Day: March 5, 1989

Jake Lloyd, future Star Wars actor, born

Jake Lloyd as Anakin SkywalkerActor Jake Lloyd, who will become famous (or, depending upon who you ask, infamous) as the face of the young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, is born in Colorado. His brief acting career is dominated by his role as the boy who will become Darth Vader, and he eventually gives up acting.

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