--- title: Chewbacca Actor Invites Widow of Late Star Wars Fan to Home description: "They were so welcoming and kind" canonical: https://time.com/4164444/chewbacca-peter-mayhew-star-wars-fan/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-30T18:47:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T13:42:01.917Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Chewbacca Actor Peter Mayhew Invites Widow of Late 'Star Wars' Fan to His Home og:description: "They were so welcoming and kind" og:url: https://time.com/4164444/chewbacca-peter-mayhew-star-wars-fan/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9795f57727bdb314/69887732196cf4734c039a6e/peter-mayhew-star-wars.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" - European Film Premiere - Red Carpet Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Chewbacca Actor Peter Mayhew Invites Widow of Late 'Star Wars' Fan to His Home twitter:description: "They were so welcoming and kind" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9795f57727bdb314/69887732196cf4734c039a6e/peter-mayhew-star-wars.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Chewbacca Actor Peter Mayhew Invites Widow of Late _Star Wars_ Fan to His Home > Sponsored content. 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Peter Mayhew attends the European Premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Dec. 16, 2015 in London, England.Mike Marsland—WireImage/Getty Images by [Nick Romano / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Nick Romano / Entertainment Weekly Dec 30, 2015 6:47 PM UTC The story of Daniel Fleetwood made headlines even before J.J. Abrams [fulfilled the terminally ill _Star Wars_ fan’s dying wish](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/05/terminally-ill-star-wars-fan-gets-his-wish-see-force-awakens-early) to see _The Force Awakens_. After [his death](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/10/daniel-fleetwood-dead-star-wars-fan-die), his widow received a heartfelt Christmas gift from [Chewbacca](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/13/star-wars-gwendoline-christie-chewbacca-impression) himself. Actor Peter Mayhew and his wife, Angie, invited Ashley Fleetwood and her family to spend a day at their farm house in Texas. “When Daniel was sick, they actually Skyped him. It was so sweet and amazing,” Ashley told [_Entertainment Tonight_](http://www.etonline.com/news/178939%5Fchewbacca%5Factor%5Finvites%5Fwidow%5Fof%5Flate%5Fstar%5Fwars%5Ffan%5Fto%5Fspend%5Fholiday%5Fat%5Fhis%5Fhome/). “They invited us to visit, but he was unable to travel. After he passed, they extended the invitation again. So I asked if, for my dad’s 60th birthday, if we could maybe visit. They said ‘yes’ and were so welcoming.” Ashley and the Mayhews shared photos of the visit, which was coordinated by fan club [The Star Garrison of the 501st Legion](https://www.facebook.com/The-Star-Garrison-of-the-501st-Legion-155799257916211/). “I want to thank the amazing Peter-Angie Mayhew for inviting my family to their wonderful home,” Ashley wrote on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ashleycohagan/posts/10101635935923478). “They were so welcoming and kind. I also want thank the 501st for being there as well. Thank you!! You made my dad’s birthday.” See photos below, including looks inside the Mayhew’s “Chewie Museum.” Daniel Fleetwood, who died last month at the age of 32, had been diagnosed with a connective tissue cancer known as spindle cell sarcoma. As a longtime _Star Wars_ fan, he wanted to see _The Force Awakens_, but wasn’t expected to live until the film’s Dec. 18 release date. Thanks to a social media campaign, #ForceForDaniel, his story received national attention and Abrams fulfilled his wish. “Daniel put up an amazing fight to the very end,” [Ashley wrote](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10101585993219058&set=a.784897242858.2275326.38701575&type=3) following his death. “He is now one with God and with the force. He passed in his sleep and in peace.” _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/30/star-wars-chewbacca-peter-mayhew-daniel-fleetwood) _originally appeared on_ [_Entertainment Weekly_](http://www.ew.com/)_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4164444/chewbacca-peter-mayhew-star-wars-fan/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4164444/chewbacca-peter-mayhew-star-wars-fan/"},"headline":"Chewbacca Actor Peter Mayhew Invites Widow of Late Star Wars Fan to His Home","datePublished":"2015-12-30T18:47:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:42:01.917Z","description":"\"They were so welcoming and kind\"","url":"https://time.com/4164444/chewbacca-peter-mayhew-star-wars-fan/","keywords":["movies","celebrities","Star Wars topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9795f57727bdb314/69887732196cf4734c039a6e/peter-mayhew-star-wars.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nick Romano / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9795f57727bdb314/69887732196cf4734c039a6e/peter-mayhew-star-wars.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 - Red Carpet Arrivals","caption":"\"Star Wars: The Force Awakens\" - European Film Premiere - Red Carpet Arrivals","creditText":"Mike Marsland—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4164444/chewbacca-peter-mayhew-star-wars-fan/","name":"Chewbacca Actor Peter Mayhew Invites Widow of Late Star Wars Fan to His Home"}}]}] ```