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James Earl Jones, 'Star Wars' and 'The Lion King' Voice Actor, Dies astatine 93
The amusement assemblage is coming retired to grant a legend.
Following James Earl Jones' decease connected Sept. 9 astatine the property of 93, galore successful Hollywood shared memories and tributes to the actor, who was known for his heavy and iconic dependable which could beryllium heard successful films like Star Wars and The Lion King.
Mark Hamill—who played Luke Skywalker to Jones' Darth Vader in Star Wars—had a peculiar connection for his onscreen father, writing on Instagram, "One of the world's finest actors whose contributions to Star Wars were immeasurable. He'll beryllium greatly missed. #RIP dad"
As Star Trek alum LeVar Burton noted, "There volition ne'er beryllium different of his peculiar operation of graces."
Just days earlier Jones' passing, Terrence Howard recalled gathering the legendary actor, expressing however struck helium was by his kindness.
"He looked maine successful the oculus and treated maine similar a man," helium told E! News at the premiere of Fight Night Sept. 4, "even though I was a kid. He made a immense difference."
Oscar winner Octavia Spencer also shared her grief implicit losing Jones, posting connected Instagram, "Legendary doesn't adjacent statesman to picture his iconic roles and interaction connected cinema forever."
"His dependable and endowment volition beryllium remembered always," she continued. "Sending emotion to his family, friends and countless fans successful each the galaxies, far, acold away."
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Indeed, Jones was alert of the interaction his dependable had connected Disney fans. In fact, Tony victor appreciated the accidental to amusement disconnected his heavy dependable erstwhile gathering young viewers of The Lion King.
"Their parents volition say, 'There's Mufasa!' But I don't look similar a lion, and if they're existent small kids, they deliberation they're being shafted oregon having the wool pulled implicit their eyes," helium said successful a 2011 interrogation with The Hollywood Reporter. "And I can't roar to beryllium it to them, but I tin accidental [in Mufasa's voice], ‘Simba. You person deliberately disobeyed me!'"
To spot much tributes to the Hollywood icon, support reading.
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Mark Hamill
"One of the world’s finest actors whose contributions to Star Wars were immeasurable," Hamill wrote connected Instagram. "He’ll beryllium greatly missed. #RIP dad"
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LeVar Burton
"James Earl Jones," Burton shared connected X, "there volition ne'er beryllium different of his peculiar operation of graces."
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Octavia Spencer
Spencer posted connected Instagram alongside a photograph of Jones, "I’m incredibly saddened to larn of #JamesEarlJones’ passing today. Legendary doesn’t adjacent statesman to picture his iconic roles and interaction connected cinema forever. His dependable and endowment volition beryllium remembered always. Sending emotion to his family, friends and countless fans successful each the galaxies, far, acold away."
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Barry Jenkins
Jenkins shared a photograph of Jones to X, writing, "Forever and always."
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Henry Winkler
"James Earl Jones was our bully friend," Winkler shared connected X, "and acceptable an illustration for however to unrecorded and enactment with powerfulness and grace. Rest well. We loved and emotion you."
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