Legendary star James Earl Jones, known for voicing “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader in the franchise and his parts in movies like “Field of Dreams,” has died. He was 93.

On Monday, the actor’s representative with the Independent Artist Group confirmed to Deadline magazine that Jones had passed away at his home in Dutchess County, NY. A cause of death has yet to be announced at the time of publication.

Born in 1931 on a farm in in Arkabutla, Mississippi, Jones is widely regarded for his work on stage and screen, becoming one of the rare EGOT winners after taking home two Primetime Emmys, a Grammy Award, an Honorary Oscar, and three Tony Awards during his career, the outlet noted.

James Earl Jones, the prolific film, TV and theater actor whose resonant, unmistakable baritone was most widely known as the voice of “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader, died Monday. He was 93.https://t.co/k2OTXabcSa pic.twitter.com/a7Bqp914mW

— Variety (@Variety) September 9, 2024

The star of the big and small screen’s career spans more than sixty years following his Broadway debut in 1958 at the Cort Theatre, a place that would later be renamed the James Earl Jones Theater in 2022, Variety noted. His TV credits alone are more than 70 including movies and miniseries like “Roots” and “The Atlanta Child Murders” along with guest roles on shows like “Picket Fences,” “Law & Order,” “The Simpsons,” “Frasier,” and “House.” 

Generations of movie goers probably first heard the iconic baritone sound of Jones voice as that of evil Darth Vader in the 1977 smash hit, a role he would revisit for years to come. Another generation of kids would first hear his voice as the King Mufasa in the classic animated Disney movie “Lion King” in 1994.

Others will likely recall seeing Jones for the first time as King Jaffe Joffer in Eddie Murphy’s 1988 hit “Coming to America,” a role he recently reprised for the highly-anticipated sequel “Coming 2 America”  in 2021.

His role as a reclusive author in 1989’s “Field of Dreams,” alongside Kevin Costner is just one of the many great roles he’s had. Others include his part in three Jack Ryan movies as CIA deputy director Vice Admiral James Greer in 1990’s “The Hunt for Red October,” 1992’s “Patriot Games,” and 1994’s “Clear and Present Danger,” Variety noted.

In addition to his Honorary Academy Award in 2011, he was honored in 2002 with a Kennedy Center Honor and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement award in 2009.

During a New York Times interview in 2014, Jones talked about his lengthy career and said the “secret is never forgetting that you’re a journeyman actor and that nothing is your final thing, nothing is your greatest thing, nothing is your worst thing. I still consider myself a novice.”

Jones is survived by his son, Flynn Earl Jones whom he shares with his second wife of 34 years, Cecelia Hart. Hart died in 2016, Variety noted.  He was first married to actress-singer Julienne Marie.

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Even though Matt Walsh’s new comedy “Am I Racist?” covers an important topic, it’s still very funny. Just like he did with “What Is a Woman?” in 2022, the Daily Wire podcast host managed to expose the sham of left-wing activists, making them the butt of the joke without them realizing it, while simultaneously drawing attention to critical social topics.

Walsh sat down with Ben Shapiro for an episode of his popular “Sunday Special” series to discuss the humorous elements of this latest exposé, which explores the massive grift of the DEI industry.

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First, Shapiro asked about Walsh’s acting background, mentioning how there are some parts in “Am I Racist?” where he needed to use those kinds of skills.

Walsh replied that he was in the critically acclaimed film “Lady Ballers,” but beyond that had no formal training. “My process for acting is… I pretended… I figured, I’ll just pretend. That’s my whole process,” he said.

“It’s actually kind of easy,” Walsh continued. “Like, I think anyone can be a passable actor.”

Walsh also talked about his legendary ability to keep a deadpan demeanor even in extreme situations. “I mean, the answer of doing the deadpan is I was born without a soul,” the podcast host said. “I don’t know…  I’m an emotionless freak, I suppose is the answer. People ask me that all the time, but how do you manage that? Like, that’s just that’s how I am, I guess.”

“I guess when you have this thing of not showing emotions, you have to find a way to channel it,” he added.

Later, the pair discussed some of the preparation that went into the film, including Shapiro asking if Walsh had actually read all the anti-racist propaganda that was featured in the comedy. Walsh said he did read “White Fragility” in preparation for his conversation with author Robin DiAngelo.

“Truly, an awful piece of s***,” Shapiro said of the best-selling book.

“It’s horrific,” Walsh agreed. “So, you know from reading the book that it’s not only [that] the ideas are terrible, obviously, but it’s also just bad writing. It’s a slog to get through. There’s nothing entertaining. It’s just like being nagged while you sit there for hours reading this book. It’s just a very unpleasant experience.”

Walsh said he didn’t feel that it was necessary to read all the DEI books because they all repeated the same stale talking points. 

“Once you read one book… you get the idea. It’s always the same thing. It’s the same ideas. All the people we talked to in the film, they all have the same central thesis, which is that white people are inherently racist and are the villains of history” he said. 

The conversation inevitably turned to some of the people featured in “Am I Racist?” including DiAngelo herself. Walsh said he hasn’t heard from her team yet despite her being featured in the movie trailer, but that one extremely embarrassing moment did get included in the final cut.

“Probably a lot of them are sitting kind of nervous right now and thinking about embarrassing things they said and thinking like, ‘God, I hope that didn’t make it into the film,’” Walsh said. “I can tell them right now it did And to Robin D’Angelo in particular, there’s one moment that she’s thinking, ‘My gosh, I hope that’s not in there.” Oh it is, Robin. Oh, it is.” 

“Am I Racist?” is already receiving rave reviews from those who got to see it early. Get your tickets now for the premiere this Friday, September 13, by visiting amiracist.com to find a showtime near you.

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