[54], Hamill returned to film after a six-year hiatus with the 1989 science fiction film Slipstream. [107][failed verification] In June 2012, WB Games released the expansion pack titled "The Last Laugh" for the video game DC Universe Online, featuring Hamill as the Joker. I've enjoyed every minute behind the wheel of the Clown Prince's crazy car – I'm going to miss him more than I can say!!".

[131] In 2016, he endorsed P.G. In 2009, Hamill voiced Elder Orin in Battle for Terra. [94], Hamill's role as the Joker began in the 1992 series Batman: The Animated Series[25] and continued to many later spin-off series, video games and films. Has actually played two roles in the original Star Wars trilogy. Though the voice role he is most known for is Batman's archenemy the Joker,[25] his success as the Joker has led him to portray a wide variety of characters in television, film, anime, and video games (mostly similar super-villains). Hamill received critical acclaim for his performance, which put him in high demand as a voice-over actor of cartoon villains.

Birthplace Oakland, CA . [80], Hamill did not star in any live-action films for a number of years until 2011 when he starred in the Hungarian film Thelomeris, on which he was a creative consultant. [116] Positive reception was met for Hamill's performance as the Joker, with some citing it as his best performance of the character. [9] By his junior year, his father was stationed in Japan, where Hamill attended and was a member of the Drama Club at Nile C. Kinnick High School, from which he graduated in 1969. ", which parodies DC's Crisis on Infinite Earths and also references several other classic comics. In 2009, Hamill voiced Elder Orin in Battle for Terra. He's great! He also reprised the Trickster for the series, as well as voicing Swamp Thing. He and his crew shot most of the "mockumentary" film during the 2002 San Diego Comic-Con and enlisted Stan Lee, Kevin Smith, Bruce Campbell and Hugh Hefner in small roles. [2], Robert Englund was auditioning for a role in Apocalypse Now when he walked across the hall where auditions were taking place for George Lucas's Star Wars. [40], After the success of Star Wars, Hamill found that audiences identified him very closely with the role of Luke Skywalker,[41] after which he became a teen idol and appeared on teen magazine covers such as Tiger Beat and others. I totally understand that because I remember walking out of, I never saw myself so much as an actor.
I wanted to be a cartoonist like. [45] To further distance himself from his early blockbuster role, Hamill started acting on Broadway, starring in plays such as The Elephant Man in 1979,[46] Amadeus in 1983,[47] Harrigan 'N Hart in 1985 (for which he received a Drama Desk Award nomination),[48] Room Service in 1986[49] and The Nerd in 1987–88. [34][35][36] Hamill later expressed regret for having made those statements, calling the film an "all-time great",[37] and reprised his role as Skywalker for the last time in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. In 1977 Hamill won the Star Wars auditions for the role of Luke Skywalker. [78], Hamill also appeared in the television series Criminal Minds in the last two episodes of season eight as John Curtis, aka "The Replicator", a serial killer who has been stalking the BAU team throughout the show's eighth season. [81], The next year, Hamill starred in two more live-action films, British horror film Airborne and the small independent film Sushi Girl. He portrayed the oldest son, David, in the pilot episode of Eight Is Enough, though the role was later performed by Grant Goodeve. Hamill later said that the stories surrounding his injuries had become exaggerated. ", "Exclusive: Mark Hamill to Voice The Joker for 'Batman: The Killing Joke' Animated Film", "Star Wars Celebration: Mark Hamill reads Joker's Batman: The Killing Joke lines", "EXCLUSIVE: Mark Hamill Returns as The Joker in Justice League Action Clip", "Justice League Action - Missing the Mark - Episode 14", "Mark Hamill, Kevin Conroy Lead All-Star Lego DC Super-Villains Cast", "I never expected to be remembered for anything", "Mark Hamill's Daughter Had a Secret Cameo in This Week's 'The Flash, "All Three Of Mark Hamill's Kids Are Actually In Star Wars: The Last Jedi", "Just The Best : Sienn's Mark Hamill Page : Interviews 1970", "Mark Hamill: Mitt Romney Is A 'Snake Oil Salesman' Who 'Must Be Defeated, "Mark Hamill Records Donald Trump's John Lewis Twitter Rant as The Joker", "EXCLUSIVE: Mark Hamill Comes Clean About His 20-Year David Letterman Obsession", "Mark Hamill to Receive Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mark_Hamill&oldid=984233056, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2016, Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected biographies of living people, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Articles with failed verification from February 2018, Internet Off-Broadway Database person ID same as Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Catastrophe in Substitute Springfields!" - Mark Hamill on his auto accident. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! You know how there are some stars out there who know how to market themselves?

He is best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars film series. He voiced Colonel Muska in the second English-language version of Castle in the Sky and the Mayor of Pejite in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, both directed by Hayao Miyazaki and distributed by Disney.[87]. [114] On July 27, Collider reported that Hamill would voice the Joker in the film. But I've read accounts about how my face has been reconstructed with plastic surgery and how I was pulling myself along the highway with one arm looking for help. The wealth is not... Mark Hamill Net Worth 2020: Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Kids, Bio-Wiki, Net Worth & Salary of Mark Hamill in 2020, Top 15 Richest Families in the World 2020, Top 10 Richest People in the World 2020 – Latest Update, Yes (Nathan Hamill, Chelsea Hamill, Griffin Hamill). [115] The film was released in theaters for a two-day limited time. As a prolific voice actor, he has built a reputation for himself there too, and some of his latest acting work is Bunyan and Babe 2017, Batman: The Killing Joke 2016, Regular Show: The Movie 2015, among many other television shows. Kinnick High School was located in Yokohama, Japan until its relocation to Yokosuka, Japan in 1971. Hamill is the co-writer of The Black Pearl, a comic book miniseries published by Dark Horse Comics. [54], Hamill returned to film after a six-year hiatus with the 1989 science fiction film Slipstream. He attempted to avoid typecasting by appearing in the 1978 film Corvette Summer[15] and the better-known 1980 World War II film The Big Red One. "use strict";(function(){var insertion=document.getElementById("citation-access-date");var date=new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined,{month:"long",day:"numeric",year:"numeric"});insertion.parentElement.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(date),insertion)})(); Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives.
[75] A comic book fan who attended science fiction and comic conventions before he became famous, Hamill stated that his character was based on an exaggerated version of himself. He and his crew shot most of the "mockumentary" film during the 2002 San Diego Comic-Con and enlisted Stan Lee, Kevin Smith, Bruce Campbell and Hugh Hefner in small roles. He has also written several stories for Simpsons Comics, including "Catastrophe in Substitute Springfields! [87], Aside from voice acting on television, Hamill has starred in multiple animated films. In September 2013, Hamill's friend Robert Englund confirmed that "they've got Mark in the gym because Mark's coming back as Luke Skywalker. in 2017. After watching the auditions for a while, he realized that Hamill, his friend, would be perfect for the role of Luke Skywalker. He also voiced the Joker in the 1993 theatrical film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and the 2000 direct-to-video film Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. I'd been a working actor for over 6 years & had my own Apt.

[70] Hamill appears in Squadron 42, the single player campaign from the Star Citizen computer game universe as Lieutenant Commander Steve "Old Man" Colton. This is a pseudonym of Mark Hamill (I). [127] All three kids have cameos as Resistance soldiers in The Last Jedi.