Luke Skywalker held various ranks in the Rebel Alliance, but Hamill likely drew at least some inspiration from his father, who was a captain in the United States Navy. The family moved all over the country and even to Japan, where Hamill eventually graduated from high school.
Prior to his Star Wars days, Mark Hamill took various roles in television shows and made-for-tv films. One of those early roles was Kent Murray in General Hospital. We wonder who might have been his inspiration for his soap stint.
Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen is known for his on-screen work in films such as Badlands and The Subject Was Roses. He has a Golden Globe and more than 250 acting credits in his name.
One of the earliest roles in his career was that of Jack Davis in the soap opera As the World Turns. Sheen's character had a steady 5 year run in the show, but the series itself ran from 1956 to 2010!
Taye Diggs
Taye Diggs has proved his versatility acting on nearly any possible platform. He has been on film, television, and Broadway. His very first on-screen appearance was in 1997 in the soap opera Guiding Light.
He later acted in some other small roles before reaching his more memorable parts such as Jackson Duper in Ally McBeal or his unforgettable performance in Chicago.
Tom Selleck
Tom Selleck’s acting career is about as diverse as it gets. The heartthrob acted in widely popular shows and movies like Magnum, P.I. to Friends to Three Men and a Baby. But before appearing in any of those, he had a short stint playing Jed Andrews in The Young and the Restless.
Selleck’s 6’4” frame also served him well on the court as a basketball player. The fact that he managed to balance playing basketball, joining a fraternity, and working as a model while earning a business degree is just plain ridiculous.
Ray Liotta
Ray Liotta's most memorable role was that of Henry Hill in Goodfellas, but it was hardly his first one. His first big role on TV was Joey Perrini in Another World. He did that for an overall of three years, from 1978 until 1981.
He kept playing in smaller roles for ten long years until his Goodfellas run came through and turned him into a household name. He sadly passed away in 2022 before being able to complete his latest project, a film named "Dangerous Waters".