Jake Lloyd, known for his role as Anakin Skywalker in 'Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace', was admitted to a psychiatric center due to his diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. Lloyd, now 27, had been serving a prison sentence since June for speeding. Her mother stated that authorities have concluded that her son “needs more than the punishment of prison” and has noticed some “improvement” in her personality.
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What happened to Jake Lloyd, the boy who gave life to Anakin Skywalker in 'Star Wars'?
In an interview with Scripps News, which was published on March 11, Lisa Lloyd, mother of the young actor, gave more details about the state of her son's health. “Jake started having some problems in high school. He started talking about 'realities'. He didn't know if he was in this reality or a different reality. Really, he didn't know exactly what to say to that,” she noted of the first time he noticed Jake's problem.
After that, Lisa took her son to specialists, who indicated that he could suffer from bipolar disorder. As time passed, Jake showed no improvement and even his health deteriorated. “He missed many classes, and he told me that people followed him,” said his mother. Jake Lloydwho assured that his son is aware of the interview.
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“When (the doctors) finally told him (his diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia), he fell into an even worse depression,” recalls Lisa, who also said that Jake refused to take the medication and go to therapy, which caused further problems in his life.
Currently, Jake Lloyd has been admitted to a mental health rehabilitation center for 10 months, where he follows an 18-month program. This entry took place after a strong episode in March 2023, in which Jake braked his car on a three-lane road.
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His mother, who was co-pilot at the time, indicated that “there was a lot of screaming and yelling,” but that despite the presence of the police, he was not sent to prison, but to a hospital and two months later he was sent to rehabilitation.
“He's doing much better than I expected, he's becoming a little more sociable.”. “It's like getting more of the old Jake back, because he's always been incredibly social until he became schizophrenic,” Lisa Lloyd said.
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What other jobs did Jake Lloyd have after 'Star Wars'?
After playing Anakin Skywalker during his childhood, Jake Lloyd He could not take off as expected, due to the mental problems he suffers from, as well as the different obstacles that fame generated for him.
In 2000, Lloyd participated in the film 'Race to Space', while a year later he appeared in the films 'Die with Me' and 'Madison'.
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Unfortunately, in 2001, at just 12 years old, he decided to retire from acting due to the harassment he suffered from his classmates, who mocked and insulted him for his performance in the George Lucas franchise. This caused him great amounts of stress from attending to actors' obligations such as trips, interviews, etc.
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