Star Wars fans are paying tribute to Angie Mayhew, the wife of actor Peter Mayhew.
As the wife of the Chewbacca star, who died in 2019, Angie would regularlu attend conventions alongside her husband, and was embraced by the fandom.
After his death, Angie would regularly update Star Wars fans via the Peter Mayhew Foundation, who announced news of her death on Sunday (2 April).
“It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our beloved Angie Mayhew,” the statement read.
“After complications from a double heart valve replacement surgery, she has joined her beloved, Peter Mayhew, in the stars. Her kindness, love and generosity will always be remembered.”
Angie recently spoke out against the selling of her late husband’s Star Wars memorabilia that was found in his attic after he died.
“When we moved out of this house, Peter’s movement challenges made it impossible for him...
As the wife of the Chewbacca star, who died in 2019, Angie would regularlu attend conventions alongside her husband, and was embraced by the fandom.
After his death, Angie would regularly update Star Wars fans via the Peter Mayhew Foundation, who announced news of her death on Sunday (2 April).
“It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our beloved Angie Mayhew,” the statement read.
“After complications from a double heart valve replacement surgery, she has joined her beloved, Peter Mayhew, in the stars. Her kindness, love and generosity will always be remembered.”
Angie recently spoke out against the selling of her late husband’s Star Wars memorabilia that was found in his attic after he died.
“When we moved out of this house, Peter’s movement challenges made it impossible for him...
- 4/2/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
When Peter Mayhew died in 2019, the actor best known for his “Chewbacca” role in several installments of the Star Wars series left behind an attic full of memorabilia.
The items included an original Star Wars script and a call sheet. Health problems prevented Mayhew from retrieving them from his attic when he moved, so the house’s new owners took custody.
Time passed, and the abandoned merchandise was recently put up for auction. That’s when the late actor’s wife, Angie Mayhew, got word of the potential sale and tweeted her dismay that the items were to be sold.
Auctioneer Angus Ashworth stepped in.
“I was approached by a lovely older couple who were clearing their attic a quarter of a century after moving into their property,” Ashworth said in a statement, per the BBC. “The contents of the attic included a bag of Star Wars memorabilia, which I...
The items included an original Star Wars script and a call sheet. Health problems prevented Mayhew from retrieving them from his attic when he moved, so the house’s new owners took custody.
Time passed, and the abandoned merchandise was recently put up for auction. That’s when the late actor’s wife, Angie Mayhew, got word of the potential sale and tweeted her dismay that the items were to be sold.
Auctioneer Angus Ashworth stepped in.
“I was approached by a lovely older couple who were clearing their attic a quarter of a century after moving into their property,” Ashworth said in a statement, per the BBC. “The contents of the attic included a bag of Star Wars memorabilia, which I...
- 2/11/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Peter Mayhew‘s wife, Angie Mayhew, is raising concerns about an upcoming auction that includes her husband’s Star Wars memorabilia. Mayhew, of course, is the actor who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars Universe. The actor passed away in 2019, though his memory lives forever through generations of Star Wars fans and his many appearances as the war-hardened Wookie. According to reports, Ryedale Auctioneers will sell Star Wars scripts, call sheets, and items found in Mayhew’s attic after his death. Angie Mayhew, who is against the things going up for auction, says the circumstances of the sale “really breaks [her] heart.”
“When we moved out of this house, Peter’s movement challenges made it impossible for him to get into the attic to get the rest of these memories,” Angie wrote on Twitter. “It really breaks my heart to see our belongings auctioned off like this by [auction house founder] Angus Ashworth and Ryedale Auctioneers.
“When we moved out of this house, Peter’s movement challenges made it impossible for him to get into the attic to get the rest of these memories,” Angie wrote on Twitter. “It really breaks my heart to see our belongings auctioned off like this by [auction house founder] Angus Ashworth and Ryedale Auctioneers.
- 2/9/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Angie Mayhew, the wife of the late “Star Wars” actor Peter Mayhew, is speaking out against an upcoming auction in which Peter’s “Star Wars” memorabilia will be sold. Ryedale Auctioneers is selling “Star Wars” scripts, call-sheets and more that were discovered in Peter Mayhew’s attic after his death. Peter starred as Chewbacca in George Lucas’ original “Star Wars” trilogy. Angie took to Twitter to say the auction “really breaks [her] heart.”
“When we moved out of this house, Peter’s movement challenges made it impossible for him to get into the attic to get the rest of these memories,” Angie wrote. “It really breaks my heart to see our belongings auctioned off like this by [auction house founder] Angus Ashworth and Ryedale Auctioneers.”
“It was one of Peter’s and my biggest regrets that we had to leave these items behind,” Angie added. “His knees and joints had gotten to be so...
“When we moved out of this house, Peter’s movement challenges made it impossible for him to get into the attic to get the rest of these memories,” Angie wrote. “It really breaks my heart to see our belongings auctioned off like this by [auction house founder] Angus Ashworth and Ryedale Auctioneers.”
“It was one of Peter’s and my biggest regrets that we had to leave these items behind,” Angie added. “His knees and joints had gotten to be so...
- 2/9/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
A new Wookiee entered the Star Wars scene with a warm welcome from Angie Mayhew, the widow of Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew.
On Wednesday Angie Mayhew tweeted a “warmest Wookiee welcome” to Carey Jones, who plays the “fierce Black Krrsantan” in Disney+’s The Book of Boba Fett. Jones’s Black Krrsantan, who first appeared in the series’ second episode, is the latest Wookiee following in the steps of the late Mayhew’s Chewbacca.
“You have some giant shoes to fill, welcome to the Wookiee family,” Angie Mayhew tweeted via the Peter Mayhew Foundation’s official Twitter account. “Peter would have loved seeing a Wookiee truly unleashed!”
Carey joins Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen in the Disney+ spinoff series. The Book of Boba Fett, which premiered on Dec. 29, finds legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigating the galaxy’s underworld when they return to the sands of...
On Wednesday Angie Mayhew tweeted a “warmest Wookiee welcome” to Carey Jones, who plays the “fierce Black Krrsantan” in Disney+’s The Book of Boba Fett. Jones’s Black Krrsantan, who first appeared in the series’ second episode, is the latest Wookiee following in the steps of the late Mayhew’s Chewbacca.
“You have some giant shoes to fill, welcome to the Wookiee family,” Angie Mayhew tweeted via the Peter Mayhew Foundation’s official Twitter account. “Peter would have loved seeing a Wookiee truly unleashed!”
Carey joins Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen in the Disney+ spinoff series. The Book of Boba Fett, which premiered on Dec. 29, finds legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigating the galaxy’s underworld when they return to the sands of...
- 1/26/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
What’s Wookiee for “Attaboy”?
The widow of Peter Mayhew, the 7-foot-2 Brit who famously originated the role of Chewbacca in the original Star Wars trilogy, has extended a warm welcome to The Book of Boba Fett‘s Carey Jones, who in Episode 2 of the Disney+ series made his first appearance as the gladiator-turned-bounty hunter Wookiee named Krrsantan.
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The widow of Peter Mayhew, the 7-foot-2 Brit who famously originated the role of Chewbacca in the original Star Wars trilogy, has extended a warm welcome to The Book of Boba Fett‘s Carey Jones, who in Episode 2 of the Disney+ series made his first appearance as the gladiator-turned-bounty hunter Wookiee named Krrsantan.
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- 1/26/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Star Wars actor Peter Mayhew, who originated the role of the beloved Chewbacca, died on Tuesday, his family said. He was 74. He died at his North Texas home surrounded by family, according to the statement. His cause of death was not announced.
The actor starred in the original trilogy as the Wookiee Chewbacca and reprised his role in the prequel movie, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. He didn’t originally aspire to be an actor. He was working as a hospital orderly, according to his Facebook page, when a...
The actor starred in the original trilogy as the Wookiee Chewbacca and reprised his role in the prequel movie, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. He didn’t originally aspire to be an actor. He was working as a hospital orderly, according to his Facebook page, when a...
- 5/3/2019
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Mark Hamill and William Shatner among those paying tribute to Star Wars star: ‘A big man with a bigger heart’
The family of Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the original Star Wars franchise, has announced his death on Twitter on Thursday. He was 74.
Mayhew died on 30 April in his North Texas home surrounded by his family, the statement on Twitter said. He is survived by his wife, Angie Mayhew, and their three children.
The family of Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the original Star Wars franchise, has announced his death on Twitter on Thursday. He was 74.
Mayhew died on 30 April in his North Texas home surrounded by his family, the statement on Twitter said. He is survived by his wife, Angie Mayhew, and their three children.
- 5/2/2019
- by Kari Paul and Stephanie Convery
- The Guardian - Film News
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