies as stormtroopers aboard an Imperial Star Destroyer where they receive training in how to wield a lightsaber. Outside of their imaginations, it's revealed that Baby Animal has been standing in for Nanny Vader wearing a Darth Vader helmet.

• The episode "The Weirdo Zone" visualizes Baby Gonzo's mind being blown by playing the scene of the Death Star exploding inside his eyes.

• Footage of the Death Star exploding is used again, in "Journey to the Center of the Nursery," to illustrate what would happen to the Earth if there weren't any earthquakes.

• Baby Piggy travels to Dagobah in "Adventures in Muppet-Sitting" and interacts with Yoda via footage from The Empire Strikes Back with new dialogue looped by Greg Berg.

• "Nanny's Day Off" uses footage from Return of the Jedi.

• "Muppets Not Included" uses footage from Return of the Jedi and features an animated version of a Gamorrean guard who interacts with Baby Gonzo.

• A more elaborate spoof occurred in "Muppet Babies: The Next Generation," with Baby Gonzo as Gon Zolo, Baby Fozzie as Fozz-Wocka, Baby Animal as Yodie and Animal Vader, Baby Scooter as R2-D2 and Baby Skeeter as C-3PO.

• In "Happy Birthday, Uncle Piggy," footage of Darth Vader from The Empire Strikes Back is used on Baby Scooter and Skeeter's spaceship, instructing the babies to buckle their seatbelts. He then appears in animated form, delivering a birthday cake.

• The Muppet Babies comic book The Big Space Adventure features a spoof of both Star Trek and Star Wars franchises. Baby Piggy appears in a Princess Leia costume, while the rest of the babies play her loyal crew in classic Star Trek uniforms. A grown-up Gonzo plays King Nonzo of Onzo, a Darth Vader look-alike, in his Dearth Nadir attire.

• In the 2019 episode "The Karate Cub," Baby Fozzie is seen training with Baby Kermit in a shot referencing Luke's training with Yoda from The Empire Strikes Back.

• In the 2021 episode "Muppet Space Camp," a scene from Return of the Jedi featuring TIE Interceptors, can be seen as Carlos trains in the flight simulator.

Other

• In the Farscape episode "I Do, I Think," when a metallic orb resembling a Jedi training droid enters the room, John Crichton tells Princess Katralla that Obi-Wan Kenobi had one, though his was a lot smaller.

• Crichton has a dream in which he talks with his father Jack in the novel Ship of Ghosts. John tells him, "Dad, I was shot out of a wormhole and right into something out of Star Wars directed by Alfred Hitchcock." Later in the dream, a hooded figure tells Crichton, "Force the use, John!"

• In the Farscape comic book issue "All Fall Down," Roiin's ship's thrusters begin to fail, so he hits the ship and the thrusters begin to work again. Crichton comments, "Percussive maintenance! Nice, to see you keeping up the time-honored tradition of Han Solo and the Doctor."

• Moya gets a distress call from a distant planet in the Farscape issue "Refractions of the Way Life Used to Be." When Pilot says it's too far away to respond, Crichton says, "Look, I realize we ain't the U.S.S. Enterprise or the Millennium Falcon, or even the HMS Pinafore, but if someone's in trouble..."

• The eye piece for SkekTek in The Dark Crystal was built from a miniature Tie Fighter with a Darth Vader inside, a detail carried over to production on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

Muppet Mentions

Super Grover and Kermit in Star Wars Tales #14.

The Rise of Skywalker’s homage to Ludo.

• In the comic book Star Wars Tales issue #14, "The Emperor's Court" examines the "Who shot first?" phenomenon between Han Solo and the alien Greedo created by George Lucas' later changes to his 1977 film. Emperor Palpatine presides over a jury including (among others) Super Grover and Kermit the Frog.

• The comic book Agent of the Empire: Iron Eclipse issue #1, features a Muppet Labs homage in the form of an Imperial scientist resembling Bunsen named Royd Pew and his assistant Bleeker, who make a failed demonstration of a set of wingpacks.

• A behind-the-scenes mention is also relevant to the discussion of creating a romantically realistic fight choreography sequence in the documentary From Puppets to Pixels. See Yoda for more.

• In the 2009 Star Wars reference book The Essential Atlas, Planet Koozebane is identified as a planet in the Star Wars galaxy. Koozebane had previously been mentioned in passing in 1996 and 2001 issues of the Star Wars Insider magazine.

• The 2010 book Star Wars Art: Visions includes a commissioned piece of art by Peter de Sève called "Easy being green, it is not." The piece depicts Kermit fishing in a swamp, sitting next to Yoda.

• The 90-minute feature Star Wars Spoofs released on the 2011 Star Wars Blu-ray collection includes a clip from The Muppet Show episode 417 with Mark Hamill and the crew of the Swinetrek (from Piggy's appearance as Princess Leia to Gonzo's introduction as Dearth Nadir). A clip from Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian featuring Oscar the Grouch's complete cameo alongside Darth Vader is also featured.

• Jim Henson's Creature Shop veteran Neal Scanlan served as the creative supervisor for the creature and special make-up effects in the Star Wars sequel trilogy and other adjacent projects. While working on The Rise of Skywalker, Scanlan created a character in homage to Ludo from Labyrinth (where he worked on Sir Didymus). While originally part of a longer sequence that takes place on the ice planet of Kijimi, the beast can still be seen in the background of the film at around 48:30.

• The Disneyland Galaxy's Edge attraction Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run used "Big Bird" as a code name during planning and construction.

Merchandise

French poster

The Muppet Show Comic Book: Pigs in Space cover B, spoofing the theatrical release poster of Star Wars.

2009 Disney parks t-shirt

2009 Disney parks t-shirt

2009 Disney parks t-shirt

t-shirt design

t-shirt design

t-shirt design

Les Acteurs de Star Wars Chez les Muppets, French DVD

Disney pins

Star Wars Celebration V poster

Star Wars Celebration V puzzle

Star Wars Muppets PVC figures

Star Wars Muppets action figures

Connections

In addition to Frank Oz and the aforementioned guests, many puppeteers, designers, and actors have worked in the Star Wars franchise as well as in Muppet/Henson productions. See The Mandalorian for more.

• Vincent Abbott was a senior SFX technician for The Force Awakens (2015)
• Tux Akindoyeni played Agen Kolar in Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• Philip Anthony-Rodriguez voiced Fifth Brother on Star Wars Rebels (TV, 2015-2016)
• Edward Asner played Jabba the Hutt in Return of the Jedi (radio, 1996)
• Donald Austen assisted on Yoda in The Phantom Menace (1999) and puppeteered creatures and droids in The Force Awakens (2015)
• Kenny Baker played R2-D2 in the first six films, and consulted on the seventh
• Dee Bradley Baker voiced the Clone Troopers, Captain Rex, Cody and others on Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV, 2008-2015), Kassius Konstantine, Rex, Wollfe, Gregor, and others on Star Wars Rebels (TV, 2014-2018), Ilco Munica in The Force Awakens (2015), Boba Fett and others on Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures (TV, 2016-2017), Nubs in Young Jedi Adventures (2023), and characters in multiple Star Wars video games
• William Banyard puppeteered creatures and droids in Solo (2018)
• David Alan Barclay assisted in the building and performance of Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and puppeteered Jabba the Hutt (mouth and arm) in Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Chris Barton worked as a designer on The Phantom Menace (1999) and Attack of the Clones (2002)
• Eric Bauza voiced Luke Skywalker in several LEGO Star Wars specials and series, and EB-3 and Tooba in Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
• Andy Bean wrote the "Best Friends" song in the Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures episode "The Show Must Go On"
• Daisy Beattie was a puppeteer on The Last Jedi (2017) and Solo (2018)
• Bob Bergen voiced Luke Skywalker in several LucasArts video games, and PD-4 and the Jawa Leader in Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
• Ailsa Berk played Amanaman in Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Claudia Black played Klothow on Ahsoka (TV, 2023)
• Danny Blackner played an Ewok in Return of the Jedi (1983)
• David Bowers played Mas Amedda in Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• Zach Braff voiced Freck on Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
• Thomas Brodie-Sangster played a First Order officer in The Force Awakens (2015)
• Paul Brooke played the Rancor keeper in Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Miles Brown co-hosted the special Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge – Adventure Awaits (2019)
• Yvette Nicole Brown played Colvett Valeria in LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation (2022)
• Lynn Robertson Bruce puppeteered creatures and droids in The Force Awakens (2015) and Rogue One (2016)
• Simon Buckley puppeteered creatures and droids in The Force Awakens (2015)
• Julianne Buescher voiced Rianna in Star Wars: Lethal Alliance and Aaron Azzameen in Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance games
• Dan Burnett was an animatronic designer on The Force Awakens (2015)
• Corey Burton voiced Count Dooku, Cad Bane and Ziro the Hutt on Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2020) and Cad Bane on The Bad Batch (2021) and The Book of Boba Fett (2022)
• Eugene Byrd supplied additional voices in The Force Awakens (2015), Rogue One (2016), and Zander Freemaker on Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures (TV, 2016-2017)
• Rose Byrne played Dormé in Attack of the Clones (2002)
• Art Carney played Saun Dann in The Star Wars Holiday Special (TV, 1978)
• Diahann Carroll played Mermeia Holographic Wow in The Star Wars Holiday Special (TV, 1978)
• Anna Cathcart voiced Lop in the English dub of the Star Wars: Visions film "Lop and Ochō" (2021)
• Dave Chapman performed BB-8 in The Force Awakens (2015), creatures and droids in Rogue One (2016), was lead puppeteer for Rio Durant and Lady Proxima in Solo (2018), and performed B2EMO on Andor (2022)
• Patrick Comerford puppeteered creatures and droids in The Force Awakens (2015), Rogue One (2016), The Last Jedi (2017), and Solo (2018)
• Alyson Court voiced Malani and Baby Nippet on Ewoks (TV, 1985)
• Marton Csokas voiced Poggle the Lesser in Attack of the Clones (2002)
• Tim Curry voiced Chancellor Palpatine on Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV, 2012-2014)
• Oliver Ford Davies played Governor Sio Bibble in the prequel trilogy (1999-2005)
• Warwick Davis played Wicket Warrick in Return of the Jedi (1983), the Ewok spin-off films and The Rise of Skywalker (2019); Wald and Weazel in The Phantom Menace (1999) and Solo (2018); Wollivan in The Force Awakens (2015); and Weeteef Cyubee in Rogue One (2016)
• Rosario Dawson played Ahsoka Tano on The Book of Boba Fett (TV, 2022) and Ahsoka (2023)
• Andrea Detwiler puppeteered on Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
• Daveed Diggs voiced Norath Kev in Star Wars Resistance (2019-2020) and Crux in the Star Wars: Visions film "The Pit" (2023)
• Ben Diskin played WAC-47, AZI-3 and others in The Clone Wars (2012-2014), Star Wars: Rebels (2015) and The Bad Batch (2021-203)
• Jonathan Dixon supplied additional voices in The Force Awakens (2015) and Rogue One (2016)
• Malcolm Dixon played an Ewok warrior in Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Matt Doran played Elan Sleazebaggano in Attack of the Clones (2002)
• Lindsay Duncan played the voice of TC-14 in The Phantom Menace (1999)
• David Dunsterville was a senior SFX technician for The Force Awakens (2015)
• Mike Edmonds played Logray and puppeteered Jabba the Hutt's tail in Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Brad Elliott puppeteered on Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
• Dave Elsey was the creatures supervisor for Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• Cynthia Erivo voiced Kratu in the Star Wars: Visions short "Aau's Song" (2023)
• Damian Farrell puppeteered creatures and droids in The Force Awakens (2015), Rogue One (2016), The Last Jedi (2017), Solo (2018; also played a Mimban guard), The Rise of Skywalker (2019), and Andor (2022; also voiced Freedi Pamular)
• Charley Feldman wrote on Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (2023)
• David Forman performed stunts in Rogue One (2016)
• Ernie Fosselius voiced Malakili and Giran in Return of the Jedi (1983), Poggle the Lesser in Attack of the Clones (2002), and co-wrote the lyrics for "Lapti Nek" for the Max Rebo Band
• Hannah Friedman was a consulting producer/writer on Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
• Peter Friedman played Dak on The Empire Strikes Back (radio, 1983)
• Myra Fried played Hoona on Ewoks (1985)
• Stuart Freeborn served as make-up/creature supervisor on the original trilogy, and designed Yoda, Chewbacca, Jabba the Hutt, and others
• Wendy Froud sculpted Yoda for The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Judah Friedlander played a bar patron in The Force Awakens (2015)
• Brian Gascoigne played synthesizer for the original trilogy
• Sarah Michelle Gellar voiced Seventh Sister on Star Wars Rebels (2015-2016)
• Adrian Getley was supervising modeler on The Force Awakens (2015) and Rogue One (2016)
• Michael Giacchino scored the pre-show and queue music for the Star Tours: The Adventures Continue ride, played stormtrooper FN-3181 in The Force Awakens (2015), and scored and supplied additional voices in Rogue One (2016)
• Michael Gilden played an Ewok in Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Nick Gillard was a stunt performer on Return of the Jedi (1983), stunt coordinator and swordmaster for all three prequels (1999-2005), and made a cameo as Jedi Master Cin Drallig in Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• Mark Ginther was stunt coordinator for Solo (2018)
• Donald Glover played Lando Calrissian in Solo (2018)
• Barbara Goodson voiced Mother Talzin in The Clone Wars (2011-2014)
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt voiced Slowen Lo in The Last Jedi (2017) and Jay in the English dub of the Star Wars: Visions film "Tatooine Rhapsody" (2021)
• Paul Grant played an Ewok in Return of the Jedi (1983)
• David Greenaway assisted on Yoda in Phantom Menace (1999)
• David Alan Grier played various roles in the NPR radio versions of Star Wars (1981) and The Empire Strikes Back (1983)
• Bill Hader served as a vocal consultant for BB-8 in The Force Awakens (2015)
• Jon Hamm voiced Boba Fett in the From a Certain Point of View audiobooks (2017, 2020)
• Neil Patrick Harris was a narrator for the From a Certain Point of View audiobooks (2017), hosted the special Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge – Adventure Awaits (2019), and voiced Karre in the English dub of the Star Wars: Visions film "The Twin" (2021).
• Andy Heath puppeteered creatures and droids on The Force Awakens (2015)
• Brian Herring performed BB-8 in The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017), The Rise of Skywalker (2019) and puppeteered creatures and droids in Rogue One (2016)
• William Hootkins played Jek Porkins in A New Hope (1977)
• Russell Horton played 2-1B on The Empire Strikes Back (radio, 1983)
• Ron Howard directed Solo (2018)
• Anjelica Huston voiced Sith Mother in the English dub of the Star Wars: Visions short "Screecher's Reach" (2023)
• Sarah Hyland co-hosted the special Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge – Adventure Awaits (2019)
• Samuel L. Jackson played Mace Windu in the prequel trilogy (1999-2005)
• Matthew Jacobs wrote the video game Star Wars: Starfighter (2002)
• Ron James voiced Mring Mring the Gupin on Ewoks (TV, 1985)
• Allison Janney voiced Aly San San in the Star Tours: The Adventures Continue ride
• Mark Jefferis puppeteered creatures and droids in The Force Awakens (2015) and Rogue One (2016)
• Hannah John-Kamen played First Order Officer #1 in The Force Awakens (2015)
• James Earl Jones voiced Darth Vader in the original trilogy, Revenge of the Sith (2005), Rogue One (2016), and various spin-offs
• Richard Jones played an Ewok in Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Tom Kane voiced Yoda in various games and on Star Wars: Clone Wars (TV, 2003) and elsewhere, as well as Admiral Wulff, and the narrator on Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV, 2008-2015), Admiral Ackbar in the Star Tours: The Adventures Continue ride, and additional voices (including a Hosnian and a control room technician) in The Force Awakens (2015)
• Claudia Karvan played Sola Naberrie in Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• Nick Kellington performed Bistan in Rogue One (2016), Snook Uccorfay in The Last Jedi (2017), and Klaud, Amuncie Tidian, and Dellso Prin in The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
• Simone Kessell played Breha Organa on Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
• Keegan-Michael Key co-hosted Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge – Adventure Awaits (2019)
• Taran Killam voiced Hap and Speeds in Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (2023)
• Richard Kind played Durpin on Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures (TV, 2016-2017)
• Harvey Korman played Krelman, Chef Gormaanda, and Amorphiian instructor in The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
• John Korty directed Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984)
• Phil LaMarr voiced Kit Fisto, Bail Organa, and Orn Free Taa in The Clone Wars (TV, 2008-2015) and the Pyke and Klatooinian bosses on The Book of Boba Fett (2022)
• Jay Leno co-hosted the special Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge – Adventure Awaits (2019)
• Anton Lesser played Major Partagaz on Andor (2022)
• John Lithgow played Yoda in the NPR audio dramas of Return of the Jedi (1983) and The Empire Strikes Back (1996)
• Lucy Liu voiced Kouru in the English dub of the Star Wars: Visions short "The Duel" (2021)
• Simu Liu voiced Lah Zhima in the English dub of the Star Wars: Visions short "The Ninth Jedi" (2021)
• Diego Luna played Cassian Andor in Rogue One (2016) and Andor (2022)
• Christopher Malcolm played Zev Senesca (Rogue 2) in The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Peter Mandell played an Ewok in Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Drew Massey supplied additional voices in the Star Tours: The Adventures Continue ride (2011, theme parks) and was a creature performer and puppeteer on Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV, 2022)
• Sam McMurray played various roles in the NPR radio drama of The Empire Strikes Back (1983)
• Ben Mendelsohn played Director Krennic in Rogue One (2016)
• Esteban Mendoza puppeteered creatures and droids in Rogue One (2016)
• Piotr Michael voiced Yoda in Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (2023)
• Lars Mikkelsen played Grand Admiral Thrawn on Star Wars Rebels (TV, 2016-2018) and Ahsoka (TV, 2023)
• Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote songs for The Force Awakens (2015) and The Rise of Skywalker (2019), making a cameo as a Resistance trooper in the latter film
• Bobby Moynihan voiced Orka, Yani and others in Star Wars Resistance (2018-2020), Pintu So-El and others in The Clone Wars (2020) and The Bad Batch (2021), and Geezer Odajion in the English dub of the Star Wars: Visions film "Tatooine Rhapsody" (2021)
• Kathryn Mullen assisted with Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Rebecca Nagan puppeteered creatures and droids in The Force Awakens (2015)
• Kumail Nanjiani played Haja on Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
• Chris Nee voiced Kryss Durango in Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (2023)
• Liam Neeson played Qui-Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace (1999) and select games, movies and animated spin-offs
• Lupita Nyong'o played Maz Kanata in the sequel trilogy (2015-2019)
• Kieran O'Brien played Pegla on Andor (2022)
• Timothy Olyphant played Cobb Vanth on The Book of Boba Fett (2022)
• Haley Joel Osment voiced Raxlo on Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (2023)
• Rena Owen played Taun We in Attack of the Clones (2002) and Nee Alavar in Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• Adrian Parish was a key animatronic designer on The Force Awakens (2015) and puppeteered creatures and droids on Solo (2018)
• Nasim Pedrad voiced Master Zia Zanna on Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (2023)
• Eric Peterson played Teebo on Ewoks (1985) and Old Ogger on Droids (1985)
• Rhea Perlman played Cid on The Bad Batch (2021-2023)
• Toby Philpott puppeteered Jabba the Hutt's head, body, and tongue in Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Natalie Portman played Padmé Amidala in the prequel trilogy (1999-2005)
• Colin Purves puppeteered creatures and droids in The Force Awakens (2015)
• Jack Purvis played a Jawa in A New Hope (1977), Chief Ugnaught in The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Teebo in Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Wayne Pygram played Governor Tarkin in Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• Hugh Quarshie played Captain Panaka in The Phantom Menace (1999)
• Mike Quinn puppeteered Nien Nunb, Loje Nella, and others in Return of the Jedi (1983), served as a CG character animator on Attack of the Clones (2002), reprised Nien Nunb and did additional puppeteering in The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017), The Rise of Skywalker (2019), and was a puppeteer on Andor (2022)
• Mia Resella is the story editor for Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (2023)
• Paul Reubens voiced RX-24 (Captain Rex) in the Star Tours ride and the DJ at Oga's Cantina in Galaxy's Edge at Walt Disney World
• Clive Revill voiced The Emperor in The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Kevin Michael Richardson played Jabba the Hutt on Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures (TV, 2016-2017)
• Eden Riegel is the voice director on Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
• Stephen Root played Lortha Peel in The Book of Boba Fett chapter 3 (2022)
• Anika Noni Rose voiced Eureka in the Star Wars: Visions film "The Pit" (2023)
• Tim Rose played Admiral Ackbar, Salacious Crumb and others in Return of the Jedi (1983), reprised Admiral Ackbar in The Force Awakens (2015), and puppeteered creatures and droids in Rogue One (2016)
• Keri Russell played Zorii Bliss in The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
• Neal Scanlan supplied special creature effects in The Force Awakens (2015)
• Ben Schwartz served as a vocal consultant for BB-8 in The Force Awakens (2015) and voiced TAY-0 in The Bad Batch (2023)
• Amy Sedaris played Peli Motto on The Book of Boba Fett (TV, 2022)
• Peter Serafinowicz voiced Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace (1999)
• Andy Serkis played Snoke in The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017) and The Rise of Skywalker (2019) and Kino Loy on Andor (TV, 2022)
• Kiran Shah played an Ewok in Return of the Jedi (1983), Teedo in The Force Awakens (2015), puppeteered creatures and droids in Rogue One (2016), played Karij in Solo (2018) and Granik on Andor (2022)
• David Shaughnessy voiced Commander Areska, Taskmaster Grint, and others on Star Wars Rebels (TV, 2014-2017)
• Katherine Smee assisted on Yoda in The Phantom Menace (1999) and (billed as Kat Smee) puppeteered creatures and droids in The Force Awakens (2015) and Solo (2018)
• Kevin Smith provided a vocal cameo in The Force Awakens (2015) and had an on-screen cameo in The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
• Jimmy Smits played Senator Bail Organa in Attack of the Clones (2002), Revenge of the Sith (2005), Rogue One (2016) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
• Bruce Spence played Tion Medon in Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• Amandla Stenberg played Osha and Mae Aniseya in The Acolyte (2024)
• Neil Sterenberg puppeteered creatures and droids in The Force Awakens (2015)
• French Stewart played N3RO on Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures (TV, 2016-2017)
• John Stocker played Widdle and others on Ewoks and various villains on Droids (both 1985)
• Cree Summer played Princess Kneesaa on Ewoks (1985), Luminara Unduli on the animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars (2004), and Marlaa Jinara in Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (2023)
• Wanda Sykes played Phee Genoa on The Bad Batch (2023)
• George Takei voiced Lok Durd in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars(2008) and Akakiri in the English dub of the Star Wars: Visions film "Akakiri" (2021)
• Nick Tate voiced Prince Xizor and IG-88 in the video game Shadows of the Empire (1996)
• Olly Taylor puppeteered creatures and droids in The Force Awakens (2015)
• David Tennant voiced Huyang on The Clone Wars (TV, 2012) and Ahsoka (2023)
• Reg Thomason played a Rebel communications officer in A New Hope (1977)
• Gina Torres voiced Ketsu Onyo in Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars Forces of Destiny (2015-2018)
• Danny Trejo played the Rancor Keeper in The Book of Boba Fett chapter 3 (2022)
• Christopher Truswell voiced Gilramos Libkath, Shu Mai, San Hill and Wat Tambor in Attack of the Clones (2002)
• Bruce Vilanch wrote The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
• Leeanna Walsman played Zam Wesell in Attack of the Clones (2002)
• Patrick Warburton voiced G2-4T in the queue of the Star Tours: The Adventures Continue ride
• Ming-Na Wen played Fennec Shand on The Bad Batch (TV, 2021) and The Book of Boba Fett (2021-2022)
• Forest Whitaker played Saw Gerrera in Rogue One (2016) and Andor (2022)
• Spencer Wilding played Darth Vader in Rogue One (2016)
• Billy Dee Williams played Lando Calrissian in The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), The Rise of Skywalker (2019), and select games and animated spin-offs
• John Williams composed the score for the episodic "Skywalker Saga" films from A New Hope (1977) to The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
• Simon Williams was a senior animatronic designer for The Force Awakens (2015)
• Simon Williamson played Max Rebo, Gamorrean guards, Mon Calamari officer, and others in Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Kenny Wilson was model mouldshop HOD (Head of Department) for The Force Awakens (2015)
• Darryl Worbey was a creature fabricator on Rogue One (2016) and The Last Jedi (2017)
• "Weird Al" Yankovic voiced 4-Lom and wrote songs for the unaired Star Wars Detours and voiced Vic Vankoh in LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation (2022)

See also

• The Mandalorian

External links

• Scans from the Muppet Magazine comic
• IMDb
• StarWars.com
• Wookieepedia - The Star Wars Wiki