Indeed, that affection awoke only recently, about a decade ago, after 30 years with Lucasfilm. It’s a remarkable, and largely unsung, feat of performance: Though Daniels didn’t create C-3PO - that would be George Lucas - one man, and just one, who is now 73, has remained the steward and literal embodiment of the role he originated when he was 30. In that way, he is as real as the last time you saw him.” “One reason people employ me (as C-3PO) is not only because I can perform the character, but I know what is right for him. In fact, since the 1977 original, only Daniels has been inside the C-3PO costume and voiced the character - and not only in the movies, but in the animated series, on “Donnie & Marie,” at the Oscars, on “Sesame Street,” for video games, anti-smoking PSAs, Underoos commercials, amusement park rides. Daniels opens “Star Wars” exhibitions and speaks at conventions, MCs “Star Wars” concerts and product unveilings. And yet he’s here because of the award (a lifetime achievement from the Washington West Film Festival), and because he has a new memoir to promote, “I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story,” and because for decades Daniels has been a one-man ambassador for a franchise so ingrained in our cultural DNA, it only makes sense to call it a franchise if we also call the Grimms’ Fairy Tales a franchise. Given the nature of the character, most of these high-quality moments end up producing some pretty hilarious comments from the protocol droid.Tearful fans have happened before too. The character is everywhere, and over the past forty-plus years, he has produced some phenomenal moments - mostly coming from the movies, admittedly. Not only did he appear in every film in the Skywalker saga, but also Rogue One, Rebels, The Clone Wars, and throughout the extended canon of comics and movies.

Updated on March 25th, 2021 by Rhys McGinley: There are few characters as prominent in Star Wars as C-3PO.

Whether it's lamenting a flight through an asteroid field or complaining about a repair job gone wrong, it takes a very light nudge to push Threepio over the edge, and that often leads to some hilarious quips from the famous golden droid. RELATED: Star Wars: Why R2-D2 Is Everyone's Favorite Droid (& Why C-3PO Is Underrated) This etiquette and protocol droid must have been programmed with an entire subroutine designed specifically to make him a liability during a crisis situation, and this makes for some truly spectacular and funny one-liners. The word 'melodrama' is synonymous with C-3PO.

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