31 Days of Happiness Countdown: Carrie Fisher's dog is in the new 'Star Wars.' (Day 13)
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This red carpet stud is Gary Fisher.
Photo by Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images.
If that floppy tongue looks familiar, that's because Gary was Carrie Fisher's therapy dog.
She adored him. And she always brought him along for the ride.
Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for Wizard World.
Fisher, who lived openly with bipolar disorder and died at age 60 last year, said Gary had always been a soothing presence by her side. “Gary is very devoted to me and that calms me down,” she told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune in 2013. “He’s anxious when he’s away from me.”
But Gary, who reportedly now lives with Fisher's former assistant, is staying in the spotlight. He's even starring in the new film, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," which Fisher filmed before she passed away. And honestly, he looks as cute as can be ... for galaxy far, far away standards, at least.
Someone spotted a wrinkly four-legged alien in a sneak-peek image of the new film and asked, "Wait, is that Gary?"
Clair Henry of the "Star Wars" fan site Fantha Tracks tweeted at director Rian Johnson, asking if the "cute little creature" was, in fact, Fisher's old pup.
Here's that pic a little bit closer.
Image via Clair Henry/Twitter.
Johnson spotted her tweet and confirmed: Yep, that's him!
(Granted, it definitely looks like Gary had been through the makeup and prosthetics department.)
Gary, you're a silver screen star!
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Fans are feeling lots of emotions over the latest "Star Wars" film — the last time Fisher's General Leia Organa will grace cinema screens. For millions, Fisher was more than just a princess all these decades: She was a fighter, fierce friend, and an outspoken advocate for combating the stigma surrounding mental illness. She helped so many people simply be themselves.
It's wonderful to know that part of her lives on in her best furry little friend.
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