RIP: James Earl Jones - Dead at 93 (1931-2024)
09-09-24 | 03:41 PM
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RIP: James Earl Jones - Dead at 93 (1931-2024)
James Earl Jones, the revered actor who voiced Star Wars villain Darth Vader, starred in Field of Dreams and many other films and is an EGOT winner, died this morning at his home in Dutchess County, NY. He was 93.
His reps at Independent Artist Group confirmed the news to Deadline.
Widely regarded as the one of the world great stage and screen actors Jones is one of the few entertainers to have won the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony). Jones has received two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award and three Tony Awards and was presented with the Honorary Academy Award.
Beginning with the Stanley Kubrick classic Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), Jones went on to appear in some of the most successful films of all time. He probably is best known for his voice role as Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy. He also reprised the villainous role in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016).
Jones also Mufasa both in The Lion King animated pic (1994) and hybrid/live-action film (2019). He also lent his sonorous voice to the famous “This is CNN” promo campaign for the cable news network.
His many big-screen credits also films such Conan the Barbarian (1982), Coming to America (1988), The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Sandlot (1990), Patriot Games (1992), and Sneakers (1992). He also has appeared on The Simpsons three times.
He was nominated for an Oscar for Outstanding Lead Actor for his role in The Great White Hope and was given an honorary Oscar at the 2012 ceremony. He is a two-time Emmy winner and 8-time Emmy nominee. He won both of his Emmy Awards remarkably in 1991 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama series for his role in Gabirel’s Fire and for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for his role in Heat Wave.
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His reps at Independent Artist Group confirmed the news to Deadline.
Widely regarded as the one of the world great stage and screen actors Jones is one of the few entertainers to have won the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony). Jones has received two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award and three Tony Awards and was presented with the Honorary Academy Award.
Beginning with the Stanley Kubrick classic Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), Jones went on to appear in some of the most successful films of all time. He probably is best known for his voice role as Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy. He also reprised the villainous role in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016).
Jones also Mufasa both in The Lion King animated pic (1994) and hybrid/live-action film (2019). He also lent his sonorous voice to the famous “This is CNN” promo campaign for the cable news network.
His many big-screen credits also films such Conan the Barbarian (1982), Coming to America (1988), The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Sandlot (1990), Patriot Games (1992), and Sneakers (1992). He also has appeared on The Simpsons three times.
He was nominated for an Oscar for Outstanding Lead Actor for his role in The Great White Hope and was given an honorary Oscar at the 2012 ceremony. He is a two-time Emmy winner and 8-time Emmy nominee. He won both of his Emmy Awards remarkably in 1991 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama series for his role in Gabirel’s Fire and for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for his role in Heat Wave.
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09-09-24 | 03:43 PM
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Oh no!!!! This one hits way to close.
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09-09-24 | 03:43 PM
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I just watched Matewan the other night.
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09-09-24 | 03:47 PM
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09-09-24 | 03:47 PM
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Nooooooooooooooo!
Edit : Just ninja'ed!
Edit : Just ninja'ed!
09-09-24 | 03:50 PM
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Dammit, no! 
The other day I was watching a retrospective video about his fantastic career.
Farewell to a legend.
The other day I was watching a retrospective video about his fantastic career.
Farewell to a legend.
09-09-24 | 03:52 PM
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I had a feeling this day was coming, especially since he stopped making public appearances a few years ago.
09-09-24 | 03:57 PM
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Thank god Lucasfilm has the rights to AI the fuck out of his voice. 
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09-09-24 | 04:08 PM
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Gonna watch some Conan the Barbarian in tribute.
09-09-24 | 04:12 PM
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09-09-24 | 04:14 PM
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I knew this day was coming but it’s sad nonetheless. The guy had arguably the greatest voice in movie history!
Of course he’ll mostly be remembered for Star Wars but I loved him in Field of Dreams. Such a great performance. His “People will come…” speech is still used as inspiration/motivation today.
Of course he’ll mostly be remembered for Star Wars but I loved him in Field of Dreams. Such a great performance. His “People will come…” speech is still used as inspiration/motivation today.
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09-09-24 | 04:18 PM
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09-09-24 | 05:00 PM
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Shocked to hear about James Earl Jones passing away. I was even more shocked to find out that he did the voice for Darth Vader, I thought it was Hayden Christenson all this time.
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09-09-24 | 05:00 PM
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Sux. He was great, not just in the Star Wars movies. Rip to a legend.
09-09-24 | 05:00 PM
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09-09-24 | 05:04 PM
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For an actor most known for his voice this scene is still one the creepiest acting job of all time and he never opens his mouth.
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09-09-24 | 05:23 PM
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Wooow. Literally just watched "Coming to America" yesterday and had JEJ heavily on my mind. RIP Legend.
09-09-24 | 05:33 PM
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"And I.....was never here."
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09-09-24 | 05:53 PM
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Rip
09-09-24 | 06:09 PM
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I remembered him most as an actor (and not a voice) from The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976) movie that I watched many, many times as a kid on HBO, USA, and it seemed every other local independent TV station on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon.
09-09-24 | 07:24 PM
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Being a massive Star Wars fan aside, Best of the Best was one of my favorite movies growing up. Always loved that JEJ was randomly in that movie.
RIP to a legend.
RIP to a legend.
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