Via Starwars.com and Our Force United friend James Burns:

In 1982, everything changed for one young aspiring 11-year-old. Not only had he landed his dream job in the next Star Wars film, all thanks to his grandma, but as luck would have it, a stomach bug forced Kenny Baker to pull out of the role of Wicket in Return of the Jedi, and Warwick Davis was “promoted” from a mere background character to the role of the most important Ewok in the galaxy.

In the film, he befriended Princess Leia on the forest moon of Endor, and since then he has made many friends both on and off screen, as we saw in the finished film and also the mockumentary Return of the Ewok which was made by first assistant on Jedi, David Tomblin. This light hearted behind-the-scenes look at the making of Jedi gave us an insight into Warwick Davis and a fictional look at becoming an actor, with many of the cast of Jedi making an appearance, too.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, we take a look back at the illustrious career of Warwick Davis, the star of the film and one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet.

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