Acting legend James Earl Jones, who voiced Star Wars villain Darth Vader and Mufasa in The Lion King, has died at the age of 93.
Jones, a longtime sufferer of diabetes, died at his home surrounded by family members, his agent Barry McPherson said. No cause of death was was given.
Jones appeared in Conan the Barbarian, played Eddie Murphy's dad in Coming to America and starred in The Hunt for Red October and Patriot Games. But it was his iconic voice as the villainous Darth Vader for which he was best known. He was one of the few entertainers to have won the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards).
His long list of awards included Tonys for The Great White Hope in 1969 and Fences in 1987 on Broadway and Emmys in 1991 for Gabriel's Fire and Heat Wave on television. He also won a Grammy for best spoken word album, Great American Documents in 1977.
Thank you for the memories, James Earl Jones, R.I.P.
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Acting legend James Earl Jones, who voiced Star Wars villain Darth Vader and Mufasa in The Lion King, has died at the age of 93.
Jones, a longtime sufferer of diabetes, died at his home surrounded by family members, his agent Barry McPherson said. No cause of death was was given.
Jones appeared in Conan the Barbarian, played Eddie Murphy's dad in Coming to America and starred in The Hunt for Red October and Patriot Games. But it was his iconic voice as the villainous Darth Vader for which he was best known. He was one of the few entertainers to have won the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards).
His long list of awards included Tonys for The Great White Hope in 1969 and Fences in 1987 on Broadway and Emmys in 1991 for Gabriel's Fire and Heat Wave on television. He also won a Grammy for best spoken word album, Great American Documents in 1977.
Thank you for the memories, James Earl Jones, R.I.P.
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