Star Wars facts

Miss Piggy. Frank Oz created and performed the Muppet characters Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle along with Jim Henson in The Muppet Show. He also performed the voice and puppet for Yoda in Star Wars. Oz had a great deal of creative input on the character and was himself responsible for creating the character's trademark syntax.

The Phantom Menace is the first installment in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. The film is set 32 years before the original film, and follows Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi as they protect Queen Amidala in hopes of securing a peaceful end to a large-scale interplanetary trade dispute. Joined by Anakin Skywalker—a young slave with unusually strong natural powers of the Force—they simultaneously contend with the mysterious return of the Sith.

896 BBY. BBY is an acronym for "Before Battle of Yavin". In the Star Wars universe the reference to dating is the battle, in which Luke Skywalker destroyed the Death Star.

Darth Vader, also known by his birth name Anakin Skywalker, is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise Vader appears in the original film trilogy as a pivotal antagonist whose actions drive the plot, while his past as Anakin Skywalker and the story of his corruption are central to the narrative of the prequel trilogy.

Anthony Daniels is an English actor and mime artist. He is best known for playing C-3PO in the Star Wars film series. He is the only actor to have appeared in all of the major films in the series, as well as its many spin-offs .

Industrial Light & Magic is an American motion picture visual effects company that was founded in May 1975 by George Lucas. It is a division of the film production company, Lucasfilm, which Lucas founded, and was created when Lucas began production of the film Star Wars.

Kaleesh . General Grievous is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was introduced as a villain in 2004 in the animated series Star Wars. In the Star Wars "Legends" universe of non-canon novels, comic books, video games and animated series, Grievous was originally a Kaleesh warlord named Qymaen jai Sheelal, who suffered great injuries in a ship crash and was then rebuilt as an alien cyborg.

About 400 years. Adult Wookiees are typically taller than most humans, averaging 2.1 meters. They possess enormous strength. Wookiees have a keen sense of smell, are fully covered with a thick coat of hair, have good hand–eye coordination, and are shown to be excellent marksmen. Wookiees have a lifespan of several hundred years (about 400)