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Jake Matthew Lloyd is an American actor. He is best known for playing the young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace. His acting career started at 7 years old, appearing in four episodes of ER. His big break came playing Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son in the 1996 Jingle All The Way.

He received international fame when George Lucas announced he would play the young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I (1999), playing opposite Natalie Portman. With his character aging for the next two sequels, Hayden Christensen took over his role. After a massive amount of criticism from the media, fans and classmates for his starring role, he retired from acting. Most recently he has been in the news for his legal issues and being diagnosed with schizophrenia.