James Earl Jones

Age: 79
Height: 6' 1 1/2"

Birth Place: Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
Born: Jan. 17th, 1931

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James Earl Jones' Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Gabriel's Fire	Gabriel Bird
Me and Mom	Lou Garfield
Vegetable Soup	Long John S…

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

James Earl Jones was born in 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA. At an early age he started to take dramatic lessons to calm himself down. It appeared to work as he has since starred in many films over a 40-year period, beginning with the Stanley Kubrick classic Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). Probably best known for his role as Darth Vader (for the voice only, as the man in the Darth Vader suit was David Prowse (I), whose voice was dubbed because of his British West Country accent). Has appeared on "The Simpsons" (1989) a couple of times and played Mufasa in The Lion King (1994). James Earl Jones returned as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).

TRIVIA:

He used to use "Darth Vader" as his handle on his CB radio but stopped when it was freaking people out.
On October 8, 2002 appeared along with Theo Lion from PBS's _"Between the Lions" (2000)_ (qv) before the House Education Reform Subcommittee to explain the importance of supporting literacy programs.
He received the 'John F. Kennedy' (qv) Centre Honour in December 2002.
Co-starred with 'Madge Sinclair' (qv) five times.
His first time acting was at the Ramsdell Theater in Manistee, Michigan.
Born at 6:05am.
Had stuttering problem as a child and said very little as a child; still struggles with the problem and says he has to think about what he says carefully before saying it (impressive, since he is known widely for his voice).
Is a US Army veteran and former member of the 75th Rangers Regiment.

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