Peter Ford has all the latest and breaking entertainment news daily on 6PR Breakfast just after the 8AM news.

On Friday, Peter told us the man who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars series, Peter Mayhew, has died.

The family of Peter Mayhew, with deep love and sadness, regrets to share the news that Peter has passed away. He left us the evening of April 30, 2019 with his family by his side in his North Texas home. pic.twitter.com/YZ5VLyuK0u

— Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) May 2, 2019

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