Kenny Baker Dead: Star Wars' R2-D2 Dies at 81

A true movie icon. Kenny Baker, the actor who portrayed the iconic R2-D2 in the Star Wars films, died on Saturday, August 13. He was 81.The 3-foot-8 British star, who rose to fame in 1977, was battling a long illness in his lungs, his niece Abigail Shield told The Guardian on Saturda...This article originally appeared on www.usmagazine.com: Kenny Baker Dead: Star Wars' R2-D2 Dies at 81