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Ian McDiarmid Having the Time of His Life

Screenshot: Lucasfilm

The Emperor appeared in Empire, but the Emperor became the Emperor when Ian McDiarmid stepped in for Return of the Jedi, delivering a gloriously meaty, campy, and yet still menacing turn with relatively little screentime. A cackle so good they just kept him returning, somehow.

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