From Variety
James Earl Jones, the prolific film, TV and theater actor whose resonant, unmistakable baritone was most widely known as the voice of “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader, died Monday morning at his home in Dutchess County, N.Y., his rep confirmed to Variety. He was 93.
After overcoming a profound stutter as a child, Jones established himself as one of the pioneering Black actors of his generation, amassing a bountiful and versatile career spanning over 60 years, from his debut on Broadway in 1958 at the Cort Theatre — renamed the James Earl Jones Theatre in 2022 — to his most recent performance in 2021’s “Coming 2 America.” For that film, Jones reprised his role as King Jaffe Joffer from the 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy “Coming to America” — one of several roles, along with Darth Vader, that Jones revisited, including the voice of King Mustafa in Disney’s animated feature “The Lion King” in 1994, the 1998 direct-to-video sequel and the 2019 remake, and CIA deputy director Vice Admiral James Greer in three Jack Ryan movies, 1990’s “The Hunt for Red October,” 1992’s “Patriot Games” and 1994’s “Clear and Present Danger.”
23 comments:
He had a great career.
This is a true Black Icon.
RIP. Mr James Earl Jones excellent actor in stage roles and film !!
He played the hell out of Jack Johnson in the Great White Hope
RIP. His son, Flynn Earl Jones, does voice work. Imagine James Earl Jones' deep voice without the 'blue tone'.
š£️& Another One Bites The Dust.
ššæ♀️ Triple OG DUSTY
#IYKYK
Darth Vader has met his match. R.I.P. G.O.A.T.
Rest well, Sir.
7:43 pm you're a sickness rotting so bad on the inside even your thoughts are represented as bile. I hope you find your kind and stay there to save us the oxygen and brain power.
Smh. It's truly reflection when humanity wants and cares little of other human beings.
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Human Beings Being The BLACK Women ✔️
His WHITE WIFE Called INFERIOR šÆ
While The NWord Stood By FOH & Nodded In Agreement ššæ
& I AM The BILE One LOL
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R.I.P.
Great actor
Rip
RIP to the king of the pride lands and Zamunda!
I still remember the video of him speaking down on black women while sitting next to his white woman. RIP though.
Rest in heavenly peace
RIP and condolences to his loved ones.
He made a difference for those who came after him. RIP.
9:59 PM, what he does off camera is not how I base my opinion on his body or work.
I never heard or saw this tape of him talking about Black woman disrespectful.
Don't waste your time with "it". There is a high probability that "it" is neither female or of brown skin. Just another troll aimed to spew hatred of men (judging by the site they frequent, black men). Over dramatic claims based in racist ideology on interracial marriage. "It" is rotting and just like a virus "it" wants to spread its poison. In this manner, defame a DEAD man that defied racial barriers to the point where all people recognizes his voice.
Cancel culture is turning into the Salem Witch trials.
By the way, in a sentence you don't capitalize every word in a sentence.
I'm sure he left his white wife and all her white relatives very well off financially! These negroes always do...
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