He kept his Luke Skywalker boots, from the first "Star Wars" movie. When the movie was re-released to theaters in the late 1990s, his son asked if he could wear the boots to a showing. Hamill said no, telling him he didn't think the boy would "get out alive" if fans knew his boots were the originals.
In 1995, he appeared in Village of the Damned (1995) for director John Carpenter. That same year, Carpenter released another movie: In the Mouth of Madness (1995). A newspaper boy was played by Hayden Christensen, who went on to play his father (Anakin Skywalker) in the Star Wars prequels.
Attended Annandale High School in Annandale, Virginia before his father was transfered.
Claims his inspiration for the vocal interpretation as The Joker on the animated "Batman" (1992) came from a mixture of Hannibal Lecter and Jerry Lewis.
Appeared in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), which also starred Carrie Fisher. It was the first time the two had starred together since Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). Neither of them knew that the other was involved in the project until shortly after filming had been completed.
Auditioned for American Graffiti (1973).
Is the 4th of 7 children
He was originally cast as David on "Eight Is Enough" (1977), and asked to be released from his contract before _Star Wars (1977)_ came out because he sensed the movie would be successful, and Hamill wanted to focus on his movie career. ABC refused to release him from his contract, thinking that having a successful movie star connected with the show would help Eight is Enough. Hamill was then in a car crash in December 1976 and injured his face. This made him unavailable for shooting the TV series, and ABC was forced to recast the role of David, which then went to Grant Goodeve.
He did all his own stunts in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), except in the scene in Cloud city where he is sucked out of a window.
He accidentally hit Peter Stormare during a fight scene in Hamilton (1998).
