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Joonas Suotamo
Joonas Suotamo
	Playing for Lappeenrannan NMKY in Kotka, 2010
Born	Joonas Viljami Suotamo; October 3, 1986 (age 38); Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
Education	Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 2008)
Known for	Playing Chewbacca character in Star Wars reboot
Notable work	Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Height	209 cm (6 ft 10 in)
	Basketball career
Career information
College	Penn State; 2005–2008
Playing career	2004–2015
Position	Center
Career history
2004–2005	Honka
2008–2010	LrNMKY
2010–2011	Honka
2012–2015	EBT
Website	joonassuotamo.com

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Joonas Viljami Suotamo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjoːnɑs ˈsuotɑmo]; born October 3, 1986) is a Finnish actor and basketball player known for his role as Chewbacca in the Star Wars saga, taking over the role from Peter Mayhew starting with Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). He is 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) tall.

Education

As a youth, Suotamo performed roles as a stage actor. Suotamo attended Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and played the power forward and center positions for the Penn State Nittany Lions. With childhood interests in music, arts, and movies he studied film and video at PSU. He was a strong academic performer at Penn State, where he was twice named to the Academic All-Big Ten team, and graduated in 3.5 years with a Bachelor of Arts degree in December 2008 in order to fulfill his Finnish conscription service and to pursue a career in film.^[1]

Basketball career

Club career

Suotamo played seven seasons in Finland's basketball leagues, including four seasons in the top tier Korisliiga.^[2]^[3] He has also sold insurance.^[4]

National team career

Suotamo played three games for the Finnish national basketball team and sixty-six games for the junior national teams.^[2]

Acting

Suotamo is an actor and musician but his height limits available acting roles so he's also concentrating on directing.^[5] He was a body double for the Chewbacca character played by Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and in Star Wars: The Last Jedi with Mayhew as consultant. He will play the role for Solo: A Star Wars Story on his own.^[6]^[7]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	Chewbacca	Shared role with Peter Mayhew
2017	Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2018	Solo: A Star Wars Story		Post-production

References

^ "Suotamo To Graduate Early; Forgo Final Year With Nittany Lion Basketball Program". Penn State Nittany Lions. 25 Sep 2008. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
^ ^a ^b "Joonas Suotamo - statistics". basket.fi. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
^ "Joonas Suotamo player profile". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
^ Entertainment (2016-01-05). "Joonas Suotamo: Chewbacca's double in 'The Force Awakens'". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
^ "Joonas Suotamo: Hollywood Confidential". Penn State Nittany Lions. 17 Dec 2007. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
^ Parfitt, Orlando (18 Dec 2015). "JJ Abrams On The New Chewbacca, Episode 8 And That Daniel Craig Cameo". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-12-28. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ English, Rebecca. "Princes William and Harry meet Star Wars' Daisy Ridley and John Boyega at Pinewood studios | Daily Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-21.

External links

[1] "Suotamo To Graduate Early; Forgo Final Year With Nittany Lion Basketball Program". Penn State Nittany Lions. 25 Sep 2008. Retrieved 2015-12-28.

[basket-fi-2] "Joonas Suotamo - statistics". basket.fi. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

[EuroBasket-3] "Joonas Suotamo player profile". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.

[4] Entertainment (2016-01-05). "Joonas Suotamo: Chewbacca's double in 'The Force Awakens'". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-12-21.

[5] "Joonas Suotamo: Hollywood Confidential". Penn State Nittany Lions. 17 Dec 2007. Retrieved 2015-12-28.

[6] Parfitt, Orlando (18 Dec 2015). "JJ Abrams On The New Chewbacca, Episode 8 And That Daniel Craig Cameo". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-12-28. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[7] English, Rebecca. "Princes William and Harry meet Star Wars' Daisy Ridley and John Boyega at Pinewood studios | Daily Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-21.

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-'''Joonas Viljami Suotamo''' ({{IPA-fi|ˈjoːnɑs ˈsuotɑmo}}; born October 3, 1986) is a Finnish actor and basketball player known for his role as [[Chewbacca]] in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' saga, taking over the role from [[Peter Mayhew]] starting with 2015's ''[[The Force Awakens]]''. He is {{convert|2.09|m|abbr=on}} tall.
+'''Joonas Viljami Suotamo''' ({{IPA-fi|ˈjoːnɑs ˈsuotɑmo}}; born October 3, 1986) is a Finnish actor and basketball player known for his role as [[Chewbacca]] in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' saga, taking over the role from [[Peter Mayhew]] starting with ''[[The Force Awakens|Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens]]'' (2015). He is {{convert|2.09|m|abbr=on}} tall.
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