R2-D2 has passed away...

nooshinjohn
nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
edited August 2016 in The Clubhouse
Kenny Baker, the actor who is best known as the guy inside R2-D2 has passed away at the age of 83... RIP

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/08/13/r2-d2-actor-kenny-baker-dies-at-83.html
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    Not much love for R2 on here?
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  • oldmodman
    oldmodman Posts: 740
    Wasn't he the same insides that made the Silent Running robots work?

    To answer my own question. No. They were four different actors (and one actress) inside the "drones"
    Wikipedia has everything in it.
  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    Not much love for R2 on here?

    I thought R2-D2 was a droid....
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!