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[Music] James Earl Jones was an iconic American actor renowned for his powerful voice and versatile performances he had a net worth of $40 million at the time of his death his career spanned decades encompassing stage screen and television Jones often hailed as one of the greatest actors in American history earned numerous accolades including two Tony Awards a national medal of Arts a Kennedy Center Honor and an honorary Academy Award his deep resonant voice became synonymous with iconic characters like Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise and maasa in The Lion King born in Mississippi Jones overcame a childhood stutter through poetry and acting he served in the United States Army during the Korean War before pursuing a career on stage Jones made his Broadway debut in 1957 and quickly gained prominence for his roles in Shakespearean Productions he won Tony Awards for his performances in the Great White Hope and fences Beyond his stage work Jones achieved International Fame for his voice acting his portrayal of Darth Vader in the Star Wars saga is considered one of the most iconic and recognizable voices in cinema history he also lent his voice to numerous animated films including the Lion King and the s s lot Jones's career was marked by remarkable versatility allowing him to seamlessly transition between dramatic roles comedic parts and voiceover work his contributions to the acting World left an indelible Mark and his legacy will continue to inspire future Generations Awards and honors James Earl Jones a legendary figure in the world of entertainment has garnered a plethora of awards and honors throughout his illustrious career he has been recognized for his exceptional performances on stage screen and television as well as his iconic voice roles among his many accolades are two prime time Emmy Awards three Tony Awards a Grammy award a Golden Globe award and an honorary Academy Award his contributions to the entertainment industry have left a lasting impact and his legacy will continue to inspire future Generations James Earl Jones found his true home thousands of kilometers away from the bright lights of La Jones built quite a property Empire in a little village in New York with property records revealing that he owned 10 neighboring properties at the time of his passing according to realtor those properties include both homes and plots of land although it is unclear whether the movie star built any additional houses on the acreage during his ownership property records indicate that Jones purchased his 10 homes slowly over the years one was listed as being purchased for $320,000 in 2000 while another was noted as having having been bought for the relatively low price of $165,000 in 1993 a third home which boasts three bedrooms and two bathrooms was last sold in 1994 for 177.52 that same year Jones appears to have purchased a second home this one with two bedrooms and one bathroom for $18,000 early life and education James Earl Jones was born on January 17th 1931 in arutla Mississippi to Ruth Connelly a teacher and Maid and Robert Earl Jones a boxer Butler and chauffeur his father left the family shortly after his birth and later pursued a career as an actor Jones and his father didn't reconnect until the 1950s he later revealed that his parents had a mixed Heritage including African-American Irish and Native American ancestry at the age of five Jones was raised by his maternal grandparents John Henry and Maggie Connelly on their Farm in Dublin Michigan the family had migrated from Mississippi during the Great Migration Jones found the transition to living with his grandparents traumatic and developed a severe stutter he recall I was a stutterer I couldn't talk so my first year of school was my first mute year and those mute years continued until I got to high school his English teacher Donald Crouch recognized his talent for poetry and encouraged him to overcome his speech impediment by reading poetry aloud in class Jones graduated from Dixon rural agricultural school now Brethren High School in Brethren Michigan in 1949 he served as vice president of his class during his time there he continued his education at the University of Michigan initially pursuing a Premed major Jones joined the Reserve officer training Corps and thrived in the structured military environment he enjoyed the camaraderie of his fellow Cadets in the persing rifles drill team and Scabbard and blade Honor Society after his junior year Jones decided to focus on drama realizing he wanted to pursue a career he enjoyed before potentially being deployed to the Korean War he graduated from the University of Michigan in 1955 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama personal life Jones married actress and singer Julianne Marie in 1968 the couple divorced in 1972 in 1982 he married actress Cecilia Hart with whom he had a son Flynn Hart passed away from ovarian cancer in 2016 in 2016 Jones publicly disclosed his long-term battle with type 2 diabetes which was diagnosed in the mid 1990s Jones was a Roman Catholic having converted to the faith during his time in the military professional career Jones began his acting career at the ram theater in manese Michigan he worked as a stage Carpenter in 1953 and served as a stage manager and actor from 1955 to 1957 his first acting role at the Ramsdell was portraying aell he also appeared in the ABC radio Anthology series theater 5 during this time in 1957 Jones made his Broadway debut as an understudy in the short-lived play the Egghead however 3 months later he landed a prominent role as Edward the Butler in Sunrise at Campa belloo which ran at the court theater during the early to mid 1960s Jones became renowned as one of the most prominent Shakespearean actors of the era he tackled iconic roles such as aell King Lear Oberon aboron and Claudius he also made his film debut in Stanley Kubrick's Doctor Strange Love or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb playing the young Lieutenant lothar zag Jones later appeared in the comedians alongside Richard Burton Elizabeth Taylor and Alec Guinness in December 1967 Jones starred alongside Jane Alexander in Howard sackler's play The Great White Hope at The Arena Stage in Washington DC he portrayed The Talented but troubled boxer Jack Jefferson based on the real champion Jack Johnson the play was a resounding success both on Broadway and Off Broadway Jones won the Tony award for best actor in a play and the drama desk award for his performance in 1969 Jones participated in test films for the children's educational series Sesame Street his segment featuring him counting slowly to 10 had a significant impact on test audiences and was eventually included in the series itself Jones is often considered the first celebrity guest on Sesame Street although Carol Bernett segment was the first to be broadcast he also appeared on the soap opera Guiding Light in 1970 Jo reunited with Jane Alexander for the film adaptation of the Great White Hope he reprised his role as boxer Jack Johnson delivering a critically acclaimed performance that earned him an Academy Award nomination for best actor variety described his performance as I riveting and praised his ability to portray the character's towering rages and unrestrained joys in the man 1972 Joan starred as a senator who unexpectedly becomes the first African-American president of the United States in 1973 Jones appeared in Eugene O'Neal's the Iceman Cometh and William Shakespeare's King leer he also starred in the title role of King leer sharing the stage with Paul Cino Renee ainoa and Raul Julia in 1974 Jones co-starred with diahan Carroll in the film Claudine a romantic comedy drama that focused on systemic racial disparities faced by black families Jones and Carol received widespread critical claim and Golden Globe nominations for their performances in 1977 Jones made his debut as the iconic voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise he provided the voice for the character in the original trilogy while David prow portrayed Darth Vader on screen Jones was initially uncredited for his role but was later credited in the third film and the 1997 special edition rease of the first film in 1977 Jones also won a Grammy award for best Spoken Word album in late 1979 he appeared in the CBS police drama Paris and starred in the critically acclaimed TV miniseries Roots the next Generations in 1987 Jones starred in August Wilson's play fences portraying Troy Maxon a middle-aged working-class father struggling to provide for his family set in the 1950s fences is part of Wilson's 10-part Pittsburgh cycle and explores the evolving African-American experience and race relations Jones performance earned him widespread Acclaim and his second Tony Award for best actor in a play Beyond his stage work Jones appeared in several box office hits of the 1980s including Conan the Barbarian Coming to America and Field of Dreams he also starred in the independent film Matan which dramatized the events of the battle of Matan a coal miner strike in 1920 Jones voiceover work extended Beyond Darth Vader he provided The Voice of pharaoh in the greatest adventure stories from the Bible and hosted the children's TV series long ago and far away he also voiced maasa in Disney's animated film The Lion King in 1992 Jones was honored with the national medal of the Arts he won two prime time Emmys in the same year for his roles in Gabriel's fire and Heatwave Jones starred in several television series including Gabriel's fire pros and cons Under One Roof and mathnet he also appeared in the acclaimed syndicated program an American moment Jones made significant contributions to American culture Beyond his acting career he spoke the US national anthem before the 1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and recited the classic baseball poem Casey at the bat with the Cincinnati pops Orchestra Jones guest starred in numerous television shows throughout his career including Law and Order Frasier Lois and Clark The New Adventures of Superman house and d The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men He also voiced characters in The Simpsons in 2002 Jones received the Kennedy Center Honors joining fellow honores Paul Simon Elizabeth Taylor and Chita Rivera President George W bush joked about Jones's recognizable voice saying people say that the voice of the president is the most easily recognized in America well I'm not going to make that claim in the presence of James Earl Jones Jones's voiceover work extended Beyond Darth Vader he voiced the CNN tagline this is CNN and narrated the opening for NBC's coverage of the 2000 and 2000 for Summer Olympics he also narrated all 27 books of the New Testament in the audio book James Earl Jones reads the Bible in 2005 Jones starred in The Broadway Revival of On Golden Pond alongside lesie Uggams in 2008 he appeared on Broadway as Big Daddy in Tennessee Williams cat on a Hot Tin Roof thank 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