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Happy 85th Birthday, Billy Dee Williams!

Billy Dee Williams, a respected artist, and the actor who brought Star Wars’ Lando Calrissian to life, is 85 today.

The original owner of the Millenium Falcon is 84 today. Happy birthday, you old scoundrel.

It’s now been 40 years since the second film in the Star Wars saga was released. Some say this film was the best of them.

The now-legendary Star Wars actor’s appeal crosses social, ethnic and even generational boundaries.