died that morning<\/a> at his home in Dutchess County, N.Y.<\/p>\nThough the official cause of death was not shared immediately, James struggled in later years with type 2 diabetes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d been fit, climbing up mountains and skiing uphill and all that,\u201d James explained in an interview about his health in 2016 with AOL. \u201cI thought I was invincible, as the army teaches you to think of yourself, so it was a shock. There\u2019s a lot of denial.\u201d<\/p>\n
When he finally was diagnosed, it was after nearly 20 years of ignoring the signs of his condition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI fell asleep on the bench in the middle of the gymnasium,\u201d he said. \u201cThe doctor who happened to be there told me, \u2018That\u2019s not normal.\u2019 I took the test, and there it was. Type 2 diabetes. And it hit me like a thunderbolt.\u201d<\/p>\n
His Legacy As Darth Vader, Mufasa, & More <\/h2>\n
There is perhaps not a person alive who doesn\u2019t love one of James Earl Jones\u2019 projects. From movies to TV to Broadway, JEJ did it all throughout his career.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What shocks many is that, in order to become the legend his today, a young James had to overcome a terrible stutter. Hard to believe that the most recognizable baritone voice of all time struggled with speech.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And yet, he did overcome it, and his voice acting is perhaps what he\u2019ll be remembered for.\u00a0<\/p>\n
James has notably voiced the most recognizable villain in film history, Darth Vader in the Star Wars<\/em> franchise. He started with the first in the trilogy films\u2014Star Wars<\/em> (1977), before returning for the two sequels, The Empire Strikes Back<\/em> (1980), Return of the Jedi<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\nJames then appeared again in the first installment of the Star Wars<\/em> anthology series\u2014Rogue One<\/em> (2016), and the third installment of the sequel trilogy, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\nHe also voiced the beloved Disney character Mufasa in the original 1994 animated The Lion King \u2013 and then again in 2019 for the computer animated remake. He was the only original cast member to return.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His last role was his performance in 2021\u2019s \u201cComing 2 America.\u201d For that film, Jones reprised his role as King Jaffe Joffer from the 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy \u201cComing to America\u201d.<\/p>\n
Clearly, when the man loved a role, he kept coming back for more!<\/p>\n
An Award Winning Star And Father<\/h2>\n
James was the recipient of many awards throughout his lifetime, even scoring the rare EGOT honor. <\/p>\n
He won Emmy, Grammy and Tony Awards (including the Tony for Lifetime Achievement in 2017) and earned an honorary Oscar in 2011. No doubt he will be honored at all of these shows in the coming weeks. <\/p>\n
His other most notable roles include Mr. Mertle in the 1993 film \u201cThe Sandlot\u201d and as Pendleton in the 2018 drama, \u201cWarning Shot.\u201d<\/p>\n
James was first married to actress-singer Julienne Marie. His second wife of 34 years, actress Cecilia Hart, died in 2016. He is survived his son, Flynn Earl Jones.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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