Kenny Baker, the actor who brought “Star Wars” character R2-D2 to life, has died at the age of 81.
Aug. 13, 2016
Entertainment & Arts
Kenny Baker, who gave life to the “Star Wars” droid R2-D2 — one of the most beloved characters in the space-opera franchise and among the most iconic robots in pop-culture history — has died at the age of 81.
Music
He performs as part of the Winter Concert Classic, raising money for charity.
Dec. 17, 2015
Kenny Baker, the radio songster who was a daffy and muddled foil for Jack Benny on the comedian’s old network show but who also established a separate film and stage presence in a series of musical comedies, has died in Solvang.
Oct. 5, 1985
Kenny Baker, the lyric tenor who was Dennis Day’s predecessor on Jack Benny’s long-running radio show and a stage and film presence in his own right, is dead at 72, it was learned today.
Oct. 4, 1985
Kenny Baker; British Trumpet Player, Bandleader Kenny Baker, 78, a versatile and sometimes technically brilliant jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player best known for his work with the group Baker’s Dozen in his native England.
Dec. 10, 1999
Movies
Kudos to the UCLA Film & Television Archive for putting together a series about little-known but fascinating writer-director Cy Endfield, an American whose progressive politics led to a career working in self-exile in England because of the shadow of the Hollywood blacklist.
Jan. 14, 2016
Jazz bassist Pierre Michelot, 77, who recorded with Miles Davis and arranged music for Chet Baker, died Sunday in Paris, said pianist Rene Urtreger, a member of Michelot’s longtime jazz trio, HUM.
July 6, 2005
R&B icon Anita Baker will resume her Songstress tour solo after harassment from fans of Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds who blamed her for him missing a May show.
June 13, 2023