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Hayden Christensen (born April 19, 1981) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated Canadian actor. He appeared in Canadian television programs when he was young, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s. He moved on to minor acting roles before being praised for his role of Sam in Life as a House. He gained international fame playing the young adult Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) in the Star Wars films.
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Hayden Christensen (born April 19, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He appeared in Canadian television programs when he was young, then he went to act into American television in the late 1990s. He then did minor acting roles before being praised for his role of Sam in Life as a House. He became very famous in all the world playing the young adult Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars films.
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Hayden Christensen plays Padawan Anakin Skywalker in episodes two and three of the Star Wars movie series by George Lucas. (The character of Skywalker goes on to become the villain Darth Vader, the Dark Lord of Sith and apprentice to the evil Emperor Palpatine). Christensen grew up in Toronto, Ontario and started acting in television commercials when he was seven, moving on to soap operas by the age of 13. He has appeared in the feature films In the Mouth of Madness (1995), The Virgin Suicides (1999, with Kirsten Dunst) and Life as a House (2001), and in the FOX TV series Higher Ground (2000).
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"Hayden Christensen" made headlines in the spring of 2000, when director "George Lucas" announced that the 19-year-old actor would play the much-coveted role of Anakin Skywalker in Episode II and Episode III of the venerable "Star Wars" franchise. Born in Vancouver but raised in Toronto, Canada, "Christensen" became involved with Canadian television productions at a young age and carried his skills over to American TV movies and series in the late '90s. Though he would appear briefly in 1999's "The Virgin Suicides" for director "Sofia Coppola" -- a family friend of Lucas' -- it was "Christensen"'s work in the Fox Family Channel's drama series "Higher Ground" which convinced Lucas to give the actor a reading.
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Hayden Christensen is hot stuff. Entertainment Weekly put him on their cover as the personification of "It" – that elusive star quality so many strive for, but few attain. Not bad for a rookie actor! His role as Anakin Skywalker in the new Star Wars film has brought him fame and adoration that lesser mortals only dream of.
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Hayden Christensen is arguably more attractive to teenage girls than fully grown women. With his long curly blonde hair and baby face, you can see why millions of young girls across the world adore him. Having just completed his journey as Anakin Skywalker, he must nnow find his way back in the real world. But with six major movies lined up in the next two years, he's unlikely to have any problems.
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