First Hollywood star to top both film and videogame charts
Who
Mark Hamill
What
first
Where
United States ()
When
1994

Mark Hamill (USA) was the first actor to star in both a No.1-selling video game and a box office-topping Hollywood movie. In 1977, Hamill played the role of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: A New Hope. He also played the role in the two sequels Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, both of which were also No. 1 box office hits. In 1994, Hamill played the role of Colonel Christopher Blair in the No.1-selling PC game Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger. He resumed the role in Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom and Wing Commander: Prophecy, both of which were also No.1 sellers, making Hamill the first actor to star in both a movie and video game trilogy sporting three No. 1 hits.