10 Things You Didn't Know About Mark Hamill
7. He's Politically Outspoken
552192Yes, it can be said that Hamill didn't rest on his laurels, and continued to venture into the creative arts as writer, voice actor, producer and director. Moving away from the film world for a moment however, yet another dimension to the man becomes apparent. It turns out that cuddly Mark Hamill is proudly political.
That may be surprising to hear, as in a sense, Hamill has resumed a fairly low-key, all be it busy life following the Star Wars movies. The man however, is a staunch Democrat. Politics do not maketh a man, but it's interesting that Hamill has always leaned to one side throughout his life, regardless of who's running for what office and at what time. Many actors are proudly political, and it's difficult not to link their politics with their personalities; Charlton Heston and the National Rifle Association spring to mind, as does Clint Eastwood's perhaps surprisingly Republican leanings.
The fact that Hamill affiliates himself so uncompromisingly with a more liberal left wing speaks to the man who ain't Luke, and he's vocal about it too. At Comic-Con 2012, he said of America's current President Barack Obama, "If you don't vote for Obama, you're insane. 'Cause without him, I think the middle class will completely disappear."