James Earl Jones' Net Worth and How Much He Made for His Iconic Voice

James L Jones net worth and how much he made for his iconic voice the legendary actor died at age 93 James Earl Jones net worth no matter how high would be low compared to how legendary and recognizable his voice is the iconic stage and screen actor died on sept 9 2024 after nearly seven decades of entertaining the world with his famous booming baritone which became the voice of iconic characters like Darth Vader in Star Wars Mufasa in The Lion King and even the voice of the this is CNN tagline his influence far surpassed his wealth however and he doesn't mind that in 2011 he told The Hollywood Reporter the best advice his father an actor who was blacklisted in the maav the arave himym if you want to do this business you got to do it because you love it not because it's going to make you rich or famous that was the best advice he could give me find out James Earl Jones net worth in 2024 and how he became such an icon how did James Earl Jones become famous Jones was born in Mississippi on Jen 17 19 1831 and his father Robert ear jones left the family when Jones was 5 years old to pursue acting and boxing not long afterward his mother remarried and left him in the care of his grandparents on a farm in Michigan according to the New York Times the trauma of his parents' abandonment as well as his grandmother's racism left Jones with a stutter he refused to speak for years and communicated almost solely in writing until High School when an English teacher encouraged him to write and recite poetry to the class when Jones did so his stammer was gonan he once said that once he began to talk again he never stopped he began competing in a rating contests and joined the debate team at his school just discovering the joy of communicating set it up for me I think he told the New York Times in a very personal way once I found out I could communicate at verbally again it became a very important thing for me like making up for lost time making up for the years that I didn't speak After High School he initially studied pred on a scholarship at the University of Michigan but fell in love with acting when he joined a drama group he changed his major to drama before dropping out in 1953 later completing his degree in 1955 Jones briefly served in in the Army before he moved to New York City to focus on his acting career working our jobs to make ends meet he performed in several plays with his own father as well as in the New York Shakespeare Festival his breakout came in 1969 for the Great White Hope for which he won his first Tony Award and reprised the role in the 1970 film adaptation nabbing him his first and only Academy Award nomination by the 19 7s he was a staple in the Big Apple Arts community and the boner fired star of stage and Screen what was James ear Jones net worth James L Jones net worth was estimated at $40 million at the time of his passing in September 20124 he previously told the guardian that while he loves his work he also is happy to do jobs for the money two Denzel Washington Sydney poer Robert Redford Tom Cruz those guys have well planned careers I'm just on a journey he said wherever I run across a job I say okay I'll do that how much did James ear jones sell his voice for Jones was most famous for his voice which gave life to iconic characters like Star Wars Darth Vader a Mufasa of The Lion King He was only paid $7,000 for voicing Darth Vader in Star Wars Episode 4 A New Hope and he ested an actual credit to let David prow who played the physical character shine in September 2022 Jones officially retired from voicing Darth Vader but only partially according to Vanity Fair he gave permission to Young film URS as well as lucasfilm and diso use archival recordings of his voice for a future projects it's not known how much he was paid in the deal or how much he'll make per use when was the last time James Earl Jones voed Darth Vader Jones last voice Darth Vader in 2019 Star Wars Episode 9 the rise of Skywalker saying a mere three words inside your head his voice was also heard in 2022 Obi when Kenobi series though it may have been archival what movie made James L Jones famous Jones breakout film was the Great White Hope in 1970 earning him his first and somehow only ask a nomination his most iconic roles since have included Mufasa in The Lion King the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise Doctor Strange Love Coming to America Field of Dreams The Hunt for Red October and more what did James Earl Jones win an Oscar for Jones won an honorary Lifetime Achievement Award ascar in 2011 what a awards did James Earl Jones win throughout his career he and one leetom achievement Academy Award 2011 plus one osar nomination in 1970 for best actor for the Great White Hope to Prime Time Emmy Awards in 1990 and 1991 for best actor in a miniseries for Heatwave and best supporting actor in a drama series for Gabriel's fire respectively plus six other prime time Emmy nominations one Daytime Emmy Award 2004 outstanding performer in children's special for Summer's End plus one other nomination in 88 for outstanding performer in children's programming for CBS school break special one Golden Globe 1970 for most promising newom male for the Great White Hope plus three of nominations one Grammy 1977 for best spoken word for Great American documents plus two other nominations one screen actor's guild sag award for Lifetime Achievement 2009 plus one other nomination three Tony Awards 1969 for best actor in a play for the Great White Hope 1987 for best actor in a play for fences and 2017 for Lifetime Achievement plus two other nominations six Drama Desk Awards 1960 Vernon rice award for o fell distinguished performance awards for the Great White Hope in 1969 Les blong in 1971 the Cherry Orchard and hamlet in 1973 outstanding actor in a play in 1987 for fences plus one other nomination to NAACP image Awards 1975 for outstanding actor in a motion picture for Claud Dean and in 19 93 for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for Gabriel's fire plus five other nominations one theater World award 1962 for distinguished performance in Moon on a rainbow Shaw Three outter critic Circle Awards outstanding actor in a play 1987 for fences outstanding featured actor in a play in 2008 for cats on a Hot Tin Roof and in 2012 for the best man plus one other nomination one independent Spirit award nomination in 887 for best supporting actor in Matan one critic's choice television award nomination 2014 for best guest performer in a comedy series for the Big Bang Theory to cais Awards best actor in a dramatic series for American playwrights theater and best supporting actor in a miniseries or movie for a heatwave both in 1991 plus one other nomination one Kansas City film critic Circle award 1995 for best actor for cry my beloved country one Chicago film critics Association askar Michelle award 2011 three black real Awards nominations National medal of Arts 1992 national board of review career Achievement Award 1995 Kennedy Center on 2002 how rich was James Earl Jones with an estimated net worth of $40 million Jones was quite wealthy [Music]