Jake Lloyd
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| Born | Jake Matthew Lloyd March 5, 1989 Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. |
| Other names | Jake Broadbent[1] Jacob Lloyd[2] |
| Occupation | Actor, entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1996–2001 (acting) |
Jake Matthew Lloyd (born March 5, 1989), also known as Jake Broadbent,[1] is an American former actor. He gained fame when he was chosen by George Lucas to play young Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, the first in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. He reprised this role in five subsequent Star Wars video games.
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Early life
Jake Matthew Lloyd was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, the son of William 'Bill' Lloyd, an E.M.T. set medic, and Lisa Riley, an entertainment agent.[3][4][5]
Child acting career
Lloyd began his acting career in 1996, playing Jimmy Sweet in 4 episodes of ER. He was then cast as Jake Warren in Unhook the Stars. He got his big break playing Jamie Langston in Jingle All The Way. He also played Mark Armstrong in Apollo 11.
Lloyd gained worldwide fame when he was chosen by George Lucas to play the young Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, the first film in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
After portraying Anakin in a chain of related video games, Lloyd retired from acting in 2001, citing bullying on the part of classmates and the stress of doing up to 60 interviews a day as his reasons for doing so. He stated in a 2012 interview that being in The Phantom Menace ruined his childhood and his acting career, and that he destroyed all of his Star Wars memorabilia out of anger toward the film.[6]
Education
Lloyd attended Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana.[7] He left Hollywood for Chicago, and dropped out after a semester at Columbia College Chicago, where he studied film and psychology.[8][9]
Post-Star Wars work
Lloyd continues to make appearances at sci-fi and comic-book festivals.[8] In 2012, he announced he was directing a documentary highlighting the Tibetan refugees in India, who are attempting to escape persecution by the Chinese.[10]
Lloyd was commissioned in 2012 to create a promo for singer Mallory Low's song, and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones actor Daniel Logan, who played young Boba Fett in that movie, was cast as the star in his video.[11]
Personal life
Lloyd currently lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.[citation needed]
On June 17, 2015, Lloyd (going by the name Jake Broadbent) was arrested for reckless driving, driving without a license, and resisting arrest.[12] His mother, Lisa, stated that Lloyd suffers from schizophrenia and that the incident was brought on by him having failed to take his medication. She added that Lloyd attacked her at her home in Indianapolis the previous March 26, also due to his struggles with the condition.[13]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Unhook the Stars | J.J. | |
| Jingle All the Way | Jamie Langston | ||
| Apollo 11 | Mark Armstrong | ||
| 1998 | The Pretender | Young Angelo | |
| 1999 | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace | Anakin Skywalker | Lead role Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Actor Ten Years or Younger Nominated–Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor |
| 2005 | Madison | Mike McCormick | shot in 2000, release delayed until 2005 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Star Wars Episode I: Racer | Anakin Skywalker | Main role |
| 2000 | Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles | Anakin Skywalker | voice |
| 2001 | Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds | Anakin Skywalker (Episode 1) | voice |
| Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing | Anakin Skywalker | ||
| 2002 | Star Wars Racer Revenge | Anakin Skywalker (Episode 1) | voice |
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | ER | Jimmy Sweet | "Dead of Winter" (Season 2, Episode 11) "The Right Thing" (Season 2, Episode 14) "A Shift in the Night" (Season 2, Episode 18) "Take These Broken Wings" (Season 2, Episode 21) |
References
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- ↑ "Jake Lloyd Biography (1989–)". Film Reference. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
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- ↑ "". Associated Press/The Indianapolis Star. June 22, 2015.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Actor who played Anakin Skywalker as child swears off 'Star Wars' for good" NBC News. March 9, 2012
- ↑ "Columbia College Chicago". CityTownInfo.com. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
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- Jake Lloyd at the Internet Movie Database
- Jake Lloyd Star Wars biography at StarWars.com
- Jake Lloyd – 10 years After Ep One – with Sci Fi Pi at the Wayback Machine (archived July 24, 2009)
- The Force Is Not With Him: Anakin Skywalker 10 Years Later at the Wayback Machine (archived July 28, 2009)
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- American male child actors
- American male film actors
- Carmel High School (Indiana) alumni
- Male actors from Colorado
- Male actors from Indiana
- Male actors from Bakersfield, California
- People from Fort Collins, Colorado
- Columbia College Chicago alumni
- 20th-century American male actors
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