Chewbacca in Grand Rapids Saturday
December 5th, 2008 at 8:22 pm by Laff at the Movies under Entertainment
Peter Mayhew played Chewbacca in 4 Star Wars movies
Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) makes a visit to Grand Rapids Saturday
The 6 foot 9 inch tall actor who portrayed the classic character in 4 Star Wars movies: Star Wars IV: A New Hope (1977), Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars VI: Return Of The Jedi (1983) and Star Wars III: Revenge Of The Sith (2005) will be in Grand Rapids tomorrow.
Mayhew will be appearing in person at Celebration Cinema! North Saturday, December 6, 2008. He will be available for autographs and photos from 7:30 pm until 8:30 pm in the lobby of Celebration Cinema! North, located at 2121 Celebration Drive NE at the corner of Knapp and East Beltline.
Mayhew will also be in attendance with Star Wars characters from the 501st Legion, Great Lakes Garrison, a fan based costuming group.
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He will also be at the Grand Rapids Classic Toy & Toy Collectibles Show from 9am to 3pm Saturday morning.
Scheduled Dec 6, 2008
What: Grand Rapids Classic Toy & Toy Collectibles Show
When: Saturday, December 6th, 2008, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Where: HSB Auditorium (Home School Building) 5625 Burlingame SW, Wyoming MI
STAR WARS COMES TO GRAND RAPIDS! Special Guest Star Wars Peter Mayhue known only as the infamous “Chewbacca” will be on hand to sign items and photos all day! This will be a Star Wars weekend complete with The Star Wars 501st Brigade. One Day Only!!! Saturday, December 6th, 2008!!!
I love Chewbacca! He was one of my most favorite characters. I wish I could attend and meet Peter Meyhue in person. Star Wars, what a great series of Movies! I loved them!
George Lucas bring out the rest of them!
Jenny – thanks for the extra info!
Dan – totally, you gotta love the big wookie… but if you find yourself playing any kind of game with Peter Mayhew, you’ve got to “let the wookie win”!
Does anyone know if he is going to be in costume at the cinema?
Chewbacca is one of my favorite Star Wars characters and the first action figure I ever got. I would love to hear from anyone who had a chance to go. I’ve never met Peter Mayhew in person but have seen him in interviews. He seems like a shy sweet guy.
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