Kenny Baker (English actor)

Kenny Baker, English actor (died 2016)

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Born: August 24, 1934
Died: August 13, 2016
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Birth year: 1934

About Kenny Baker (English actor)

Kenneth George Baker was an English actor, comedian and musician. He portrayed the character R2-D2 in the Star Wars franchise and also appeared in The Elephant Man, Time Bandits, Willow, Flash Gordon, Amadeus and Labyrinth. On 22 March 1976, Baker's first day of filming took place at Tunisia which provided the setting for Tatooine. It received positive reviews, was the highest-grossing film of 2015 and grossed $2.07 billion worldwide.

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Kenny Baker (English actor) timeline

1976On 22 March 1976, Baker's first day of filming took place at Tunisia which provided the setting for Tatooine.
2015It received positive reviews, was the highest-grossing film of 2015 and grossed $2.07 billion worldwide.

The world when Kenny Baker (English actor) was born

Kenny Baker (English actor) was born in 1934. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1934

#1 song"Stars Fell on Alabama"
Top movieIt Happened One Night
Best-selling bookTender Is the Night – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst Masters Tournament held at Augusta National
Top headlineFBI kills John Dillinger outside a Chicago theater
Technology milestoneFirst streamlined passenger train (Burlington Zephyr)
Defining fadShirley Temple mania
Notable inventionLaundromat
World population2.20 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
U.S. population126.4M

1934 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Kenny Baker (English actor)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1934	2026
Gas	$0.19	$3.45/gal
Average home	$4,900	$435,000
Average income	$2,500	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.20	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	126.4M	341 million

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