Biography
Jake Lloyd became the screen's most prominent wee moppet when he was cast as the young Darth Vader in
George Lucas' Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. The first of the long-awaited
Star Wars prequels, the 1999 film proved to be extremely popular, duly thrusting its hitherto-unknown young star into the celebrity stratosphere. Hailing from Fort Collins, Colorado, where he was born March 5, 1989, Lloyd got his big break when he was cast as
Arnold Schwarzenegger's son in
Jingle All the Way (1996). More recognition followed when he appeared as
Marisa Tomei's son in
Nick Cassavetes'
Unhook the Stars (also 1996). Thanks to the success of
The Phantom Menace, Lloyd's face soon became visible everywhere, adorning products ranging from action figures to thermoses. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide