Today Show Hosts Go All Out for Star Wars Halloween
George Lucas graciously provided authentic props and costumes for The Today Show's Halloween show. The cast dresses up as characters from Star Wars and looked amazing. New York's Rockefeller Plaza was transformed for the show.
Al Roker was Emperor Palpatine and later Han Solo (he got a double role), Meredith Vieira was Princess Leia, Matt Lauer was Luke Skywalker, Ann Curry was Darth Vader (but earlier in the bit James Earl Jones was Darth Vader's voice), Hoda Kotb was Yoda, Kathie Lee was C-3PO and Natalie Morales was Queen Amidala. Alas, the canopy on Luke's fighter didn't open quite fast enough, but other than that glitch things went off smoothly. Well, other than the cheeky Ewok that apparently decided to take an unwarranted liberty with Meredith Vieira when her back was to him. Take a look:
