Jake Lloyd
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Jake Lloyd in 2007
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Jake Matthew Lloyd March 5, 1989 Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. |
| Other names | Jake Broadbent Jacob Lloyd |
| Occupation | Actor, entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1996–2001 (acting) |
| Height | 5' 5" (1.65 m) |
Jake Broadbent (born March 5, 1989), formerly known as Jake Matthew Lloyd, is an American former actor who gained fame when he was chosen by George Lucas to play young Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, the first in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. He reprised this role in six subsequent Star Wars video games.
Jake Matthew Lloyd was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, the son of William 'Bill' Lloyd, an E.M.T. set medic, and Lisa Riley, an entertainment agent.
Lloyd began his acting career in 1996, playing Jimmy Sweet in 4 episodes of ER. He was then cast as Jake Warren in Unhook the Stars. He got his big break playing Jamie Langston in Jingle All the Way. He also played Mark Armstrong in Apollo 11.
Lloyd gained worldwide fame when he was chosen by George Lucas to play the young Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, the first film in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
After portraying Anakin in a chain of related video games, Lloyd retired from acting in 2001, citing bullying on the part of classmates and the stress of doing up to 60 interviews a day as his reasons for doing so.
Lloyd attended Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana. He left Hollywood for Chicago, and dropped out after a semester at Columbia College Chicago, where he studied film and psychology.
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