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Mini Darth Vader To Undergo Heart Surgery At Children's Hospital

HOLLYWOOD (CBS) — Max Page, the 7-year-old who portrayed Darth Vader in a 2011 Super Bowl commercial, is hoping to channel "the force" when he undergoes heart surgery Thursday.

Volkswagen's mini Darth Vader is scheduled to undergo surgery at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. where doctors will replace a heart valve.

Page was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect at 3 months old.

Thursday's surgery will be Page's eighth since his diagnosis.

Page has also had a re-occurring role on "The Young and the Restless", according to IMDB.

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