--- title: Carrie Fisher's Dog Attends Star Wars the Force Awakens Premiere description: Gary seemed absolutely thrilled to accompany his mom, known for her role as Leia, to the star-studded event. canonical: https://time.com/4153201/star-wars-carrie-fisher-french-bulldog/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-17T16:40:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:43:52.739Z og:title: Carrie Fisher's French Bulldog Attended the 'Star Wars' London Premiere og:description: His name is Gary and he completely stole the show og:url: https://time.com/4153201/star-wars-carrie-fisher-french-bulldog/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltada81ed2e05f7d25/698875d3f887dc2380e93c97/gettyimages-501614896.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" - European Film Premiere - VIP Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Carrie Fisher's French Bulldog Attended the 'Star Wars' London Premiere twitter:description: His name is Gary and he completely stole the show twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltada81ed2e05f7d25/698875d3f887dc2380e93c97/gettyimages-501614896.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Most Important Creature in the _Star Wars_ Universe Is Carrie Fisher's French Bulldog > Sponsored content. 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Benett—Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Dec 17, 2015 4:40 PM UTC The cast of [_Star Wars: The Force Awakens_](http://time.com/4131635/star-wars-the-force-awakens-behind-the-scenes/) gathered in London Wednesday night for the film’s European premiere — but the real star of the evening was Carrie Fisher’s French bulldog, Gary. Gary seemed absolutely _thrilled_ to accompany his mom, known for her role as [Leia](http://time.com/4124142/princess-leia-age/), to the star-studded event. He got to strut his stuff on the red carpet and hang out with Stormtroopers:  Carrie Fisher poses for photographers with a dog upon arrival at the European premiere of the film 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens ' in London, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015\. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) Joel Ryan—AP Gary also posed for photos with the cast. [Adam Driver](http://time.com/4129579/adam-driver-masters-dark-side-star-wars-the-force-awakens/) was tasked with holding Gary, and he obviously took that role very seriously:  Lupita Nyong'o, from left, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, J.J. Abrams, Carrie Fischer, Adam Driver and Harrison Ford pose for photographers upon arrival at the European premiere of the film 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens ' in London, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015\. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) Joel Ryan—AP Next, Gary totally freaked out at [BB-8](http://time.com/4131312/star-wars-the-force-awakens-r2d2-bb8-meet/) while everyone was trying to pose for another photo: Eventually, Gary calmed down a bit and just started owning the red carpet:  LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 16: Carrie Fisher's dog attends the European Premiere of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" at Leicester Square on December 16, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) Karwai Tang—Getty Images Gary, as you can see, is a true star. Earlier this month, he made a memorable appearance on _Good Morning America:_ If you want more Gary in your life, you’re in luck, because he recently[ joined Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/garyfisher/). If you follow him, here’s a taste of what’s in store: Oh, you can also follow Gary on Twitter, where he posts thought-provoking polls: > [](https://twitter.com/Gary%5FTheDog/status/677225819027152896) Thank you, Gary, for all you have done for us. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4153201/star-wars-carrie-fisher-french-bulldog/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4153201/star-wars-carrie-fisher-french-bulldog/"},"headline":"The Most Important Creature in the Star Wars Universe Is Carrie Fisher's French Bulldog","datePublished":"2015-12-17T16:40:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:43:52.739Z","description":"His name is Gary and he is perfect","url":"https://time.com/4153201/star-wars-carrie-fisher-french-bulldog/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltada81ed2e05f7d25/698875d3f887dc2380e93c97/gettyimages-501614896.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/bltada81ed2e05f7d25/698875d3f887dc2380e93c97/gettyimages-501614896.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"Star Wars: The Force Awakens\" - European Film Premiere - VIP Arrivals","caption":"\"Star Wars: The Force Awakens\" - European Film Premiere - VIP Arrivals","creditText":"David M. 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