Dan Zehr is a podcaster, writer, and lifelong Star Wars fan. He is the creator and host of Coffee With Kenobi, a popular Star Wars podcast. Zehr is also a longtime contributor to the official Star Wars site and is the co-author of several books, including The Star Wars Book, Star Wars Character Encyclopedia Updated and Expanded Edition, Star Wars: I Am Your Father, and the Star Wars Encyclopedia. When not examining the galaxy far, far away, he works as a high school English teacher with an emphasis on Mythology and Composition, and has an MS in Teaching and Learning.
Dan Zehr
FIRST STAR WARS MEMORY
Going to see Star Wars for the first time at a drive-in theater in 1978.
FAVORITE FILM
Star Wars: A New Hope
FAVORITE CHARACTER
Darth Vader
FAVORITE SCENE
Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader stare one another down in the carbon freeze chamber, right before igniting their lightsabers.
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![Taking a Star Tours Trip to Crait, Batuu, and More at Disney's Hollywood Studios]()
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