Four Amazing Facts About...James Earl Jones

four amazing facts about James Earl Jones number one Jones was raised by his maternal grandparents as a child he developed a severe stutter to hide the stutter he didn't speak in school and was considered mute for much of his childhood number two English teacher Donald Crouch discovered Jones had a gift for writing poetry to encourage the end of his silence Crouch challenged Jones to read poetry aloud to his classmates number three Jones first entered the theater as a janitor stage Carpenter and later a stage manager he acred small roles for almost 20 years before landing a starring role in the stage play The Great White Hope number four James Earl Jones has supported many Charities including African Caribbean leukemia trust bu to beat AIDS Habitat for Humanity Make A Wish Foundation and many others