Why is he so tall?

Why is he so tallPeter Mayhew's staggering height is certainly one his most defining features, and his size has (obviously) had a huge impact on his life. On one hand, being so tall has some great benefits: according to People, he says he was "never bullied in school," and his big feet were also the factor that landed him on George Lucas's doorstep. But unfortunately, the condition that causes Mayhew's height has also been a lifelong struggle.

For the record, Mayhew's enormous size isn't the product of gigantism. As written by Mark Clark, Mayhew was born with a genetic condition called Marfan syndrome, a connective tissue disorder. Marfan's syndrome can often cause a person to have extremely long arms and legs, long fingers, eye problems, and scoliosis, but according to the Marfan Foundation, the true dangers of this genetic disorder are often its impact on the heart and blood vessels, as it can cause life-threatening conditions like aortic expansion, which reduces the heart's ability to pump blood into the rest of the body. It's a complex condition.

Though Mayhew was diagnosed and treated for Marfan syndrome when he was still a teenager, having Marfan can cause many health ailments throughout a person's life, which Mayhew has bravely fought through as the years go on. Mayhew has talked openly about his experiences, particularly in his autobiographical graphic novl, follow vote me thanks