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Adam Driver (born November 19, 1983) is an Academy Award–nominated American actor who starred in the Sequel trilogy films Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi, and Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker as the villainous Kylo Ren.[2][3][4]

Biography[]

Adam Driver's involvement in the Star Wars franchise was first announced on April 29, 2014 when he was named as a cast member for Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.[5] In an interview for the Time, he revealed that J.J. Abrams advised him to look into Akira Kurosawa's movies for inspiration, much like George Lucas did before. However, after several viewings, Driver decided to take another path, a more personal approach for playing Kylo Ren.[6] For his performance in The Force Awakens as the antagonistic Kylo Ren, Driver was voted Best Villain at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards.[7] In interviews, he has said that he tends to avoid watching his own performances.[8] Driver reprised his role as Kylo Ren in the Sequel trilogy films Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi (2017) and Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker (2019).[3][4]

Adam Driver was the focus of two Saturday Night Live sketches as Kylo Ren. First, disguised as Matt the Radar Technician, in the 2016 sketch "Undercover Boss: Starkiller Base,"[9] and again, disguised as Randy the Intern, in its 2020 follow-up "Undercover Boss: Where Are They Now".[10]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Adam Driver on www.britannica.com (archived from the original on October 20, 2020)
  2. ↑ Adam Driver and Lupita Nyong'o's Characters Revealed in Exclusive Star Wars: The Force Awakens Photos by Leibovitz, Annie on Vanity Fair (May 4, 2015) (archived from the original on May 31, 2015)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Here's How Seriously Adam Driver Takes Playing Kylo Ren by Robinson, Joanna on Vanity Fair (May 25, 2017) (archived from the original on January 11, 2020)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Lot of the Final Skywalker Film Has Been Planned "from the Very Beginning" by Robinson, Joanna on Vanity Fair (May 22, 2017) (archived from the original on January 31, 2020)
  5. ↑ StarWars Star Wars: Episode VII Cast Announced on StarWars.com (backup link)
  6. ↑ Here's How Adam Driver Learned to Master the Dark Side by McCluskey, Megan on Time (December 1, 2015) (archived from the original on April 28, 2019)
  7. ↑ "The Force Awakens" wins big at MTV Movie Awards 2016 on CBS (April 10, 2016) (archived from the original on July 3, 2016)
  8. ↑ Adam Driver Is 'Undecided' on Seeing Star Wars: The Last Jedi Despite Being in It by Guglielmi, Jodi on people.com (November 20, 2017) (archived from the original on March 31, 2018)
  9. ↑ YouTube Star Wars Undercover Boss: Starkiller Base - SNL on the Saturday Night Live YouTube channel (backup link)
  10. ↑ YouTube Undercover Boss: Where Are They Now - SNL on the Saturday Night Live YouTube channel (backup link)

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