R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon - Gizmodo Comments

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

JesusBeanBag — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:02:24 EDT

Did this dude play The Wizard?

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

gandalfbmg — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:55:31 EDT

I was there all weekend in KC sitting across from Kenny, and my wife and I have taken pretty ill with bad colds since Sunday night... There must've been a nasty bug passing around. Though to be fair, he was having problems with the asthma when he got into town and all week long before the con.

gandalfbmg

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

Zander — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:59:05 EDT

not to change the subject or anything, but did you know that Yoda was a puppet operated by the dude that made sesame street?

Zander

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

Zander — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:37:03 EDT

"I'm not naked just because I don't have any body armor!"

Wish you luck Kenny

Zander

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

Ultraorange — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:03:33 EDT

Dude it was Kansas City that did it. Hes was jsut here this weekend. My friends were like

"we got *cough* R2 *sneeze* D2s autograph, wish I could get over this flu already."

Ultraorange

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

ideaman2020 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:51:53 EDT

Hang in there, R2!

ideaman2020

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

dead_red_eyes — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:36:51 EDT

@nutbastard:

Once again, you win sir. Good show.

dead_red_eyes

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

Killjoy — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:30:04 EDT

If he was already ill before the convention, he should have stayed home making trees.

Get well, Kenny!

Killjoy

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

jstonemo — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:12:21 EDT

"taken ill"? Is the writer from Kentucky? What happened to "became sick"?

jstonemo

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

XJ_4x4 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:29:29 EDT

"OH MY GOD, THEY KILLED..."
Oops, wrong Kenny. Nevermind!

XJ_4x4

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

seamusMoon — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:29:15 EDT

Speedy recovery, Kenny!

seamusMoon

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

daversW — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:25:39 EDT

ever notice the word Ill in arial font looks like a roman numeral 3? why can there just be lines on the I?

daversW

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

DirkusMaximus — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:53:18 EDT

@nutbastard: Thread over. You win. Again.

DirkusMaximus

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

nutbastard — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:19:00 EDT

"You must repair him! Sir, if any of my circuits or gears will help, I'll gladly donate them!"

nutbastard

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

nutbastard — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:15:48 EDT

"We seem to be made to suffer. It's our lot in life."

nutbastard

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

rainfever — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:09:57 EDT

@Arelar: exactly what I thought when i read that.

rainfever

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

Pixelologist — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:33:40 EDT

@Mondoz: Indeed. Time Bandits, ftw.

Pixelologist

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

superbad — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:31:39 EDT

@jetexas: "I bet that guy isn't nearly as endearing when he actually talks versus just making whistling and buzzing noises."

You would be wrong. Go rent Time Bandits.

superbad

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

jetexas — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:25:45 EDT

I bet that guy isn't nearly as endearing when he actually talks versus just making whistling and buzzing noises.

jetexas

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

morphius — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:24:36 EDT

He was in KC and was on one of the local radio shows, Johnny Dare Morning Show, right before comicon and the guy was already sick. You could barely understand what the poor guy was saying his voice was so raspy. Seemed to be a good guy who generally loved playing R2-D2 and loved the smiles it put on kids and grown up faces alike. In the interview he came off as a real nice guy.

As a side note they said that he was the only actor to appear in all 6 movies.

Get well soon!

morphius

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

TheCyberBob — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:08:46 EDT

@Dirk: I believe it was just a sort of like gas pedal system for him. Not sure though. I'd have to watch the special feature disc again. The rest of the movements though (head turning, the little widgets that popped out of him, the sort of hobbling/walking thing he'd do on 2 legs) was all the actor inside there. A tad cramped even for the wee folk.

TheCyberBob

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

blackwand — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:07:38 EDT

Get well, my faithful co-pilot...

blackwand

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

zenpoet — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:59:21 EDT

What did he expect from rolling around and sticking his data cable in every unprotected port he came across?

To a speedy recovery, old friend!

zenpoet

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

ParJoe — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:58:06 EDT

AAARRRTOOOOOO!!!! Get well!!!

ParJoe

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

jetexas — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:50:55 EDT

I always thought it was amputees in the droids. I didn't know it was just little people.

jetexas

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

Mondoz — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:31:39 EDT

Get well soon, Fidget!

Mondoz

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

Sora57 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:19:09 EDT

Get well soon, Kenny. Sorry you are feeling under the weather. Then again, aren't you always?

Thhhppp beep bop.

Sora57

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

MrMaestr0 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:14:06 EDT

Must have caught it from that 90's printer...

MrMaestr0

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

rudeadly — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:06:53 EDT

"Excuse me sir, but that R2-D2 is in prime condition, a real bargain"

rudeadly

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

rudeadly — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:05:26 EDT

rudeadly

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

strider_mt2k — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:01:23 EDT

Kenny Baker, be well. :)

strider_mt2k

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

Dirk — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:54:06 EDT

Question about the R2D2 costume: Was there some sort of joystick in there that Baker used to move R2D2 around?

Dirk

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

vote Obama — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:53:22 EDT

the hero droid that never listened to advice - get well soon.

vote Obama

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

BasicBlack — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:40:05 EDT

"Manchester hospital after suffering a severe asthma attack"

Little-known fact. The R2D2 costume was composed almost entirely of resin-suspended asbestos.

BasicBlack

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

xenti — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:37:33 EDT

I was confused by this headline. I re-read four times trying to figure out what the hell "taken three" meant. Damn you sans serif fonts!

xenti

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

Arelar — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:37:27 EDT

there was a guy in there??!!! holy crap

Arelar

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

Miranda Kali — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:34:03 EDT

Get well soon, Kenny. :)

Miranda Kali

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

ps61318 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:32:48 EDT

Oh, and to be a total wanker, he's not the man "behind" our favorite droid, rather the man INSIDE our favorite droid.

ps61318

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

ps61318 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:31:39 EDT

@Kaiser-Machead: easy for you to say....

ps61318

R2-D2 Actor Kenny Baker Taken Ill, Giz Says Get Well Soon

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