Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesMark Hamillis putting a Twitter theory to the test.TheStar Warsactor, 69, tweeted out his own name on Sunday in response to a Twitter user who claimed, “@HamillHimselfyou could just tweet ‘Mark Hamill’ and you’d get thousands of likes.“Hamill was up for the challenge, tweeting his first and last name to his 4.7 million followers on the platform, in a post that’s gone viral with over 547,000 likes as of Monday morning.The tweet quickly shot to the top of Twitter’s trending topics, and fans chimed in on the actor’s post, many saying they were impressed with his star power.“It’s a slow news day, and Mark Hamill, awesome as always, is here for it! Thanks, Mark!” one followerwrote.Another fanjoked, “Well, the force is strong with this one.““How do you do that?” anotherwondered.Some fans even tried tweeting out “Mark Hamill” themselves, but they didn’t receive quite the hype that Hamill did.EvenStar TrekactorGeorge Takeitested the theory for himself Sunday, writing, “Mark Hamill. And now we wait,” in a post that’s been liked over 40,000 times to date.Hamill’s viral tweet isn’t his first brush with internet fame. The actor previouslyused Instagram’sStar Warsfilterto pose with his iconic character from the franchise, Luke Skywalker. The feature allowed users to see whichStar Warscharacter they resemble most, but Hamill admitted it took him “more than 20 tries” to finally get Skywalker.Mark Hamill.Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesThe actor, who played Skywalker in sixStar Warsfilms since the very first in 1977, recently revealed that he’sappeared in everyStar Warsfilmsince 2015. In July, he told Twitter followers that he’s “voiced multiple secret voice-cameos in every #StarWars movie released since 2015.“Hamill also appeared in the popular Disney+ seriesThe Mandalorian, in which he played a CGI version of Skywalker who rescues Mando (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu/The Child from The Dark Troopers.After the episode aired, Hamill tweeted, “The fact that we were able to keep my involvement a secret for over a year with no leaks is nothing less than a miracle. A real triumph for spoiler-haters everywhere!”
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Mark Hamillis putting a Twitter theory to the test.TheStar Warsactor, 69, tweeted out his own name on Sunday in response to a Twitter user who claimed, “@HamillHimselfyou could just tweet ‘Mark Hamill’ and you’d get thousands of likes.“Hamill was up for the challenge, tweeting his first and last name to his 4.7 million followers on the platform, in a post that’s gone viral with over 547,000 likes as of Monday morning.The tweet quickly shot to the top of Twitter’s trending topics, and fans chimed in on the actor’s post, many saying they were impressed with his star power.“It’s a slow news day, and Mark Hamill, awesome as always, is here for it! Thanks, Mark!” one followerwrote.Another fanjoked, “Well, the force is strong with this one.““How do you do that?” anotherwondered.Some fans even tried tweeting out “Mark Hamill” themselves, but they didn’t receive quite the hype that Hamill did.EvenStar TrekactorGeorge Takeitested the theory for himself Sunday, writing, “Mark Hamill. And now we wait,” in a post that’s been liked over 40,000 times to date.Hamill’s viral tweet isn’t his first brush with internet fame. The actor previouslyused Instagram’sStar Warsfilterto pose with his iconic character from the franchise, Luke Skywalker. The feature allowed users to see whichStar Warscharacter they resemble most, but Hamill admitted it took him “more than 20 tries” to finally get Skywalker.Mark Hamill.Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesThe actor, who played Skywalker in sixStar Warsfilms since the very first in 1977, recently revealed that he’sappeared in everyStar Warsfilmsince 2015. In July, he told Twitter followers that he’s “voiced multiple secret voice-cameos in every #StarWars movie released since 2015.“Hamill also appeared in the popular Disney+ seriesThe Mandalorian, in which he played a CGI version of Skywalker who rescues Mando (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu/The Child from The Dark Troopers.After the episode aired, Hamill tweeted, “The fact that we were able to keep my involvement a secret for over a year with no leaks is nothing less than a miracle. A real triumph for spoiler-haters everywhere!”
Mark Hamillis putting a Twitter theory to the test.
TheStar Warsactor, 69, tweeted out his own name on Sunday in response to a Twitter user who claimed, “@HamillHimselfyou could just tweet ‘Mark Hamill’ and you’d get thousands of likes.”
Hamill was up for the challenge, tweeting his first and last name to his 4.7 million followers on the platform, in a post that’s gone viral with over 547,000 likes as of Monday morning.
The tweet quickly shot to the top of Twitter’s trending topics, and fans chimed in on the actor’s post, many saying they were impressed with his star power.
“It’s a slow news day, and Mark Hamill, awesome as always, is here for it! Thanks, Mark!” one followerwrote.
Another fanjoked, “Well, the force is strong with this one.”
“How do you do that?” anotherwondered.
Some fans even tried tweeting out “Mark Hamill” themselves, but they didn’t receive quite the hype that Hamill did.
EvenStar TrekactorGeorge Takeitested the theory for himself Sunday, writing, “Mark Hamill. And now we wait,” in a post that’s been liked over 40,000 times to date.
Hamill’s viral tweet isn’t his first brush with internet fame. The actor previouslyused Instagram’sStar Warsfilterto pose with his iconic character from the franchise, Luke Skywalker. The feature allowed users to see whichStar Warscharacter they resemble most, but Hamill admitted it took him “more than 20 tries” to finally get Skywalker.
Mark Hamill.Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
The actor, who played Skywalker in sixStar Warsfilms since the very first in 1977, recently revealed that he’sappeared in everyStar Warsfilmsince 2015. In July, he told Twitter followers that he’s “voiced multiple secret voice-cameos in every #StarWars movie released since 2015.”
Hamill also appeared in the popular Disney+ seriesThe Mandalorian, in which he played a CGI version of Skywalker who rescues Mando (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu/The Child from The Dark Troopers.
After the episode aired, Hamill tweeted, “The fact that we were able to keep my involvement a secret for over a year with no leaks is nothing less than a miracle. A real triumph for spoiler-haters everywhere!”
source: people.com
