# Chewbacca has become one with the Force (RIP Peter Mayhew)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** celebrity-death\
**Created:** [May 2, 2019, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-has-become-one-with-the-force-rip-peter-mayhew/833393 "2019-05-02T22:56:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewbacca-has-become-one-with-the-force-rip-peter-mayhew/833393/21 "2019-05-03T16:25:13Z")

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> [@CalMeacham](#):
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> And nobody has mentioned his appearance as Chewbacca in the _Star Wars Holiday Special_ – [Star Wars Holiday Special - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Holiday_Special)

We must never speak of the holiday special.

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