If you tune in to Just Shoot Me and see George Lucas sharing screen time with David Spade and George Segal, it's no Jedi mind trick: The Star Wars overlord will indeed make his television acting debut during an upcoming episode of the NBC office-com in which Finch (Spade) is obsessed with meeting his hero. The producers doubted they could nab the reclusive Lucas for the role (the director's main thespian credit was a tiny part in 1994's Beverly Hills Cop III) but they asked him anyway; turns out, he's a Shoot fan. Lucas taped his scene on Oct. 21, even throwing a stunt punch. ("He told our director, 'Now, if you take a couple of frames out of this, it'll speed it up and make it look more effective,'" notes Shoot executive producer Judd Pillot.) "His acting was through the roof," adds Spade. "He nailed it...And then we put up a card table and formed a line for autographs. It was pretty bad. He spent more time giving autographs than he did doing the show." -Dan Snierson
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From Entertainment Weekly #681 November 8, 2002