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Joonas Suotamo

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Actor

The Resume

    (October 3, 1986- )
    Born in Espoo, Finland
    Basketball player turned actor
    Was Peter Mayhew's body double in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' (2015)
    Took over the role of Chewbacca in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' (2017), 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' (2018), and 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' (2019)
    Height: 6'11

Why he might be annoying:

    His first name looks like a typo of ‘Jonas.’
    While playing in the Finnish basketball leagues, he sold insurance to make ends meet.
    He got cast as Chewbacca mainly for his height and because he had the same color eyes (blue) as Mayhew.

Why he might not be annoying:

    While attending and playing basketball for Penn State, he was twice named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team.
    He graduated Penn State a semester early in order to return to Finland for compulsory military service.
    He was a fan of ‘Star Wars’ growing up and always wanted to play… Luke. (Presumably, he didn’t know he would grow to wookie heights.)
    While in costume as Chewbacca, he carried candies in Chewie’s satchel, which he would give to kids on the set.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying