Mark Hamill

Mark Richard Hamill (Born September 25, 1951) is an American actor. Hamill is best known for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy (1977-1983) and as the voice of The Joker in Batman: The Animated Series. He also voices the character of Fire Lord Ozai in Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Early Life
Hamill was raised in Oakland, California, the son of Virginia Suzanne (née Johnson) and William Thomas Hamill, who was a captain in the U.S. Navy. He was one of seven children; two brothers, Will and Patrick, and four sisters, Terry, Jan, Jeanie, and Kim. As a child, his father's career meant numerous relocations, and he graduated from Nile C. Kinnick High School in Japan. He majored in drama at Los Angeles City College.

Early Career
Hamill's early career included voicing the character Corey Anders on the Saturday morning cartoon Jeannie by Hanna-Barbera Productions. He also portrayed the oldest son David on the pilot episode of Eight Is Enough, though the role was later performed by Grant Goodeve. He acted in TV series such as The Texas Wheelers, the first comedy TV series without a laughtrack, General Hospital, One Day At A Time, and Matlock. One of his earliest movies was the made-for-TV film The City.

Personal Life
In 1978, he married dental hygienist Marilou York. They have three children together: Nathan, Griffin and Chelsea. During the 1972 presidential race, Mark Hamill campaigned for candidate George McGovern. During the 2008 Democratic primary, Hamill has spoken on behalf of Barack Obama.

Filmography

 * Air Force One (Pilot)
 * Wizards (1977) (voice)
 * Star Wars (1977)
 * Corvette Summer (1978)
 * Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
 * Sam Fuller And The Big Red One (1979) (documentary)
 * The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
 * The Big Red One (1980)
 * The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia (1981)
 * Britannia Hospital (1982)
 * Return Of The Jedi (1983)
 * Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind (1984) (voice)
 * Castle In The Sky (1986) (voice)
 * Slipstream (1989)
 * Fall Of The Eagles (1989)
 * Midnight Ride (1990)
 * The Guyver (1991)
 * Black Magic Woman (1991)
 * Sleepwalkers (1992)
 * Time Runner (1993)
 * Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm (1993) (voice)
 * Silk Degrees (1994)
 * The Raffle (1994)
 * Village Of The Damned (1995)
 * Laserhawk (1997)
 * Hamilton (1998)
 * Watchers Reborn (1998)
 * Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island (1998) (voice)
 * Gen¹³ (1999) (voice)
 * Wing Commander (1999)
 * Walking Across Egypt (1999)
 * Sinbad: Beyond The Veil Of Mists (2000) (voice)
 * Scooby-Doo And The Alien Invaders (2000) (voice)
 * Joseph: King Of Dreams (2000) (voice)
 * Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker (voice)
 * Thank You, Good Night (2001)
 * Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
 * Earth Day (2001) (voice)
 * Soldier Of Fortune II: Double Helix (voice)
 * Balto II: Wolf Quest (2002) (voice)
 * Grandia Xtreme (2002) (voice)
 * Aero-Troopers: The Nemeclous Crusade (2003) (voice)
 * Danger Rangers (2005) (voice)
 * Dark Chronicle (2003) (voice)
 * Reeseville (2003)
 * Stripperella (2003) (voice)
 * Comic Book: The Movie (2004) (also director)
 * Repitition (2005)
 * Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) (voice)
 * Thru The Moebius Strip (2005) (voice)
 * Ultimate Avengers 2 (2006) (voice)
 * Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers (2006) (voice)
 * Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006) (voice)
 * Metalocalypse (2006) (voice)
 * Danny Phantom (2007) (voice)
 * My Friends Tigger And Pooh (2007) (voice)
 * Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007) (voice)

Short Subjects

 * Earth Day (2001) (voice)
 * Baxter And Bananas (2002) (voice)
 * Burl's (2003) (narrator)
 * Wolf Tracer's Dinosaur Island (2004) (voice)
 * Batman: New Times (2005) (voice)
 * Todd Wainio In World War Z: An Oral History Of The Zombie War (2006)