Jabba Desilijic Tiure, [14] better known as Jabba the Hutt (/ ˈdʒɑːbə / JAH-bə) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He is a large, slug-like crime lord of the Hutt species. Jabba first appeared in the 1983 film Return of the Jedi, in which he is portrayed by a one-ton puppet operated by several puppeteers.

Sep 17, 2024 · Before George Lucas digitally inserted a CGI Jabba the Hutt into the original Star Wars, the vile gangster was played by a human actor. Here's why.

Aug 20, 2021 · The original actor who portrayed a human Jabba the Hutt in Star Wars has been made canon. Jabba’s forgotten counterpart first appeared in a deleted scene from A New Hope, but several decades later, he has returned.

Feb 17, 2018 · We all know Jabba the Hut the big blob in Star Wars, he basically was a Mafia Godfather. However originally Jabba the Hut wasn't an alien but a man from Belfast, well at least actor from Belfast. Declan Mulholland was born on December 6, 1932 in Belfast, Northern Ireland as Thomas Declan Mulholland.

Feb 27, 2025 · Jabba the Hutt surely is one of the most enduring aliens in all of Star Wars. He's up there with Yoda and Chewbacca. But there is more to the massive criminal than first meets the eye... even if there is a lot of him to look at upon first glance. He was original depicted as a human man back in 1977's A New Hope. He and the rest of the Hutt Clan ...

Jabba Desilijic Tiure, more commonly referred to as Jabba the Hutt or simply Jabba, and formally styled as His Excellency Jabba Desilijic Tiure of Nal Hutta, Eminence of Tatooine, was a Hutt male gangster and crime lord, as well as a leading member of …

Aug 28, 2024 · When Star Wars fans think of Jabba the Hutt, they immediately picture a slimy, frog-eating slug monster. What they don’t picture is a rotund Irish man wearing a furry vest. And yet, Jabba the Hutt’s origin is, quite literally, a stout human wrapped in a fuzzy waistcoat.

Aug 26, 2021 · Yes, the original design for Jabba the Hutt has returned, albeit in the form of the comic page of Star Wars #16, and has been revamped as a brand new character. This once again shows that Star Wars loves to reuse old ideas from Lucas.

Jul 7, 2022 · Declan Mulholland (December, 1932–June 29, 1999) was a Belfast-born actor who played Jabba the Hutt in scenes cut from the 1977 release of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. In Mulholland’s scenes as Jabba, Jabba is represented as …

Apr 28, 2024 · Jabba the Hutt was originally planned to appear in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope but was cut due to technical limitations. George Lucas intended to replace the character with stop-motion...