--- title: Star Wars Premiere: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Dressed as Yoda description: The actor walked the red carpet proudly in his very comfy-looking DIY costume. canonical: https://time.com/4149092/star-wars-joseph-gordon-levitt-yoda-costume/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-15T15:54:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:27:44.797Z og:title: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Dressed as Yoda for the 'Star Wars' Premiere og:description: His costume involved Grinch pajama pants og:url: https://time.com/4149092/star-wars-joseph-gordon-levitt-yoda-costume/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd25c1d3516102b73/69887558e20a878e34a8ea51/gettyimages-501400384.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1993 og:image:height: 1121 og:image:alt: GettyImages-501400384 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Dressed as Yoda for the 'Star Wars' Premiere twitter:description: His costume involved Grinch pajama pants twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd25c1d3516102b73/69887558e20a878e34a8ea51/gettyimages-501400384.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Joseph Gordon-Levitt Dressed Up as Yoda for the _Star Wars_ Premiere > Sponsored content. 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Joseph Gordon-Levitt attends the World Premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at the Dolby, El Capitan, and TCL Theatres on December 14, 2015 in Hollywood, California. Alberto E. Rodriguez—2015 Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Dec 15, 2015 3:54 PM UTC Tons of celebrities attended the [_Star Wars: The Force Awakens_](http://time.com/4144531/star-wars-video-oscar-boyson/) premiere in Los Angeles Monday night — but only a brave few showed up in costume. Among them was Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who, for perhaps the first time ever, managed to look… not so cute. The actor walked the red carpet proudly in his very comfy-looking DIY costume. He went all out with green face paint and green Yoda ears, but beyond that, he really seemed to be prioritizing comfort. He sported a green beanie, a very soft-looking robe, and some green pajama pants. (If you look closely, you’ll see that those are not Yoda pajama pants, but rather, Grinch pajama pants.) _The Office_ star Rainn Wilson [also showed up in costume](https://twitter.com/rainnwilson/status/676578290199474176). _Read next:_ [_7 Great Ways to Avoid Star Wars Spoilers_](http://time.com/4147941/avoid-star-wars-spoilers/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4149092/star-wars-joseph-gordon-levitt-yoda-costume/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4149092/star-wars-joseph-gordon-levitt-yoda-costume/"},"headline":"Joseph Gordon-Levitt Dressed Up as Yoda for the Star Wars Premiere","datePublished":"2015-12-15T15:54:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:27:44.797Z","description":"His costume involved Grinch pajama pants","url":"https://time.com/4149092/star-wars-joseph-gordon-levitt-yoda-costume/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd25c1d3516102b73/69887558e20a878e34a8ea51/gettyimages-501400384.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd25c1d3516102b73/69887558e20a878e34a8ea51/gettyimages-501400384.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"GettyImages-501400384","caption":"Joseph Gordon-Levitt attends the World Premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the Dolby, El Capitan, and TCL Theatres on December 14, 2015 in Hollywood, California.","creditText":"Alberto E. 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