How Old Is Jake Lloyd? Jake Lloyd Birthday
Jake Lloyd was born on March 5, 1989 and is 35 years old now.
Birthday: March 5, 1989
How Old - Age: 35
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Jake Lloyd - Biography
Jake Matthew Lloyd (born March 5, 1989), also known as Jake Broadbent, is an American former actor. He 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.
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. The film was a huge box office success and Lloyd received the Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Actor but was also nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor.
After retiring from acting in 2001, Lloyd continued to make appearances at sci-fi and comic-book festivals. In 2012, he announced that he was directing a documentary highlighting the Tibetan refugees in India, who are attempting to escape persecution by the Chinese government.
In 2012, Lloyd explained that his decision to retire from acting in 2001 was due to bullying at school. As a result, he decided to no longer keep all owned Star Wars memorabilia.
