This page will contain external links about James Earl Jones, as they become available.James Earl JonesChristopher Hardin (born January 17, 1931) is a well-known African-American actor who was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi and raised in Dublin, Michigan by his maternal grandparents. He moved to Michigan around the age of 5, when he developed a stutter so severe he refused to speak aloud. He remained functionally mute for 8 years until he reached high school. He credits a high school teacher who discovered he had a gift for writing poetry with helping him out of his silence. The teacher believed forced public speaking would help him gain confidence and insisted he recite a poem in class each day. "I was a stutterer. I couldn't talk. So my first year of school was my first mute year, and then those mute years continued until I got to high school." Ironically, he is most famous for his deep authoritative voice. His first film role was in Dr. Strangelove in 1964. He has appeared in many roles since, but is probably best known as the sonorous voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars films, Mufasa in The Lion King, a Disney animated feature, and CNN tagline, "This is CNN." He has performed considerable amounts of other voice-over work. He has also periodically performed guest voices on television's The Simpsons. James portrayed General Solomon in the computer game Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun. He also starred in the television program Under One Roof as Neb Langston, a widowed police officer, a role for which he received an Emmy nomination. He appears in television and radio advertising for Verizon Wireless. He also read the opening tease for NBC's coverage of the 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Athens. He won Tony awards in 1959 in The Great White Hope and in 1987 in Fences. He received Kennedy Center Honors in 2002. This page about James Earl Jones includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about James Earl Jones News stories about James Earl Jones External links for James Earl Jones Videos for James Earl Jones Wikis about James Earl Jones Discussion Groups about James Earl Jones Blogs about James Earl Jones Images of James Earl Jones |
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He received Kennedy Center Honors in 2002. Lithgow resides in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He won Tony awards in 1959 in The Great White Hope and in 1987 in Fences. He is currently starring on Broadway with Eileen Atkins in the new play, Retreat from Moscow.. He also read the opening tease for NBC's coverage of the 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Athens. Hunsecker in the musical Sweet Smell of Success, based on the film. He appears in television and radio advertising for Verizon Wireless. He received a Tony award for his performance as J.J. He also starred in the television program Under One Roof as Neb Langston, a widowed police officer, a role for which he received an Emmy nomination. John Lithgow (born October 19, 1945 in Rochester, New York) is an actor best known for starring in the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, about aliens who assume human form and examine humans in small-town Ohio. James portrayed General Solomon in the computer game Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun. 1972 Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues. He has also periodically performed guest voices on television's The Simpsons. 1976 Obsession. He has appeared in many roles since, but is probably best known as the sonorous voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars films, Mufasa in The Lion King, a Disney animated feature, and CNN tagline, "This is CNN." He has performed considerable amounts of other voice-over work. 1977 Secret Service. Strangelove in 1964. 1978 The Big Fix. His first film role was in Dr. 1979 All That Jazz | Rich Kids. So my first year of school was my first mute year, and then those mute years continued until I got to high school." Ironically, he is most famous for his deep authoritative voice. 1980 Big Blonde | Mom, the Wolfman and Me | The Oldest Living Graduate. I couldn't talk. 1981 Blow Out. "I was a stutterer. 1982 I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can. The teacher believed forced public speaking would help him gain confidence and insisted he recite a poem in class each day. 1982 Not in Front of the Children | The World According to Garp. He credits a high school teacher who discovered he had a gift for writing poetry with helping him out of his silence. 1983 Terms of Endearment | The Day After | Twilight Zone: The Movie. He remained functionally mute for 8 years until he reached high school. 1984 Footloose. He moved to Michigan around the age of 5, when he developed a stutter so severe he refused to speak aloud. 1984 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. Christopher Hardin (born January 17, 1931) is a well-known African-American actor who was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi and raised in Dublin, Michigan by his maternal grandparents. 1984 2010: Odyssey Two | The Glitter Dome. 1985 Santa Claus. 1986 Mesmerized | The Manhattan Project | Resting Place. 1987 Harry and the Hendersons | Baby Girl Scott. 1988 Distant Thunder. 1989 Traveling Man | Out Cold. 1990 Memphis Belle | Ivory Hunters. Story. 1991 The Boys | L.A. 1991 At Play in the Fields of the Lord | Ricochet. 1992 Raising Cain. 1993 The Wrong Man | Cliffhanger. 1993 The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale. 1993 The Pelican Brief | Love, Cheat & Steal. 1994 Silent Fall | Princess Caraboo | A Good Man in Africa. 1995 Redwood Curtain | My Brother's Keeper. 1995 Hollow Point | The Tuskegee Airmen. 1998 Homegrown | Johnny Skidmarks. 1998 Officer Buckle and Gloria | A Civil Action. 2000 Don Quixote. 2000 Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Rugrats II. 2000 C-Scam. 2001 Shrek as Lord Farquaad (voice). 2001 Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party. 2002 Orange County. 2004 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. 2004 Kinsey as Alfred Seguine Kinsey. |