'Darth Vader' boy from ad having heart surgery
Updated: 2012-06-18 14:23
(China Daily)
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The 7-year-old boy who starred as mini Darth Vader in a popular Super Bowl car commercial will have open-heart surgery this week to replace a pulmonary valve, and his mother said he is coming to grips with his fears ahead of the procedure. Young actor Max Page was born with a congenital heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot, according to a statement from Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
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