Renowned actor James Earl Jones passed away on Monday morning at the age of 93, his representatives from Independent Artist Group confirmed to Deadline.
Jones was among the rare few to achieve EGOT status, having won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award throughout his distinguished career. He was celebrated for his remarkable talent with three Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and an Honorary Academy Award.
Jones made his screen debut in Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. He went on to feature in numerous iconic films, most famously as the voice of Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy and as Mufasa in Disney’s animated The Lion King (1994) as well as its live-action adaptation released in 2019.
James Earl Jones, the revered actor who voiced ‘Star Wars’ villain Darth Vader, starred in ‘Field Of Dreams’ and many other films and is an EGOT winner, died this morning at his home in Dutchess County, NY. He was 93.
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Throughout his career, Jones amassed