Jake Lloyd, who rose to fame as young Anakin Skywalker in 1999’s Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace, is opening up about his mental health struggles and the schizophrenia diagnosis that contributed to his leaving Hollywood shortly after the film’s release.

"I can now accept taking on continued treatment and therapy and my meds," said "The Phantom Menace" star, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and anosognosia.

"I can now accept taking on continued treatment, and therapy, and my meds. Everyone's been very supportive," he said.

In a recent interview with author Clayton Sandell, Jake Lloyd -- who is best known for playing a young Anakin Skywalker in 1999's Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace -- shared a rare update on his mental health amid his struggles with schizophrenia.

Former child star Jake Lloyd, 35, said he is doing “pretty good” after completing an 18-month stay in an inpatient facility for mental health wellness, wrote author Clayton Sandell in a Substack Wednesday.

A t eight years old, Jake Lloyd became the co-lead of a Star Wars movie when he was tapped to play Anakin Skywalker. But the former child star's Hollywood career didn't last. He e

Lloyd and his mom plan to spend 'May the Fourth' catching up on new 'Star Wars' movies and shows Jake Lloyd, the former child actor who played Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace,