'Star Wars' stars: Where are they now?

POSTED: 07:38 AM PDT May 11, 2011    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT May 13, 2013 

A long time ago (1977, to be exact) "Star Wars" was released. With George Lucas celebrating his 69th birthday May 14, take a look at what the stars of the film up to today.

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Ian McDiarmid (Emperor Palpatine, "The Empire Strikes Back," "Return of the Jedi") appeared in the 2009 British television movie "Thatcher." McDiarmid reprised his role of Palpatine for the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy.

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