What starts as a normal prank call to a fireworks shop turns into galactic nonsense when the salesman suddenly busts out a full Chewbacca impression! Confusion, laughter, and Star Wars sound effects ...

I am your faaaather"—but the most interesting character voice belongs to Chewbacca, Han Solo's furry friend. The voice is the creation of Ben Burtt, the sound designer of the film series.

Ben Burtt, sound designer on “Star Wars,” goes on to explain how the team originally created the legendary sounds used for Chewbacca and the wookiees in the franchise. The trick, he says in ...

Not merely the trusty friend of Han Solo, nor even the Wookie warrior from Kashyyyk, the character has had an ever-lasting imprint on “Star Wars,” having echoed the Chewbacca sound in all of ...

More than 100 million people have watched a woman crack up in a Chewbacca mask. In her car! Just hanging out outside of a Kohl’s! It is the most simple thing ever, yet it’s snowballed into ...

On Tuesday, April 30, actor Peter Mayhew—the actor who played Chewbacca for more than three decades—passed away at the age of 74 at his home in North Texas. As a tribute to the pop culture ...