Calabrese honored Mark Hamill with a medal, just like Leia does at the end of "A New Hope" after Luke blows up the Death Star.
Though Hamill was one of the more well-known names on Calabrese's checklist, he wasn't scared. The actor gave off a "just a regular dude" vibe.
When Calabrese asked if he could place his lanyard around Hamill's neck, he remembers the actor leaping up from his chair and saying, "Of course."
Ian McDiarmid stood by as Calabrese struck the classic Emperor Palpatine "Force lightning" pose.
While McDiarmid didn't participate, he let Calabrese have his fun.
The actor turns 72 in August — still younger than his character, Emperor Palpatine.
Anthony Daniels got into position as C-3PO without being asked.
Daniels complimented Calabrese's T-shirt, which depicted C-3PO and his counterpart, R2-D2, immediately. Calabrese didn't hesitate to ask, "Can I be your counterpart?"
"No one's ever asked me that, sure," Calabrese remembers Daniels saying.
He got on his knees so he would be appear much shorter, and Daniels — without prompting — placed his hand atop Calabrese's head. It was the perfect droid prom photo.
Billy Dee Williams didn't say a word to Calabrese.
Unlike his smooth-talking character Lando Calrissian, Williams never uttered a word.
The actor turned 79 in April.
John Ratzenberger, who played an unnamed major with the Rebel Alliance, delivered some heart-breaking news.
Don't recognize Ratzenberger? He delivered the line, "Your Highness, there's nothing more we can do tonight. The shield doors must be closed," to Leia in "The Empire Strikes Back."
Though he's not named in the movie, the credits identify him as Major Derlin. When Calabrese asked Ratzenberger to say the lines back to him, the actor appeared confused.
"I don't even think he remembers being Major Derlin," Calabrese says.
Ratzenberger's voice, however, is far more famous. He's voiced a character in every Pixar movie, including Hamm in "Toy Story," Mack in "Cars," and a crab in "Finding Dory."
Carrie Fisher choked Calabrese with his lanyard, recreating how Leia kills Jaba the Hutt in "Return of the Jedi."
Fisher left Calabrese the most starstruck. He was also the most nervous to ask Fisher for her cooperation, since the reenactment he planned was particularly zany.
As she went in for the side-hug, he popped the question: "Can you take my lanyard, and sort of, pretend to be choking me to death and I'll be Jabba?" Calabrese remembers asking.
She took hold of the lanyard and added a vengeful look to boot.
