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‘Star Wars’ Child Actor Jake Lloyd Opens Up About Schizophrenia Diagnosis, Feeling “Pretty Good”
Jake Lloyd, who rose to fame as Anakin Skywalker in 1999's Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace, is opening up about his mental health struggles.
Jake Lloyd, who rose to fame as young Anakin Skywalker in 1999’s Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace, is opening up about his mental health struggles and the schizophrenia diagnosis that contributed to his leaving Hollywood shortly after the film’s release. In a new interview with Star Wars: Timelines co-author Clayton Sandell, Jake Lloyd said he was feeling “pretty good” after completing an 18-month stay at an inpatient mental health facility in Southern California. Lisa Lloyd previously said the backlash to her son’s acting was not among the reasons he quit the industry, as she shielded him from online vitriol, attributing it to personal and family issues.
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