Reading the new Star Wars Insider it reports that Colin Higgins, the original 'Wedge' has died. News has really only just come to light these past months but he passed away in December.

Reading some online blogs about Colin, it appears that fans called him 'fake Wedge' a label that he was embarrassed about.' Fake Wedge', I have certainly never ever called him that. The guy was/is 'Wedge' The first.

Shame that things went wrong and he was fired from the set.

http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2013/05/02/rip-colin-higgins-the-fake-wedge/