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James Earl Jones
Risk 100Actor
93 years oldUnknown0 picksBorn January 17, 1931
That voice you hear telling Luke about his father? That's James Earl Jones, the EGOT-winning legend who gave us both Darth Vader's menacing baritone and Mufasa's fatherly wisdom—essentially narrating childhoods and crushing souls for generations. At 93, he's conquered every award Hollywood has to offer and broken barriers for Black actors along the way. The Force has been strong with this one for nearly a century, but even Sith Lords can't outrun time forever.
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About James Earl Jones
That voice you hear telling Luke about his father? That's James Earl Jones, the EGOT-winning legend who gave us both Darth Vader's menacing baritone and Mufasa's fatherly wisdom—essentially narrating childhoods and crushing souls for generations. At 93, he's conquered every award Hollywood has to offer and broken barriers for Black actors along the way. The Force has been strong with this one for nearly a century, but even Sith Lords can't outrun time forever.
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