OAN Staff Abril Elfi
3:50 PM – Monday, September 9, 2024
James Earl Jones, the voice actor known for playing Darth Vader in “Star Wars” and Mufasa in “The Lion King” movie, has died at 93-years-old.
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Jones’s death was announced on Monday, but the cause of death has not been publicly revealed. Nevertheless, Jones had been diagnosed with type-2 diabetes in the mid-1990s.
Throughout his career, Jones had received a Grammy Award, two Emmy Awards, and three Tony Awards.
He previously attended the University of Michigan, studying pre-med before dropping out. He also had stated during a past interview that he dealt with a lot of racism in college.
“There weren’t many Black fellows at the University of Michigan,” Jones said during a 2005 talk at the Oxonian Society. “In response to a paper I wrote, a professor called me in. I had spelled simplicity ‘simplicity’. ‘Why are you trying to be someone you’re not?’ he said. ‘You’re a dumb son of a b**** who…
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