If the robotic voice of BB-8, the lovable new droid in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, seems imbued with a spark of humanity, that’s because there’s an actual human voice behind it. And not just any human voice, but the one belonging to Saturday Night Live alum Bill Hader. HitFix spotted the actor’s name in the credits at the end of the movie, along with fellow actor Ben Schwartz (best known as Parks and Recreation’s Jean-Ralphio). Hader and Schwartz were credited as vocal consultants, a nebulous role which Hader explained to HitFix as follows: “JJ [Abrams] f–king around with this sound effects app on his iPad that was attached to a talk box operated by me.

 

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