By Ciaran Duggan,
David Prowse, who donned the Darth Vader costume in the Original Trilogy and the Star Wars Holiday Special, was born on this day in 1935.
The 82-year-old is a former bodybuilder and weightlifter who became an actor and selected to play the part of one of the most iconic villains in the history of cinema.
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