The life and times of Warwick Davis, star of Ricky Gervais's forthcoming sitcom, Life's Too ShortActors work their entire careers hoping to achieve the kind of cult movie hero status that Davis achieved at the age of eleven playing Wicket W. Warrick, the lead Ewok in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
About the Author: Warwick A. Davis made his screen debut as Wicket the Ewok in 1983's Return of the Jedi.
416 Pages
Biography + Autobiography, Entertainment & Performing Arts
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About the Book
"First published in Great Britain in 2010 by Aurum Press Ltd."--T. p. verso.
Book Synopsis
The life and times of Warwick Davis, star of Ricky Gervais's forthcoming sitcom, Life's Too Short
Actors work their entire careers hoping to achieve the kind of cult movie hero status that Davis achieved at the age of eleven playing Wicket W. Warrick, the lead Ewok in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. In this lively and down-to-earth memoir, Davis offers personal stories on the making of some of the most popular films of the last few decades--including the Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Leprechaun movie franchises, among many others--and shares the unique perspective of life as experienced by someone with a one-in-a-million genetic condition.
The real life of the man who helped destroy a Death Star, saved a princess, defeated an evil sorceress, taught magic to Harry Potter, became a Jedi Master, and embodied a mass murdering, gold-obsessed leprechaun--the one and only Warwick Davis
Warwick Davis's honest look at the highs and lows of life as an actor and pop culture icon, from his screen debut in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi to his starring role in Ricky Gervais's forthcoming sitcom, Life's Too Short
Includes behind-the-scenes stories, from sweltering inside a furry Ewok costume and filling in for R2-D2 to sliding down a glacier at Mach 2 with Val Kilmer and getting kicked in the face by Ricky Gervais (again and again)
Features a foreword by George Lucas, who has been friends with Davis for almost three decades
Both refreshingly frank and highly entertaining, this book will help you see what life is like when it really is too short.
About the Author
Warwick A. Davis made his screen debut as Wicket the Ewok in 1983's Return of the Jedi. His extremely rare condition has led to a career as the world's leading little actor. He also runs Willow Management, an agency representing actors below five feet and above seven feet in height, and lives in Peterborough, England, with his wife, Sam, and their two children, Annabelle and Harrison.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.56 Inches (H) x 5.74 Inches (W) x 1.05 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.12 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Entertainment & Performing Arts
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Number of Pages: 416
Publisher: Trade Paper Press
Format: Hardcover
Author: Warwick Davis
Language: English
Street Date: November 1, 2011
TCIN: 88266614
UPC: 9780470914663
Item Number (DPCI): 247-32-4270
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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