“Star Wars: Phantom Menace” star bullied by school ruffians, quits show biz – forever!
One time child actor Jake Lloyd quit acting after school bullies mocked his Hollywood career as young Anakin Skywalker, the future darth Vader, and made life a "living hell".
Lloyd called it quits at 8 years-old and subsequently destroyed all his Star Wars memorabilia.
"Other children were really mean to me,” Lloyd recalled.
“ They would make the sound of the light saber every time they saw me. It was totally mad.
"My entire school life was really a living hell – and I had to do up to 60 interviews a day."
Lloyd, 23, now rarely makes appearances.
"I've learned to hate it when the cameras are pointed at me."