4. Peter Mayhew
Peter Mayhew, 7’3” tall played a Minotaur in a film and was later asked to audition of a Star Wars character by 20th Century Fox. Fortunately, he agreed to audition and bagged the role of Chewbacca in the loved film and do you know all he had to do to get the part in the film was to stand up and greet the director! Lucky man!