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ThisShowStinks
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4/12 9:17am
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Kenny Baker, the 3-foot, 8-inch actor who climbed inside the droid's circuitry for all six Star Wars movies, has been hospitalized with a chest infection, according to British media reports Friday.
"It's going to take a bit of time because it's a pretty bad infection," Baker's son Kevin Baker told Britain's Lancashire Evening Post. "He's all right—that's the problem. He just wants to get up and get cracking and he needs to lie down and take it easy."
The elder Baker, 73, a chronic sufferer of asthma, suffered a flare-up during a recent convention stop in Chicago, the paper said. He fell ill on the plane ride home to England, and was taken to the hospital directly from the airport.
According to his son, Baker, no matter what, is loath to turn down a con.
"He just loves going to these conventions and meeting his fans," Baker said in the Evening Post. "He gets on so well with the other guys from Star Wars and hates turning down any opportunity to appear."
An earlier report in the paper said Baker could be out of the hospital as early as this weekend, but that sounded less sure as of Friday's update.
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_Sublime_Skywalker_
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4/12 12:37pm
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May the force be with you, Little Baker. May the force be with you.. always.
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IDigMetalBikinis
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Here's to hoping it's a "short" stay.
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The elder Baker, 73, a chronic sufferer of asthma, suffered a flare-up during a recent convention stop in Chicago, the paper said. He fell ill on the plane ride home to England, and was taken to the hospital directly from the airport.
Yes, I wish him well. Unfortunately "little people" have a poor history of living long. Prove me wrong Kenney ! (No, Im 6'1") But have some small friends.
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Barack_Obama
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I actually heard about this in the paper. I hope Kenny is doing alright, and it was great to have him in my hometown.
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4/12 9:56pm
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Cue the South Park catchphrase.
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General Kenobi
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4/12 10:03pm
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Wow, I didn't realize he was quite that old.
//remembers how old I am now 
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JediMasterChiefYoda
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Any news on how he's doing?
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