The Stats Full Name - Ray Park Hair - Brown Eyes - Blue Height - Height: (officially) 5'9" (most people report 5'6" or 5'7" - go figure) D.O.B. - August 23 1974 Measurements: - Chest 44", Waist 32", Shoe size: 8 (UK) Marital Status - Unmarried, but dating Hometown - Glasgow, Scotland Filmography - Sleepy Hollow (1999) : Stunt double for "The Headless Horseman" Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) : Take a wild guess :-) Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) : Stunt double for "Rayden"

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Ray Park has only done a handful of interviews but he's doing more and more. There a few snippets from the article about him in Issue 42 of the Star Wars Insider. No infringement intended.

It's hard to believe that the man behind all that red and black make-up is Scotland native Ray Park. In interviews, he's been described as "mild-mannered", "soft-spoken", and very different from his Sith alter ego. A martial arts expert with little experience in acting, "The Phantom Menace" has garnered him a new found fame and admiration by fans. Some more obsessed than others, but we won't list any names. ;-)

Ray was born in 1975 in Glasgow, Scotland. His family moved to London when he was a small child, and he still lives there today. The first movie he remembers seeing after relocating to England, was "Star Wars", appropriately. "I had all the figures and the Millennium Falcon," he told Star Wars Insider. "I wanted to be Han Solo, and my brother wanted to be Luke."

At an early age, Ray's father introduced him to martial arts. He idolized Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, and began taking lessons when he turned seven. The style he specializes in is called Wu Shu, a non-contact sport compared to gymnastics that means "martial arts" in Chinese. Ray is also skilled in other sports like Tae Kwon Do and kickboxing. He has a second degree black belt and placed fourth in the 1995 world championships for Wu-Shu.

What should Ray play in Episode II? 17.2%    An adult Anakin 25.4%  A Jedi 52.2%  Another Sith Apprentice 5.2%  Just keep him as a stunt man

It was Ray's martial arts talent that led him to his "big break", the role of the lead villain in the most anticipated movie of all times, "Episode 1: The Phantom Menace." After appearing as a stunt double in the sequel to the movie based on the best-selling video game "Mortal Kombat", Nick Gillard, the stunt coordinator for "The Phantom Menace", discovered Ray. Within weeks, he had the job. "The Phantom Menace" was the first time Ray had acted since a high school play eight years earlier. "I did question myself a bit, because it was my first time. But I had confidence in myself, so I just thought I'd give it a go, and if I did it wrong then someone will tell me."

Just a few miscellaneous tidbits... Ray *does* have a girlfriend, but he's never been married.

As for strange hobbies, in the past he's tried a bit of fire-breathing. Also, it should be pretty obvious that Ray is not the voice of Darth Maul, his lines were dubbed by British actor Peter Serafinowicz. If you have any information on Ray Park that you don't see here, please e-mail AmidalaEP1@aol.com.