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‘Star Wars’ and ‘Harry Potter’ Actor Warwick Davis to Receive BAFTA Fellowship
The 'Star Wars' franchise favourite, 'Harry Potter' regular and advocate for people with dwarfism is to be given the British Academy's highest honor
Davis’ career began at age 11 as Wicket the Ewok in 1983’s “Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi,” having been selected by George Lucas himself. Diagnosed with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita, a rare form of dwarfism, Davis has also become a passionate advocate that people with the condition can and do lead full and meaningful lives, challenging societal prejudice and championing self-empowerment. Davis joins a starry list of BAFTA Fellows, including Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Sean Connery, Elizabeth Taylor, Stanley Kubrick, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Lee, Martin Scorsese, Alan Parker, Helen Mirren, Mike Leigh, Sidney Poitier, Mel Brooks, Sir Ridley Scott, Thelma Schoonmaker, Kathleen Kennedy, Ang Lee and Sandy Powell.
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