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Star Wars: Anakin Skywalker Actor Jake Lloyd Breaks Silence on Mental Health

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Story by Cameron Bonomolo
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After over 20 years of mental health struggles, former Star Wars child actor Jake Lloyd opens up about his journey to recovery and renewed appreciation for the franchise's loyal fanbase.
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  • Lloyd, now 35, has been receiving treatment at a rehabilitation facility in Southern California, where he's free to come and go as he continues to manage his paranoid schizophrenia diagnosis from 2008.
  • Despite the initial backlash to his role as young Anakin Skywalker in The Phantom Menace, Lloyd says he
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Jake Lloyd, Lisa Lloyd, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, ER, Jingle All the Way, Star Wars: Racer Revenge, Ahsoka
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