Yoda was a 900-year-old Jedi master in the Star Wars universe. He was also a Muppet, performed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Oz">Frank Oz</a>, who also was the puppeteer behind Miss Piggy, Fozzy Bear, and Cookie Monster. Then came the prequels, where Yoda was the same character but younger and computer-generated. We all know these things. But the man behind the character design was makeup artist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Freeborn">Stuart Freeborn</a>, who paused during the filming of The Empire Strikes Back in 1979 to tell us a bit about how Yoda came about.

I may be crazy, but the prototype puppet in the background seems more like Yoda than the more realistic sculpture in the foreground. Or maybe it just seems more like a 900-year-old character. But the most striking thing about this video is how much Yoda looks like Stuart Freeborn! Don't feel bad making the comparison; Freeborn admitted that was intentional. He based Yoda's look on himself with a bit of Albert Einstein thrown in. -via <a href="https://laughingsquid.com/master-yoda-creator-stuart-freeborn/">Laughing Squid</a>&nbsp; #StarWars #Yoda #StuartFreeborn

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