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Peter Mayhew, Star Wars Actor, Shares Behind-the-Scenes Pictures

By Zachary Stieber
January 12, 2014 Updated: July 18, 2015

Peter Mayhew, the man behind Chewbacca in the popular “Star Wars” films, has let fans in on some of the behind-the-scenes moments in a string of pictures he shared. 

He shared them with his over 92,000 followers on Twitter.

Check them out below. 

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