He was adept at convincing Star Wars fans that he was Anakin Skywalker--the kid who would become Darth Vader. Becoming the sardonic personification of the Dark Side of the Force can play with a ...

Jake Lloyd beat out 3,000 kids to play the role of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. However, Lloyd is one of the child actors who left Hollywood behind, with rumors ...