Connor Ratliff

In 2014, Connor Ratliff began hosting a live talk show where he appears as George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, and he interviews real guests as themselves in a panel format. He is joined by sidekick Star Wars characters: initially Jar Jar Binks, played by comedian Shaun Diston, and in current shows, Watto, played by Griffin Newman. The show was performed monthly live on stage at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre before the COVID 19 pandemic, and since May 4, 2020 has been performing live on Twitch, first on Planet Scum and currently on Paul Scheer's channel Friendzone, as well as resuming live performances at theaters across the United States.

In 2000, Ratliff was cast in the role of Private John Zielinski in the HBO television series Band of Brothers and was set to begin filming when he was subsequently fired, allegedly because series co-creator Tom Hanks believed Ratliff had "dead eyes". In 2020, Ratliff began a podcast, Dead Eyes, that set out to "solve a very stupid mystery" of why he was fired, and to more generally explore the concept of rejection in the entertainment industry, drawing on many fellow actors to share their own experiences. The podcast gained significant media attention in March 2022 when, for its season 3 finale, Ratliff finally got Hanks to appear on the program.

Connor Ratliff (born August 27, 1975) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his podcast Dead Eyes, is the star and creator of the long running stage and streaming show The George Lucas Talk Show, and is associated with Upright Citizens Brigade in New York where he is a member of the long form improv comedy troupe The Stepfathers.