Chewbacca Mask Lady

Chewbacca Mask Lady
A woman wearing a Chewbecca mask and a Death Star t-shirt looks into the camera from the driver's seat of her car
Candace Payne filmed herself in a moment of laughter.
StarringCandace Payne
Release date
  • May 19, 2016 (2016-05-19)
Running time
4 minutes, 4 seconds
LanguageEnglish

Chewbacca Mask Lady (also known as Chewbacca Mom) is a viral video[1] featuring 37-year-old Texan mother Candace Payne filming herself heartily laughing while wearing a Star Wars Chewbacca mask. The video was posted to Facebook with the description "It's the simple joys in life...." on May 19, 2016.[2]

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