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When I came up with the character of Wicket for 'Return Of The Jedi', which was my first film, I was a kid of 11 years old, and I basically was playing a very young Ewok.

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Warwick Davis
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: February 3
Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Epsom
Surrey
Warwick Ashley Davis
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Film
Kids
Young
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Wicket
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Basically
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Return
Years
Playing

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