No. Chewbacca was a wookie.
No because he is not a Jedi
Chewbacca eats it in the novel called The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime
At the end of Return of the Jedi
The English actor Peter Mayhew played Chewbacca in all four Star Wars movies (episodes IV-VI and III) in which Chewbacca appeared. Those movies were A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), and Revenge of the Sith (2005). However Mark McNamara was a stunt double for Chewbacca in Return of the Jedi: http://www.uniondemocrat.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=16204
In Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Chewbacca was 204 years old (not old for a Wookiee). He died when he was 225 on Serpindal.
Peter Mayhew played Chewbacca in Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi.
Once you get so many points or the timer reaches, it will ask you if you want to play as the hero. Say yes, and you can launch as the hero. Note: Most heroes are Jedis, but some aren't. For example, there's Jabba Fett and Chewbacca. The reason I mention this is because you asked on how to be a Jedi.
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Chewbacca is a Wookie.
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