James Earl Jones biography voice of today update country James Earl Jones personal FAL James Earl Jones January 17th 1931 September 11th 2024 was an American actor he is well known to people for his film roles and his work in theater Jones has been hailed as one of America's most distinguished and versatile actors for his performances on stage and Screen he has been called one of the greatest actors in American history he was one of the few performers to achieve the eot Emmy Grammy Oscar and Tony in addition to receiving the national medal of Arts in 1992 the Kennedy Center Honor in 2002 The Screen Actor Guild life Achievement Award in 2009 and the academy honorary award in 2011 Jones was elected into the American Theater Hall of Bank in 1985 he was born in 1931 in arcab Butler Mississippi and has stammered since he was a little child Jones claimed that acting and poetry gave him the strength to overcome his limitations he was a Premed major in college and prior to pursuing an acting career fought in the US Army during the Korean War a stirring boso profondo that has lent gravel and gravitas to his undertakings his deep voice was acclaimed in 1957 Jones debuted on Broadway in Sunrise at Campa belloo his acting in several Shakespeare in the park Productions such as aello Hamlet Cory elanus and King Le helped him become welln Jones had a steady career in theater and his performance as a boxer in the Great White Hope earned him the Tony award for best actor in a play personal life health issues and marriages Jones met Julian Marie an actress and singer in 1964 while playing a fell the two were married in 1968 they separated in 1972 and never had had children he W the actress Cecilia Hart in 1982 and the two had a son named Flynn Hart passed away on October 16th 2016 due to ovarian cancer for the first time in almost two decades Jones discussed his type 2 diabetes for a long-term health issue in public in April 2016 when his doctor discovered he had slept off during a workout at a gym he was diagnosed in the middle of the 1990s Jones converted to Roman Catholic ISM while serving in the armed forces family born in Cheyenne Wyoming in 1948 and passed away on October 16th 2016 at the age of 68 alternative names cessie Jones actress as a profession active years 1974 to 2015 James Earl Jones spouses Bruce Wheats 1971 to 1980 James Earl D 1982 salaries 198 8 coming to America $900,000 $99,000 for Star Wars Episode 4 A New Hope 1977 now it has tripled thanks for watching please subscribe our Channel today update country thank you