Welcome to the official Kenny Baker website.

A letter to my fans

Hello and welcome to my newly updated website for which I have to say a big thank you to Adam Clark for all his hard work and expertise. I should also apologise for not getting around to it sooner, but circumstances now dictate that I had to do something to keep in touch with all my friends around the world.

As many of you know I was taken ill on a flight back from Chigaco in March 2008 and was in hospital in the UK for several weeks. Thankfully I pulled through the ordeal but not before my family were called to my bedside as the doctors feared the worst. As a result I have been forced to slow down and regret that I will no longer be able to attend any more conventions outside the UK. My friends and family have advised me that I should no longer give my autograph away for nothing, as I have been made aware of people selling my signature on Ebay and other websites.

So my friends I have decided that something has to be done, and this is why I have had my website revamped. I will continue to sign anything that people want through the mail, but will require a similar fee to that which I charge at conventions per item.

This site is not equipped to handle online transactions but you can view and purchase signed photos on www.writestuffautographs.com, run by my friend Ken Mills.

From now on, I wil have no alternative but to return all fanmail requests, sent to my house, with an accompanying letter, outlining how to go about getting items signed.

Official Kenny Baker Biography

I have been working closely with Ken Mills at Writestuff Autographs over the past few months on my Autobiography, which we hope will be available to buy in Spring 2009. A lot of people only know me through Star Wars, but I have been in show business for almost 60 years. The book contains many stories and pictures from my childhood to working with Burton Lester's Midgets and the Minitones, plus meetings with such legends as Laurel and Hardy, and Muhammad Ali.

And to all the thousands of Star Wars fans who continually ask questions such as "was it hot inside the robot?" and "Do you and Anthony Daniels (C3PO) really hate each other?" all will be revealed in the book. We intend to do a limited edition 1st run of 1,000 copies, which will be individually numbered, and personally signed by me. These will be available to purchase online when it is completed. It is my greatest hope that we will also be doing a number of book signings around the country at independent book stores and libraries and I hope that I will be able to meet some of you then.

Feel free to email me with any questions you may have, on any subject, but please allow up to 14 days for a reply.

Wishing you all the best,
Kenny