Remember the adorable little guy who played Darth Vader in last years Volkswagen Superbowl ad?  Well his name is  Max and is now undergoing open heart surgery! The operation, scheduled for today in Los Angeles, will repair a hole in Max Page’s heart and replace the pulmonary valve, according to his mom.

When he was first told of the surgery, “Max was crying and repeating how scared he was,” his mom, Jennifer, says  But The Force didn’t desert mini Darth. Max finally bucked up with the help of a “Can Do” list of fun activities, like setting up art projects in the garage. “Mom I don’t have a choice. I have to go through” with the surgery, he told his mother. “I might as well go through it with a good attitude.” Spoken like a true evil over lord!