The Hilarious Reason Mark Hamill Was Once Fired From Jack in the Box

Apparently world-class actor Mark Hamill wasn’t cut out for a job at a fast food restaurant.

The 67-year-old Star Wars legend told his hilarious story on The Late Late Show With James Corden on how he fired from Jack in the Box while he was a struggling actor.

As ComicBook.com reports, Hamill explained to Corden and fellow guest Bradley Whitford that he just couldn’t turn off his need to be “in character” while he worked the drive-thru window.

“I always was trying to find the theatrical aspect of it,” Hamill recalled. “I was in the back all the time, making shakes and minding the grill, and I always aspired to work the window... The one chance I had at it, it never occurred to me not to be in character as the clown, as the Jack in the Box clown! Who would want to hear [Monotone voice] 'What is your order?' I wanted to hear [Clown voice] ‘What’s your orderrrrrrrrrr?’ My manager didn't think it was very funny. He told me to go home and never come back. I got fired! Fired for being in character!”

But don’t worry, he got his revenge: becoming an iconic voice actor.

While Hamill is best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars film franchise, he has also achieved immense fame for voicing the character of the Joker for decades, debuting back in the 1990s with Batman: The Animated Series. The actor alluded to this retribution by adding to his story with Corden: “Why you...[Shakes fist] I'll show you! One day I will be the Joker and then you'll be sorry!"

A new iteration of Hamill’s voice will be debuting with his role as a re-imagined version of Chucky in the Child's Play reboot, hitting theaters June 21. And you can also catch Hamill playing Luke Skywalker perhaps for the last time ever, in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, premiering Dec. 20.

This article also appears on Mental Floss.