Jake Lloyd Biography
Table of Contents
- 1 Jake Lloyd Biography
- 2 Jake Lloyd Star Wars
- 3 Jake Lloyd Age
- 4 Jake Lloyd Family
- 5 Jake Lloyd Wife | Jake Lloyd Gay
- 6 Jake Lloyd Net Worth
- 7 Jake Lloyd Arrested | Jake Lloyd Schizophrenia
- 8 Jake Lloyd Mugshot
- 9 Jake Lloyd Movies
- 10 Jake Lloyd Tv Shows
- 11 Jake Lloyd Video Games
- 12 Jake Lloyd Interview
- 13 Popular Posts
Jake Lloyd (Jake Matthew Lloyd) is an American former actor who played 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 five subsequent Star Wars video games.
Lloyd began his acting career in 1996, playing a role as Jimmy Sweet in 4 episodes of ER. He was then cast as Jake Warren in Unhook the Stars and later played Jamie Langston in Jingle All the Way.
Jake Lloyd Star Wars
Lloyd also played Mark Armstrong in Apollo 11. He 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.
Despite the film’s box office success, his performance was panned, and he was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor, though he lost to co-star Ahmed Best.
In 2012, he was commissioned to create a promo for singer Mallory Low’s song, and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones actor Daniel Logan, who played young Boba Fett in that film, was cast as the star in his video.
After retiring from acting in 2001, Jake Lloyd continued to make appearances at sci-fi and comic-book festivals.
In 2012, Lloyd announced that he was directing a documentary highlighting the Tibetan refugees in India, who are attempting to escape persecution by the Chinese government.
Lloyd left Hollywood and went to Chicago, and dropped out after a semester at Columbia College Chicago, where he studied film and psychology.
In 2012, he explained that his decision to retire from acting in 2001 was due to bullying at school. As a result, Lloyd decided to no longer keep all owned Star Wars memorabilia.
Jake Lloyd Age
He was born on 5 March 1989 in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. He is 29 years old as of 2018.
Jake Lloyd Family
Lloyd is the son of EMT William “Bill” Lloyd and entertainment agent Lisa Riley. He attended Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana and graduated from there in 2007. He has a sister named Madison Lloyd.
Jake Lloyd Wife | Jake Lloyd Gay
Lloyd likes to keep his personal life private hence information about his wife, whether he is married or has any children is not known to the public.
Jake Lloyd Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $3.9 million.
Jake Lloyd Arrested | Jake Lloyd Schizophrenia
On June 17, 2015, Lloyd was arrested in South Carolina for reckless driving, driving without a license, and resisting arrest. He was moved from jail to a psychiatric facility after he was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Jake Lloyd Mugshot
Jake Lloyd Movies
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
1996 Popular Stories Right now |
Unhook the Stars |
J.J. |
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Jingle All the Way |
Jamie Langston |
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Apollo 11 |
Mark Armstrong |
Television film |
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1999 |
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace |
Anakin Skywalker |
Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Actor Ten Years or Younger |
2005 |
Madison |
Mike McCormick |
Filmed in 2000 |
Jake Lloyd Tv Shows
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | ER | Jimmy Sweet | 4 episodes |
1996–1999 | The Pretender | Ronnie Collins Young Angelo / Timmy |
Jake Lloyd Video Games
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
1999 |
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace |
Anakin Skywalker |
Voice |
Star Wars Episode I: Racer |
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2000 |
Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles |
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2001 |
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds |
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Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing |
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2002 |
Star Wars Racer Revenge |
Jake Lloyd Interview