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Suotamo -- who recently welcomed a newborn daughter with wife Milla Pohjasvaara -- is, of course, best known for playing Chewbacca in the iconic movie franchise.

He was first a body double for the late Peter Mayhew in Abrams' “The Force Awakens” (2015) before taking over the role entirely for Johnson's \"The Last Jedi\" (2017), Howard's \"Solo\" (2018) and Abrams' \"The Rise of Skywalker\" (2019).

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