What The World Never Knew About Peter Mayhew

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  • @GrungeHQ
    @GrungeHQ  5 років тому +189

    RIP to the legend who brought us Chewbacca.

    • @fanoboss
      @fanoboss 5 років тому +1

      3:37 ... Really Grunge ?
      I think you could have generated a little more content than that. It just seems half hearted and he is deserving of more than that.

    • @legendarymemes1120
      @legendarymemes1120 5 років тому

      Yep

    • @Jev__06
      @Jev__06 5 років тому

      Now he's resting with han..

    • @TOTALLYKILLER627
      @TOTALLYKILLER627 5 років тому

      My favorite Star Wars character

    • @GoldRangerFanGirl35
      @GoldRangerFanGirl35 4 роки тому

      Jevan Christian you mean Leia. Han is still around

  • @SuitcaseShuffle
    @SuitcaseShuffle 5 років тому +60

    RIP you big awesome fuzzball. True legend and gentleman.

  • @NateGerardRealEstateTeam
    @NateGerardRealEstateTeam 5 років тому +45

    When I was 8, I wrote Carrie Fisher and asked for a picture. Someone at the studio sent me one and whoever signed it wrote “Let the Wookie win!” Loved Chewie and Peter was a top notch human.

  • @jimmyb79
    @jimmyb79 5 років тому +31

    Bless him - comes across as a great bloke who genuinely loves the character. RIP

  • @pamelamays4186
    @pamelamays4186 5 років тому +56

    RIP Mr. Mayhew.
    Chewie can now watch over Princess Leia.

  • @LimeonStoni
    @LimeonStoni 5 років тому +49

    May the force be with you. Thank you for everything you’ve done.

  • @dionbarnabe
    @dionbarnabe 5 років тому +83

    Going to miss that big walking carpet.

  • @christalbot210
    @christalbot210 5 років тому +43

    Met Peter Mayhew at a convention once. I put my hand against his. My fingertips reached the base of his fingers. He was a gentle quiet man and he was really cool. You are missed sir.

    • @postersandstuff
      @postersandstuff 5 років тому +1

      I found both him and Baker sour....met them twice , seems Mayhew started to be more and more cranky around 2005

    • @Christbepraised
      @Christbepraised 5 років тому

      So true. They say he didnt want to hurt anyone

  • @thedoublechamp9319
    @thedoublechamp9319 5 років тому +4

    That’s a trip I never knew that Chewbacca actually spoke English during the scenes so Han Solo could understand him. Such an amazing Movie.

  • @scotthintze5901
    @scotthintze5901 5 років тому +1

    I'm so pleased that I met the actor at a sci-fi expo in Plano, TX back in 1997. I had him autograph my action figures, poster, photo and a book, plus a photo of him. I saw him several times over the years. When I heard he passed away, my heart sunk. I will always remember Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca. I also heard how he got the part. He said, " I was sitting in one of the sofas in the casting rooms, and when George Lucas and Gary Kurtz entered the room, I stood up. George and Gary looked up and said, 'Hmm', George turned to Gary and said, 'I think we found him'".

  • @-4subscriberswithahammerad521
    @-4subscriberswithahammerad521 5 років тому +112

    Goodbye Chewie, we will always love you
    youre resting with Han now

  • @bradenpotts
    @bradenpotts 5 років тому +13

    I love how he actually just said “That old man’s mad,” rest in piece Peter Mayhew, your legacy will live on.

    • @GoldRangerFanGirl35
      @GoldRangerFanGirl35 4 роки тому

      Nelson Robert Willis i actually know the other actor who played Vader personally

  • @Daehawk
    @Daehawk 5 років тому +15

    Unlike most stars I never heard or read a single bad or mean thing about Peter. In fact it was always the opposite.....nicest guy....most charitable....all around nice. If only the world could be like that.

    • @Syklonus
      @Syklonus 5 років тому +3

      Him and Harrison Ford got on really well together, which is strange considering how grumpy Ford is.

    • @GoldRangerFanGirl35
      @GoldRangerFanGirl35 4 роки тому +1

      Daehawk i know someone personally who knew Chewie personally

    • @Deepwaterjew
      @Deepwaterjew 3 роки тому +1

      I lived in very close to Boyd Tx, I'm a neighboring city called Azle Tx to be exact. I bumped into a few times at the grocery store, I had already known who he was from meeting him at a convention. He was generally a great person, would walk and talk, and grab groceries. Loved having some short talks with him, I guess you could say that we were "friends" because he'd spot or I'd spot him and we'd greet each other. Hated hearing that he had passed.

  • @GrimReaper4383
    @GrimReaper4383 5 років тому +8

    This brought a tear to my eye.

  • @darthblackandmild1742
    @darthblackandmild1742 5 років тому +1

    Cheers to Mr. Mayhew ‘s performance of Chewbacca, from whom I first discovered the importance and value of loyalty.

  • @138boris
    @138boris 5 років тому +22

    Chewy, we're home😢😢😩

  • @thebruce9042
    @thebruce9042 5 років тому +7

    My favourite Star Wars character always. RIP, Peter.

  • @schizoidboy
    @schizoidboy 5 років тому +1

    I must admit just seeing the picture of Chewbacca scared me as a kid, but now I love the character. God rest his soul.

  • @JakesMetalChat
    @JakesMetalChat 5 років тому +3

    R.I.P Peter Mayhew. You're gone, but not forgotten. We all love you.

  • @Rob_1776
    @Rob_1776 5 років тому +1

    RIP to the real chewy! Star Wars a true masterpiece! It will be hard to imagine him not being in that suit ever again!!

  • @emmakopping4721
    @emmakopping4721 3 роки тому

    Thank you for this video

  • @xbmpr
    @xbmpr 3 роки тому

    Peter just looked like that cool record store owner you could talk to for hours. RIP to a big part of my childhood and life in general lol truly thank u Mr. Mayhew

  • @bryanmiller5060
    @bryanmiller5060 5 років тому +3

    A giant with a giant heart.

  • @JohnnyBeane
    @JohnnyBeane 5 років тому

    Met Peter twice. Very cool dude!!! RIP

    • @GoldRangerFanGirl35
      @GoldRangerFanGirl35 5 років тому +1

      Johnny Beane he was so cool. Wish I could have met him

  • @CPT85
    @CPT85 5 років тому +5

    Whoa! There’s recorded footage of Chewbacca speaking English in all his lines!? I gotta look that up!
    RIP Peter Mayhew... 😑

  • @Name-ps9fx
    @Name-ps9fx 3 роки тому

    Very good tribute! And introduction to the newie Chewie!

  • @TheProtagonist2020
    @TheProtagonist2020 5 років тому +3

    In Loving Memory Of
    Peter William Mayhew
    (5/19/1944-4/30/2019)

  • @michaeldean4228
    @michaeldean4228 5 років тому +1

    Rest in peace
    Had the great honor of meeting him not once but three times amd it was so much fun

    • @postersandstuff
      @postersandstuff 5 років тому

      Met him twice , both him and Kenny Baker were sour pusses (why do cons if they dont even want to meet fans in the first place ?)

    • @kevcatnip7589
      @kevcatnip7589 5 років тому

      Seems like STAR WARS is dying all round us ,,, bye PETER and love to your family

  • @davidogundipe808
    @davidogundipe808 5 років тому +35

    Who else loves Chewbacca

  • @U2QuoZepplin
    @U2QuoZepplin 11 днів тому

    I never thought Chewie was actually speaking English underneath those growls and cries . That's a very new bit of trivia for me.

  • @victorkempe5661
    @victorkempe5661 5 років тому +1

    RIP PETER CHEEWIE MAYHEW YOURE NOW ONE WITH THE FORCE THANKS FOR ALL THE MEMORIES

  • @junior1138
    @junior1138 5 років тому +2

    Lots of folks are missing the work of the Mayhew Foundation. It’s a thing, google it.

  • @vstar7196
    @vstar7196 5 років тому +2

    You missed the mark. Lucas never selected Prowse for Vader. Prowse was given the choice of Chewbacca or Vader. Prowse made his own choice.

  • @dreadlegend7365
    @dreadlegend7365 5 років тому

    Ive never been afraid of you, Chewy, just wanna give you a big hug.

  • @thestarwarscraft4005
    @thestarwarscraft4005 5 років тому

    Peter is a legend. The amount of time he put into creating Chewie. Then taking his time into training Joonas. Peter, you are and will be missed greatly.

  • @simonfarrell6585
    @simonfarrell6585 5 років тому

    Great vid, the role of chewie &/or vader was initially offered to David Prowse who chose vader as he said "he didn't fancy three years in a monkey costume" hence mayhew became chewbacca

  • @dmitri9042
    @dmitri9042 5 років тому +2

    I wanna cry.

  • @chicotheminecraft8399
    @chicotheminecraft8399 5 років тому +4

    I got to meet him in real Life 😭 when I was a kid

  • @kali3665
    @kali3665 5 років тому +2

    The greatest lesson we learned from Peter Mayhew: Let the Wookiee win. We will miss you, Big Man....

  • @Christbepraised
    @Christbepraised 5 років тому

    Sad loss. Big, but gentle guy who never wanted to hurt anyone

  • @CanadianGamerDad
    @CanadianGamerDad 5 років тому +1

    I met him a few years ago he was a gentle giant. He will be missed .

  • @jackflip4877
    @jackflip4877 3 роки тому +2

    I never understood why we never had subtitles for Chewbacca. We had them for Jabba the Hutt, Greedo, and others but not Chewbacca. Why?

  • @thebiggeek8057
    @thebiggeek8057 5 років тому +3

    He will be missed. There can be only one Chewbacca, and Peter is it.

  • @U2QuoZepplin
    @U2QuoZepplin 11 днів тому

    I guess of the Star Wars actors who have passed away now Peter Mayhew and Carrie Fisher are the ones we all miss the most . Kenny Baker probably fits that bill too.

  • @PrideofPitchers
    @PrideofPitchers 5 років тому

    "that old man's mad" xDDDD

  • @soniascott4699
    @soniascott4699 5 років тому +1

    May the force be with you Peter.

  • @williamgroves3134
    @williamgroves3134 5 років тому +2

    Sad this hurts thank you for honoring him

  • @lauradavis6844
    @lauradavis6844 5 років тому +5

    Thank you, Peter

  • @ravenhawk538
    @ravenhawk538 5 років тому +1

    may he rest in peace and long live his memory and Chewy

  • @Dan_druft
    @Dan_druft 5 років тому +1

    Iv never seen a single film of star wars but I have enjoyed the parodies. R.I.P Big Guy

  • @duncanbrown1864
    @duncanbrown1864 5 років тому +7

    I wonder if Peter had the same medical "problem" as Joey Ramone and Abe Lincoln?! He was great. I was 7 when I saw Star Wars - been a part of my life ever since. Sadly missed.

    • @kali3665
      @kali3665 5 років тому +2

      A few obits mentioned that Mayhew had Marfan's Syndrome, which some historians think Lincoln had. One of the symptoms was enlarged limbs, and Mayhew was first noticed for having the largest feet in Britain.

  • @brendannahor1460
    @brendannahor1460 Рік тому

    When the guy who played the Wookie General on Kashyyyk was getting into his costume for the first time, he said "How do i play a Wookie?"
    And was told, "Just Watch Peter!"
    🤔

  • @Wookiestick
    @Wookiestick 5 років тому

    I asked Peter a couple years back on a reddit AMA how Chewie took a dump. A- like a dog, pacing around in a circle and then squatting down to drop a deuce. Or B- grabbing a pipe and reading a paper-- he responded "pipe and paper".
    By the by, he was extremely active on Reddit and Twitter, occasionally making surprise comments out of nowhere. He was also at Celebrations 2019 mere days before his death.

  • @MrStfmg
    @MrStfmg 5 років тому +1

    Thank you so much Peter.😰

  • @Scott-pv2gu
    @Scott-pv2gu 5 років тому

    Happy Birthday Peter

  • @cuttersgoose
    @cuttersgoose 5 років тому +6

    RIP CHEWIE

  • @mr420srh1
    @mr420srh1 5 років тому

    Great man

  • @morganjones1966
    @morganjones1966 5 років тому

    was so so sad to hear of Peter Mayhews death he was a true gent sadly missed

  • @nathandrake3070
    @nathandrake3070 5 років тому

    Sad to see him gone glad he left such a cool legacy

  • @yodasscrotum
    @yodasscrotum 5 років тому

    @1.08 names David prowse as darth vader, while showing a video of the stunt Co ordinator who did some darth vader fight scenes...

    • @Jetblack73
      @Jetblack73 5 років тому

      Are you sure? Looks like Dave Prowse to me.

  • @pavlenikolic2989
    @pavlenikolic2989 5 років тому

    May the force be with you.......

  • @xpertraptor18
    @xpertraptor18 4 роки тому

    Joonas suotamo did a good job stepping in as chewie for the scenes Mayhew couldn’t do

  • @JonathanFalconeryt
    @JonathanFalconeryt 5 років тому +3

    I think this world has lost a true legend and the man who made the legend of chewie happen. May Peter live on!

  • @chichiboypumpi
    @chichiboypumpi 5 років тому

    Chewie, you're truly home

  • @steve-0493
    @steve-0493 5 років тому +3

    RIP Chewie.. you will be missed.. hopefully u can be at peace,and not be stuck with an eternity of the Holiday Special 😒

  • @catjudo1
    @catjudo1 5 років тому

    There was once an orange cat who ate a Tesseract and his name used to be Chewy... That Chewy was a bit smaller though. I would love to hear more outtakes with Chewbacca talking normally... I'll bet they're a trip. May Mr. Mayhew also sleep well and dream of large women.

  • @Mrfettt
    @Mrfettt 3 роки тому

    Peter did play chewbacca in the last jedi but mostly the scenes where he's sitting because by that time he was in a wheelchair unfortunately that was the last time he played him

  • @maggiesouza7
    @maggiesouza7 4 роки тому

    Sorry my hero is the only Chewbacca. He's been my hero for ten years and now hes gone, I WANT MY HERO BACK people don't understand how much I love Peter but hes my world... my everything. I remeber when I saw marks post on instagram, i was calling my best friend at the time and once I saw it i remeber saying "no no, oh my god I'm gonna cry" and then hung up and cried for the rest of the night. I've been crying every night for a year now because I want him back. I need him. I know he had health issues and I know hes taking care of my princess I just can't help but think that I want him here. correction I NEED him here. Im never gonna get over his death I just can't. It feels like a fresh wound that won't heal. I need my hero. Hes in a galaxy far far away and im not ready for that.

  • @x3n0l3e6
    @x3n0l3e6 5 років тому

    Legend

  • @rileyvenable4297
    @rileyvenable4297 5 років тому

    We miss you Peter!

  • @docbrown7916
    @docbrown7916 5 років тому

    Few ppl could've done it, noone did it like he did, not easy getting older, things don't work as well but he did it great till the end.

  • @davidjones6470
    @davidjones6470 5 років тому

    Loved chewie one of the best in star wars

  • @mrg466
    @mrg466 3 роки тому

    At least Chewie finally got his medal !

  • @neurospizz75
    @neurospizz75 5 років тому

    Will miss you Chewy

  • @Bfritter1
    @Bfritter1 4 роки тому

    Best character in star wars

  • @benlewis6192
    @benlewis6192 5 років тому

    RIP Peter you will always be a legend for making Chewie your own Say hi to Carrie Fisher for me while in heavens

  • @MADMAX839
    @MADMAX839 5 років тому

    May The Force Be With You Peter. RIP.

  • @MarioCaez
    @MarioCaez 5 років тому

    Grunge Squad!!!

  • @dw9932
    @dw9932 3 роки тому

    I met him before he died he was cool it was in 2014 when he went to Pensacola's comic conventions

  • @kathiejohns1418
    @kathiejohns1418 5 років тому

    RIP Peter!

  • @kellielynn3679
    @kellielynn3679 Рік тому

    My Grandpa said we are related! James A Mayhew from Scottsville Ky?!

  • @shiningwhitelight9710
    @shiningwhitelight9710 5 років тому

    ♥️ CHEWY

  • @ninjamaster3453
    @ninjamaster3453 5 років тому

    Why do they dislike the original character actor or Darth Vader so much? That bodybuilder guy.

  • @mattlinthicum4207
    @mattlinthicum4207 5 років тому

    we'll miss you!

  • @oswald1068
    @oswald1068 5 років тому

    The one and only Wookie ever existed

  • @issacmatthews934
    @issacmatthews934 5 років тому

    R.I.P Mr. Chewbacca😢✌

  • @scootergreen3
    @scootergreen3 3 роки тому

    I bet Peter Mayhew said to David Prowse; Hey shorty.

  • @warpartyattheoutpost4987
    @warpartyattheoutpost4987 5 років тому +1

    He's been known to pull people's arms outta their sockets when he loses.

  • @reynabryer
    @reynabryer 5 років тому +3

    I have a feeling he is with Carrie Fisher in the forcs

    • @noahprestonediting6966
      @noahprestonediting6966 5 років тому

      If there's an afterlife. There's will be one truly special. Force ghosts anyone?

    • @oldenweery7510
      @oldenweery7510 5 років тому

      Yeah, that would be fitting.

    • @JohnSmith-uy7sv
      @JohnSmith-uy7sv 4 роки тому

      Ephesians 2:8-9
      8 For by God's grace are we saved through faith; not by works, (or being a firefighter or law enforcement or a hero or a marine or a veteran or actor or puppeteer or News reporter/anchor or a soul singer or killed by a terrorist or a sports hero or our heritage or ethnic background or a fashion designer or a rock star or body builder or a writer or cooking show host or walk into a room and lite up a room with their smile or a pioneer or a super pop star or bounty hunter or race car driver or football coach or country music singer or basketball star or being modest or being humble or a Disney star actor or game show host or making people laugh or making people happy or a war hero or dying for your country or never killing anyone) 9 it is the free gift of God, not that anyone can boast of their salvation." Eternity will not be about any of us or what we have done. It will all be about Jesus Christ who died on a cross to save us from our sins. We all deserve hell and then the Lake of Fire that burns with sulphur and fire on Judgement day.

  • @jmmbarkovich8734
    @jmmbarkovich8734 5 років тому +1

    May the 4th be with you all!

  • @stevehenrichs5091
    @stevehenrichs5091 5 років тому

    A GENTLE GIANT!

  • @michellejackson5011
    @michellejackson5011 5 років тому +1

    I didn't know he died😭😭

  • @justinseymour4341
    @justinseymour4341 5 років тому +2

    Rest In Peace chewie you loveable Wookiee

  • @gothicdragonwarriorqueen5819
    @gothicdragonwarriorqueen5819 5 років тому +3

    To a noble and most adorable wookie in the whole galaxy ,REST IN PEACE, Peter Mayhew ,and may the force be with you!!!😔🙏❤🌹⚘🌷🌸

  • @marcfield1234
    @marcfield1234 5 років тому

    R.I.P. you fuzz ball. Take care of the princess for me.

  • @Dvildg-ll2gx
    @Dvildg-ll2gx 5 років тому

    Rest in peace Chewy

  • @johnyost9313
    @johnyost9313 5 років тому

    Thank you for all the good memories Peter Mayhew, R.I.P. and May the force be with you

  • @bartonbrevis3831
    @bartonbrevis3831 5 років тому

    The Princess, you have to look after her. You hear me?

  • @max711me
    @max711me 5 років тому

    Rest in peace

  • @SkepticalChris
    @SkepticalChris 5 років тому +1

    Mayhew's biggest contribution to the massive Star Wars fandom, was his heart.

    • @kevcatnip7589
      @kevcatnip7589 5 років тому

      Sadly the british cast members were under rated ,,,They just couldnt do that camp thing ,,,