Help us find and improve next week's Connection Finder profiles: Star Wars [closed]

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It's almost Star Wars Day: May the 4th, ("May the Fourth be with you") and there is a special pop-up challenge for Star Wars voice actor Christopher Sean ("Kazudo Xiono" in Star Wars: Resistance and "Asu" in Star Wars: Visions). So, this has us looking at members of the Star Wars universe in the Connection Finder next week.

Here's who we're getting started on:

Who else should we feature? We have room for eleven notables. We can't feature everyone who is nominated, but if we don't feature a profile you work on, we may use it sometime in the future. And, of course, all contributions help improve our shared tree.

Our choice of features will depend partly on the notable person's CC7, i.e. their connection count within seven degrees. The more connections they have, the more likely it is for all WikiTree members to find a close and interesting connection to them. So, if you nominate someone, please help grow their CC7.

We'll make a final decision on which ones to feature early next week.

Please reply here with what you're working on so that we don't duplicate our efforts. Thank you!

Take note that this is not the place to discuss why you think we shouldn't feature someone if those reasons are due to politics, actions, or opinions of those being suggested.  Mentioning things like their not being connected, their biography still needing work, erroneous information, etc. are all suitable for discussion here and an opportunity to correct those situations.

Help us plan Connection Finder themes for 2023 here.

closed with the note: Feature: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1578425/which-star-wars-character-are-you-most-closely-connected-to
in The Tree House by Abby Glann G2G6 Pilot (828k points)
closed by Abby Glann

4 Answers

+14 votes

Hi Abby,

I love doing a Star Wars theme! Can we look at all the big stars from the original series (Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Kenny Baker, etc.) and see their CC7s? If anyone is especially well-connected I think we should feature them again, even if we have featured them in the past.

Chris

by Chris Whitten G2G Astronaut (1.6m points)
I think that's a great idea. It can be super hard to narrow down to feature with this particular theme because it's such a big franchise.
Can I request Christopher be one of those pending connection?
Don't forget the legendary Sir Alec Guinness!

I'm still trying to figure out how to get a CC7 from another person when they've got a high number, as it seems to sort of peter out above 1000, but here goes:

Carrie Fisher - 1137+

Mark Hamill - 1857+

Kenny Baker - 97 105 109

Alec Guinness - 679

Harrison Ford - 147

Peter Cushing - 326 336

Anthony Daniels - 2 (UNCONNECTED)

Peter Mayhew - 186

David Prowse - 468

Philip Brown - 128

That's the vast majority from the first movie in 1977.

Adding those from the Empire Strikes Back:

Billy Dee Williams - 128

Frank Oz - 590

Jeremy Bulloch - 171

Clive Revill - 1 (UNCONNECTED)

Jack Purvis (was also in first movie) - 9

John Hollis - 69

And Return of the Jedi additions:

Sebastian Shaw - 27

Ian McDiarmid - 1 (UNCONNECTED)

James Earl Jones - 345

Warwick Davis - 98

There were many more actors/actresses who appeared in the 3 original films, and many who were repeated across the movies, but these were probably the main cast.
Revill-290 has been created now.
Thanks, Scott and Steven.
+21 votes

The US Black Heritage Project recently connected Billy Dee Williams,Jr, who played Lando Calrissian.  Would love to see him featured!  He currently has CC7 of 127.

by Katie Bryant G2G6 Mach 8 (83.8k points)
Yes, please!! We all worked so hard to connect him!
Love it!
Truly fantastic choice Katie!!
Billy's CC7 - 128
Thanks, Katie.
+18 votes

Perhaps consider one of the originals, but not quite as often heralded, Peter Walton Cushing, who played Grand Moff Tarkin

He had quite and impressive career prior to the Star Wars franchise and has a CC7 around 330.

by Brian Quesnell G2G6 Pilot (112k points)
edited by Brian Quesnell
Thanks, Brian.
+9 votes
Denis Lawson, Lawson-3549.  Wedge Antilles from original series.  Came back to cameo in recent series of films.
by Susanna Yeakel G2G6 Mach 3 (38.3k points)
CC7 is 22 I believe.
Thanks, Susanna.

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