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'''Samuel Witwer''' is an American television actor who portrayed [[Crashdown|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]] in the first two seasons of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].
'''Samuel Witwer''' is an American television actor who portrayed [[Crashdown|Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo]] in the first two seasons of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].


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On 18 May 2007, Witwer was named as the voice actor for [[w:Darth Vader|Darth Vader]]'s Secret Apprentice (later Jedi) in the video game ''[[Wookiepedia:Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (video game)|Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]]''.<ref name="lucasarts">{{cite_web|url=http://www.lucasarts.com/games/theforceunleashed/gameinfo/news/the_cast.html|title=Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Meet the Cast|date=18 May 2007|accessdate=21 May 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
On 18 May 2007, Witwer was named as the voice actor for [[w:Darth Vader|Darth Vader]]'s Secret Apprentice (later Jedi) in the video game ''[[Wookiepedia:Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (video game)|Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]]''.<ref name="lucasarts">{{cite_web|url=http://www.lucasarts.com/games/theforceunleashed/gameinfo/news/the_cast.html|title=Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Meet the Cast|date=18 May 2007|accessdate=21 May 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
== On ''Battlestar Galactica'' ==
Witwer was cast as Crashdown after watching the [[Miniseries]] and knowing he "really wanted to work on the [[Season 1 (2004-05)|first season]]."<ref group="Book">{{Cite book|author=David Bassom|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=Titan Books|isbn=1845760972|page=131}}</ref> Executive producer [[David Eick]] described the character to him as "a cross between [[Wookiepedia:Han Solo|Han Solo]] and [[W:Bill Paxton|Bill Paxton]]’s character, Hudson, in ''[[W:Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'' — the “Game over, man” guy! And that’s sort of what I endeavored to bring to the role."<ref group="Book">{{Cite book|author=David Bassom|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=Titan Books|isbn=1845760972|page=131}}</ref>
Reflecting on his time on the show, Witwer said, "There were a few times on season one when I caught myself thinking, ‘No one should be allowed to have this much fun and get paid for it!’... It’s an honor to be a part of such an amazing series."<ref group="Book">{{Cite book|author=David Bassom|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|year=2005|publisher=Titan Books|isbn=1845760972|page=132}}</ref>


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.samwitwerfans.com/ Sam Witwer Fan Site]
*[http://www.samwitwerfans.com/ Sam Witwer Fan Site]
== References ==
== References ==
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