+Jacob W Rossi Hamill has done a lot more than just voice overs. He was pretty much typecast as Luke Skywalker and was actually turned down for roles by directors because of the public perception of him as Luke. He had a successful career on and off Broadway for years.
Watching this in 2023 I am struck by how articulate he is but also how articulate he is in comparison to actors today who basically just keep saying "amazing...amazing... the director was amazing... this person was amazing... it was all amazing." It says if there's only one descriptive today and it's "amazing"! It is so disturbing today how even actors who should be able to articulate don't articulate well at all in natural conversation, let's say in an interview as Mark is doing here, again, very articulately!
is it me, or when he was young, during an interviews he was trying to sound as soft, calm and pretty as he can, like angel sorta style? because it`s so weird and funny, because now it seems like he`s trying to do exact opposite thing, like sound as loud, low and crazy? like joker kinda style? because i love it and it`s awesome! such a cool guy.
+charlie highwalker I don't think he was trying when he was younger. The man is 64 now. How many 64 year olds sound "angelic?" Also, he's probably gotten so used to The Joker that the voice has gotten into him normally a bit.
I was one of the kids whose question was asked - although it's not shown in this clip. I still have my Ask Aspel Badge and I bought a DVD of the programme from the Archives nearly two years ago and had it signed by Mark Hamill this year.
"Mentally retarded children" LOL if that interview was done today they'd edit Luke Skywalker out of all Star Wars movies like he never existed in the first place
To be fair that term is still used medically even if you have an autistic/down syndrome child. It will still say developed mentally retarded on the pieces of paper even today in 2022. I remember my cousin showing me in 2015 or so
He is underrated. Hollywood wrote him off as a 'hero', but he's actually a serious character actor who when he takes on a role will go ALL the way with it.
That’s what people say about most things today, makes them feel like the ultimate fan who knows more than others. Films, music, sport, everyone’s underrated
100% underrated. Compare his career to Harrison Ford, man. The Joker thing is the big exception, but animation isn't 'Hollywood'. Even Carrie Fisher had a bigger career than him, with writing, and acting.
He did, but he also lost his babyface and that made it more noticeable really. When I watched ESB for the first time I though he just aged, the same with ROTJ
He did look a bit different, mainly because his nose wasn't perfectly centred and symmetrical anymore. But I've seen people claim that they felt it like was an entirely different actor, which is quite exaggerated.
And because of what the other guy commenting said. He just aged aswell, it was three years between the movies and he was 28 or so by the time they filmed ESB
Mark Hamill is my childhood crush when I was just a 12 yr old closeted gaykid back in 1977 when I saw Star Wars: A New Hope. I still remember that year wishing him to be my boyfriend not realizing that it's impossible cause he's straight and he's like a decade older than me 😭 Seeing this really made me cry reminding me again of my gay crush fantasy of him back in 1977 that resulted to a huge heartbreak when I finally realized 6 years later that it's impossible for me and him to be together because of our big age gap. 😔 💔
+starwarsrebel2006 The music and animation title screens of 70's stuff was creepy. Very bleak and cold. Watch the animated movie "Heavy Metal" which has a similar eerie feel and tone.
alex ojideagu Yeah, I've seen that movie, "Heavy Metal." I'm 48 so my childhood was in the 70's. Since I grew up with that kind of stuff I guess I was just used to it and didn't find it creepy.
Maybe it’s because there’s no many polite, calm and intelligent interviews now like there were back then. Back in the 70s there were no obnoxious audience members and interview/ actor was professional
Mark Hamill's awesome! He's so nice in interviews, but I keep wondering how he knows so much about Britain being an American - like how he know's what Michael's talking about when he mentions Coronation Street as if he watches it and how he appeared on Blue Peter a couple of times and said that he watches it all the time.
His acting experience before Star Wars included Shakespeare, which is very English and also requires considerable ability and understanding of what a role requires.
(SARCASM abt Mark downplaying his accident disfigurement & people wondering if Luke would be recast) I know yeah it was such a 'not a big deal thing' 'not obvious' Mark's accident and face nose damaged it was pure accident they wrote Luke getting attacked and his face slashed by a Snow Creature and in a Bacta tank and fake scars used
@@Blizofoz45 It is said that he shattered his left cheekbone, which is quite visible, hence the change. Somehow I don't think he'd go for a crooked nose, upper lip scar and shattered cheekbone if he wanted to reinvent himself. 🙄 He is still very handsome though!
Seriously, every time I see Dane DeHaan, I think he resembles Mark at this point in time...I know he knows it as he's said people have said it before (And it's hinted in "Chronicle" when Andrew is playing with a toy lightsaber) and both have been active in theater and played the hero of sci-fi movies ("Valerian", the French comic that accidentally predicted "Star Wars"...) and "Spider-Man" villains...
+Barry O'Donohoe No he is not! Like anyone he had surgery to repair the damage after the crash while in hospital. He was advised to have further plastic surgery, but did not!
Many sources say his nose had to be reconstructed with cartilage from his ear. His nose in the original movie clearly has a much bigger bridge than his nose in the sequels.
+The Gamer Show "mentally retarded children" what's wrong with that? How else would you call that illness? It's still how the condition is called, it's not just an insult
Coco Jackson It wasn’t 73 you clown, this was 1980. He even says he had the accident in 77, you didn’t find it odd he spoke about an event happening four years into the future?
His voice was so soothing when he was young!
Now all I hear is the Joker trying to sound normal
It still is
Such an attractive man, too.
It's a crime he is not as big a star that Harrison Ford has become.
+Writer Director No he isn't, Hamill has done mostly voiceovers he isn't a big Hollywood star like Ford.
Apologies about my grammar. I meant what you meant.
+Jacob W Rossi Hamill has done a lot more than just voice overs. He was pretty much typecast as Luke Skywalker and was actually turned down for roles by directors because of the public perception of him as Luke. He had a successful career on and off Broadway for years.
He became bigger in voice acting
he's a legend in the voice acting world. and he's totally happy with that. but yes, i wish his fame garnered as much numbers as harrison.
Such an underrated actor. Mark Hamil is very gifted.
And an even better voice actor too
Watching this in 2023 I am struck by how articulate he is but also how articulate he is in comparison to actors today who basically just keep saying "amazing...amazing... the director was amazing... this person was amazing... it was all amazing." It says if there's only one descriptive today and it's "amazing"! It is so disturbing today how even actors who should be able to articulate don't articulate well at all in natural conversation, let's say in an interview as Mark is doing here, again, very articulately!
he's wearing a darth vader shirt is this guy even real
It's a British HAPPY EMPIRE DAY shirt.
He was one of the first SW fans after all 😄
is it me, or when he was young, during an interviews he was trying to sound as soft, calm and pretty as he can, like angel sorta style? because it`s so weird and funny, because now it seems like he`s trying to do exact opposite thing, like sound as loud, low and crazy? like joker kinda style? because i love it and it`s awesome! such a cool guy.
+charlie highwalker I don't think he was trying when he was younger. The man is 64 now. How many 64 year olds sound "angelic?" Also, he's probably gotten so used to The Joker that the voice has gotten into him normally a bit.
70s/80s were a different time c:
It’s called getting old and cynical. You know, going through shit!
He just gets old that's all. It happens to people..
Still sounds like an angel to me in his 60’s lool
Such an awesome guy! Love Mark Hamill, you will always be my hero Luke.
My heart is gonna burst, he is still so handsome 😭😭
I was one of the kids whose question was asked - although it's not shown in this clip. I still have my Ask Aspel Badge and I bought a DVD of the programme from the Archives nearly two years ago and had it signed by Mark Hamill this year.
oh, thats so cool, same, what did you ask? :)
+EakcoTV It was a very silly question - but I was a kid! I asked if he was anything like Luke Skywalker in real life.
+Treena Hasthaal What did he answer? :3
"Mentally retarded children" LOL if that interview was done today they'd edit Luke Skywalker out of all Star Wars movies like he never existed in the first place
***** That's t right it was but it sounds strange when I hear it now
He's a boss hahahahahha
To be fair that term is still used medically even if you have an autistic/down syndrome child. It will still say developed mentally retarded on the pieces of paper even today in 2022. I remember my cousin showing me in 2015 or so
I'm not sure if it was a slur back then
I prefer the term "Spakkers" or "Flids".
why do I feel like he is so underrated?? it's so weird
He is underrated. Hollywood wrote him off as a 'hero', but he's actually a serious character actor who when he takes on a role will go ALL the way with it.
Because this is 1977 interview lol
That’s what people say about most things today, makes them feel like the ultimate fan who knows more than others. Films, music, sport, everyone’s underrated
100% underrated. Compare his career to Harrison Ford, man. The Joker thing is the big exception, but animation isn't 'Hollywood'. Even Carrie Fisher had a bigger career than him, with writing, and acting.
@@BreadCroissant 1980. Did you not notice the Empire Strikes Back t-shirt he was wearing?
He broke his nose in 77 after the first movie was made. That’s why he looked different in Empire.
He did, but he also lost his babyface and that made it more noticeable really. When I watched ESB for the first time I though he just aged, the same with ROTJ
He did look a bit different, mainly because his nose wasn't perfectly centred and symmetrical anymore. But I've seen people claim that they felt it like was an entirely different actor, which is quite exaggerated.
And because of what the other guy commenting said. He just aged aswell, it was three years between the movies and he was 28 or so by the time they filmed ESB
Love his voice, his acting, his stile, those eyes and even that haircut. He's and was just perfect 👌
I want Mark's entire look 😍💔
I know right??? Awesome look
;)
Alias Joker, The Trickster, and most of all Luke Skywalker.
Mark Hamill is my childhood crush when I was just a 12 yr old closeted gaykid back in 1977 when I saw Star Wars: A New Hope. I still remember that year wishing him to be my boyfriend not realizing that it's impossible cause he's straight and he's like a decade older than me 😭
Seeing this really made me cry reminding me again of my gay crush fantasy of him back in 1977 that resulted to a huge heartbreak when I finally realized 6 years later that it's impossible for me and him to be together because of our big age gap. 😔 💔
i feel sad i was born in 86 looking at this video and knowing i was not even born when my favorite movie was out :( sigh
He was so cute back then
Outfit, and hair looks modern too.
I love Mark's t-shirt!!!!!
It's a British HAPPY EMPIRE DAY shirt
He has never changed ♥️
He's has beauty face 😍😍
In this interview his face kinda resembles Sebastian Stan
He went from a Soap Opera to a Space Opera.
+Mitchell Radford Coronation Street ha, ha! Well done Aspel!
Is it me or was 70's TV creepy as hell?
+ojideagu Huh? What's creepy about it? Seems pretty normal, maybe a little boring, to me, but not creepy.
+starwarsrebel2006 The music and animation title screens of 70's stuff was creepy. Very bleak and cold. Watch the animated movie "Heavy Metal" which has a similar eerie feel and tone.
alex ojideagu Yeah, I've seen that movie, "Heavy Metal." I'm 48 so my childhood was in the 70's. Since I grew up with that kind of stuff I guess I was just used to it and didn't find it creepy.
I don’t see it as creepy really. Maybe a bit weird
Maybe it’s because there’s no many polite, calm and intelligent interviews now like there were back then.
Back in the 70s there were no obnoxious audience members and interview/ actor was professional
We were robbed of screentime with him at this age I will forever be frustrated about it
Luke Skywalker, The Joker, The Firelord in Avatar The Last Airbender
The Trickster.
He’s a dream😍
Luke Skywalker is so handsome
Interesting young fellow, I will watch his career with great interest.
Lmao
its so weird to him so young like this out of the Luke costume.
Mark Hamill's awesome! He's so nice in interviews, but I keep wondering how he knows so much about Britain being an American - like how he know's what Michael's talking about when he mentions Coronation Street as if he watches it and how he appeared on Blue Peter a couple of times and said that he watches it all the time.
Doesn't it make sense that he lived in Britain while Star Trek was on sound stage there?
I've always found him to be pretty plugged into British culture
His acting experience before Star Wars included Shakespeare, which is very English and also requires considerable ability and understanding of what a role requires.
Omg, he was really cute when he was young~.
Amazing story of Star Wars ! The best peoples !
i just love that he knows what coronation street is haha
Whoa. Back in the day when it was acceptable to say the R word...!! Other than that, this legendary interview still holds up
Cat Santos it was a different time you can’t really hold it against him. He didn’t say it with any malice
Benjamin Cox it was the scientific name for anyone with a mental disability back then
whats the R word
@@y.m.s1252 that’s true it was the official term
@@Zanoladab 1:17 he says retarded, referring to the children his sister works with.
It was noticeable that he had been in an accident. His upper lip is different and eyes are different. I am a portrait artist.
(SARCASM abt Mark downplaying his accident disfigurement & people wondering if Luke would be recast) I know yeah it was such a 'not a big deal thing' 'not obvious' Mark's accident and face nose damaged it was pure accident they wrote Luke getting attacked and his face slashed by a Snow Creature and in a Bacta tank and fake scars used
If you look at a current picture of him you can clearly see the left side of his face and nose is off-kilter. Plastic surgery.
@@Blizofoz45 It is said that he shattered his left cheekbone, which is quite visible, hence the change. Somehow I don't think he'd go for a crooked nose, upper lip scar and shattered cheekbone if he wanted to reinvent himself. 🙄
He is still very handsome though!
agreed he looked totally different and not in a good way now he looks absolutely terrible
@@klyanadkmorr you're spot in total gaslighting his face was severely damaged and he looked like a different person
I wouldn't mind more of these types of interviews.
+I Do Monologues You're a word.
regenbogenjohnny I'm a word? Oh boy I hope that's a good thing.
+I Do Monologues You're missing a
Pablo Recagno Whaaaat
+I Do Monologues there's a word missing from your original post
Ahh the 80s where the word ''retarded'' was considered an illness and not an offensice word.
***** i know
I still don't think that's offensive :)
@@scottyi7445 it is during these times
아 진짜 왤케 잘생긴 진짜 젊었을 때 필모 진짜 여러개 찍었었으면 내가 다 봐줄 자신 있는데 다른 방면 ,성우쪽으로나 다른쪽으로 또 성공해서 어무 좋긴한데 배우 마크 해밀이 너무 좋다 그래서 아쉽다 ㅠㅠ 젊었을 때 작품 많이 찍어줘야지 할리우드 이 넘들아
I swear if social media gets a hand on this recording and hears him say “mentally retarded” in 1980 they’re gonna try to cancel him
And they’d ignore that that was the “official” term used back then, not a slur
Like someone said, its common back then. Can’t blame them.
Yeah it was the real term it wasnt insulting
Lol no they would not you guys are so daft.
Can someone please tell why the term “mentally retarded” is even seen as an insult or overall problematic
Omg those Cheeks and thas smile ☺ If he would have born in these periods he would have tons of edits with music and close ups at that beauty face!
Definitely better looking than most actors from today!
Wow seeing young Mark Hamill outside of the original trilogy of Star Wars, it doesnt feel right XD but he is so precious
37 years later and I'm now finding out that it was just a nosejob
Well DUR I'm talking about the surgery he had
+Justin Todd-Walker the surgery was not "just a nose job", it was a facial reconstruction because his accident disfigured him.
He tells a different story in the above interview
+Ricardo Dirani dude he just explained it in the video? You joking? Lol
@@xivmartell133 it was an accident!
El.. Adorable y Hermoso Luke 🤗
His voice really Changed
The momentary quizzical look Hamill gives when the host says that the face reconstruction "wasn't really TOO bad."
His voice gets deeper and deeper, even from 1980 interviews. I think he was a late bloomer. Wow. The whole accident story was totally exaggerated.
Cutest person ever 😍😍😍
WHAT YEAR, DAMN IT
He's so cute
Seriously, every time I see Dane DeHaan, I think he resembles Mark at this point in time...I know he knows it as he's said people have said it before (And it's hinted in "Chronicle" when Andrew is playing with a toy lightsaber) and both have been active in theater and played the hero of sci-fi movies ("Valerian", the French comic that accidentally predicted "Star Wars"...) and "Spider-Man" villains...
Now this voice is the real Skywalker😯
"Denying the surgery he is."
Is he really?
+Barry O'Donohoe No he is not! Like anyone he had surgery to repair the damage after the crash while in hospital. He was advised to have further plastic surgery, but did not!
love this dude
Love this guy!
i can only see sebastian stan when i look at young mark hamill and that’s scary
OMG Ask Aspel..... I watched that show religiously as a kid...
This was uploaded really late right now mark has a beard in this vid he looks like episode 4 luke
He talked about his accident in the end of this interview minimizing the change on his face.
"housewife" aaah, it was simpler time
Back when Mr Hamill had a deep voice hehe
His voice was normal then but it's gravelly now.
That's young Sebastian stan
Many sources say his nose had to be reconstructed with cartilage from his ear. His nose in the original movie clearly has a much bigger bridge than his nose in the sequels.
He called a childrens re-re.
Luke had a gamer moment.
Does anyone else hear that super high pitch in this video? I can’t even hear him talk without it hurting my ears.
He never became the huge star he could have been. Typecast from the success of SW’s. Shame really. Defined an era.
1:17 You can't say that anymore
+The Gamer Show "mentally retarded children" what's wrong with that? How else would you call that illness? It's still how the condition is called, it's not just an insult
+The Gamer Show It was 1980 - that was the correct term at the time. Different times = different words and language used.
+The Gamer Show lol so true
@@treenahasthaal4499 that's why they said anymore
You can say it like he did but not as an insult
Who else looked at the comments after he said "mentally retarted children"?
haha me three years later, but it was okay to say in that day
mark hamill had some drip
2:41
💖
1:16 Shame she didn't work with Lucas during the prequels
@Penis Enlargment pills yes penis I agree.
Penis Enlargment pills I have a newfound respect for the prequels after seeing the rise of skywalker
Lol wow
A family member of mine went to school with him
Lo amoo
OMG HE LOOKS LIKE SEBASTIAN STAN!!
No, he doesn't
As if 2016 cant get any worse ,big shout out to the Los Angeles Lakers !!!
1980's it was. (yoda voice) shut up, you will.
Looks just like his dad, Hayden Christensen.
1977?
I don't think they simply just set his nose bec his nose was longer then and shorter after the accident
He's kind of got that Daniel Radcliffe haircut here.
Its so weird hearing luke skywalker say coronation street
What year was this?
80s
1:16 I know back then that was the correct term, but like most things it did not age well.
Yeah I noticed that too
You can be cool but can you be Mark Hamill wearing a Darth Vader T shirt cool?!
sick intro
It's 1977 what can you say
This is probably the interview when Aspel is caught on audio beforehand referring to Hamill as 'Luke F@ /g b3/ nder.'
says 3 weeks ago more like 20 years
+Sofia Frenzel more like almost 40 years ago.
Yeah actually 30 around 40
I cannot not see sebastian stan
Google something like "Mark Hamill son wife"
Every 70s-80s Mark Hammil interview I see he's super fuckin high😆😂
Today‘s Mark Hamill would ask to cancel young Mark Hamill for saying mentally retarded.
What has Disney done to you Mark
hiss nose is completely different than before the accident. in no way shape n form that that isnt plastic surgery. they didnt just et it like he says.
He's also the joker
The Joker
U
Anime
1:17
Wow...Mark...it's "children with special needs"...you monster.
remember: this was 1973. a different time!
This was 1973. Not 2019. Time sure changes 🙄
mark hamill is so nice he wouldn't have meant it in a bad way.
Coco Jackson It wasn’t 73 you clown, this was 1980. He even says he had the accident in 77, you didn’t find it odd he spoke about an event happening four years into the future?
@@slapmyfunkybass I was going off about what the first replied comment said.
Clown.
As if 2016 cant get any worse ,big shout out to the Los Angeles Lakers !!!