Mark Hamill lives that Yoda life in his birthday shout-out to Daisy Ridley

The 'Star Wars' star gives some on-message birthday love to Rey's real-life counterpart.
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The learner is now the master.

Mark Hamill's Luke Skywalker was just a student of the Force when he schlepped Yoda around the swamps of Dagobah on his back in The Empire Strikes Back. But nowadays, Hamill gets schlepped.


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Hamill shared on Twitter this delightful photo of himself and The Force Awakens star Daisy Ridley, who celebrates an Apr. 10 birthday.

It looks like Rey's training is moving right along. How about a side-by-side, just for fun?

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Well played, you two. Happy birthday, Daisy!

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.

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