He did have a car crash right after filming the original movie that required considerable facial reconstruction.
I know. It just struck me that the eyes and the shape of the mouth and the chin = Jabba. Nothing against Mark or "Star Wars".
“He did have a car crash right after filming the original movie that required considerable facial reconstruction.”
If anyone should ever sue, this guy should. He’s got a case.
Actually, his car crash was before the original Star Wars movie came out.
According to IMDB.com,
“He was originally cast as David on "Eight Is Enough" (1977), and asked to be released from his contract before Star Wars (1977) came out because he sensed the movie would be successful, and Hamill wanted to focus on his movie career. ABC refused to release him from his contract, thinking that having a successful movie star connected with the show would help "Eight is Enough". Hamill was then in a car crash in December 1976 and injured his face. This made him unavailable for shooting the TV series, and ABC was forced to recast the role of David, which then went to Grant Goodeve.”
And a direct quote from Mark Hamell:
"I had the accident way before Star Wars came out, but what really happened has been terribly distorted. I broke my nose, that's it! But I've read accounts about how my face has been reconstructed with plastic surgery and how I was pulling myself along the highway with one arm looking for help. I even heard that I drove off a cliff! That's the best one of all." - Mark Hamill on his auto accident.