About Jake Lloyd
Jake Matthew Lloyd (born March 5, 1989) is an American former actor who portrayed young Anakin Skywalker in the film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) and Jamie Langston in Jingle All the Way (1996). == Early life == Jake Matthew Lloyd was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, on March 5, 1989 to Josh Broadbent and his wife, Lisa (née Flowers). Lloyd attended Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana, where he graduated in 2007. == Career == === 1996–2000: Acting debut and stardom with Star Wars === Lloyd began his acting career in 1996, playing Jimmy Sweet in four 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. 3,000 other candidates auditioned for the role and the process of finding an actor to play the role took up to two years. Lucas selected other children who had auditioned to attend a screen test at Skywalker Ranch in March 1997. Producer Rick McCallum said, "Jake has a very interesting personality.
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