um Star Wars The Lion King icon James LL Jones has passed away at the age of 93 yeah I remember last night I was just chilling here I was just watching some TV and all of a sudden Twitter started blowing up with James O Jones having passed away this is really really sad news for movie fans all around the world the guy his contributions um to the Cinematic landscape and pop culture in general cannot be um you know overstated he's absolutely incredible and it's a real real shame to hear that he's passed away so let's just have a quick read read of this guys let's just read the upto-date information see what's going on with James O Jones and his unfortunate passing so James L Jones has sadly passed away at his home in Duchess County New York he was 93 years old that's a pretty um that's a pretty big milestone to reach there's not a lot of people that get to that age he had a fulfilling life you know he brought a lot of joy to people and um you know what more can you ask for really so the actor was an icon thanks to his performances across film and television though he just so happened to have an iconic voice while James suffered from a starter as a child he overcame that through his work in theater and ultimately brought Darth Vader to life in Star Wars franchise with a performance which remains unrivaled yeah the fact that he had a stutter when he was a child um and he went on to be famous as a voice actor is kind of crazy really but it's kind of cool at the same time so of course he could have also been heard in The Lion King as Mufasa both anim at and live action another beloved character is hard to imagine anyone else playing Conan the Barbarian was one of his first famous on camera roles I didn't actually know that so that's quite interesting uh Jones received numerous accolades including uh two Tony Awards a a Golden Globe and an Emmy he was also awarded the national medal of Arts in 1992 and the Kennedy uh and the Kennedy uh Center Honor in 2005 did not know that either so that's quite interesting quote James Jones is one of the most versatile and talented actors of our time with an iconic body of work across film stage and television Lucas film president Kathleen Kennedy said today the menacing uh the menacing baritone he brought to Darth Vader will forever be beloved by fans and regarded as one of the great villainous performances in cinema his commanding presence on screen and warm personality off screen will be greatly missed James was an incredible actor a most unique voice both in art and spirit a George us for nearly half a century he was Darth Vader but the secret to it all that he was a beautiful human being he gave depth sincerity and meaning to all his roles amongst the most important being a devoted husband to the late CCE and dad to Flynn James will be missed by many of us friends and fans alike yeah again guys there's not much else to say which I haven't already said the guy made it to 93 years old um he's going to be forever known as the voice of dareda um the voice of mufas and um many other roles and and the amount of joy that he's brought to the Cinematic landscape and pop culture he will never be forgotten passed away at 93 it's so sad to hear but guys jump into the comment section and let me know what you think about this news you know if you had to pick a certain quote or a certain role that James L Jones was famous for what would be your favorite and how are you going to remember this actor in the years to come let me know Down Below guys can't wait to hear what you have to say about that and again it's really sad to hear this rest in peace James L Jones