I am honored to be joined on the podcast today by Scott Chernoff! If you read Star Wars Insider at any point from 1996 to 2002, you almost definitely saw some of Scott’s work. Whether it was humorous pieces or features on Star Wars in pop culture or the massive list of Star Wars celebrities he’s interviewed, Scott was in every issue from #30 to #60 (and a few beyond that, intermittently). Most relevant to this blog, Scott was also the host on Stage B during Celebration I, the host on the Tatooine Stage during Celebration II, and the host of the Petree Stage at Celebration IV. All of that is just a portion of Scott’s Star Wars story. There was so much to discuss that we’ll probably need a part two eventually! Keep reading below for additional visual elements to go with our interview!
Listen to my chat with Scott HERE
Read it here courtesy of the Internet Archive
Courtesy of the Wayback Machine, THIS is Scott’s original writing about his time at the first Star Wars Celebration, featured in Insider #45 (August 1999). Picture links are sadly broken but it’s a great read!
A gallery of Scott on Stage B at Celebration I! Featuring Ahmed Best, Pernilla August, Hugh Quarshie, Ray Park, Rick McCallum, and Terry Brooks.
Read it here courtesy of the Internet Archive.
You can see a brief clip of the above meeting (yes, actual footage!!) in a video posted by Scott on YouTube (“My Star Wars Celebration II Video Scrapbook (Scott Chernoff 2002)“) featuring some of his CII adventures, including saying hi to a bunch of the Star Wars celebrities on the autograph line. And all those camera flashes during the Lando/Lobot reunion means more pictures are out there!
with cast and crew on set in Australia! photo credit here
Be on the look out for Scott’s forthcoming book “My Star Wars Years”, from Riverdale Avenue Books, and follow him on BlueSky here!
the celebration database 