James Earl Jones

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James Earl Jones (born Todd Jones on January 17, 1931) is an American actor and voice artist. He is famous for doing the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies and for the CNN tagline ("This...is CNN"). He starred in Lincoln Portrait which has music by Aaron Copland.

Jones has won two Tony Awards for his live theatre work on Broadway, and an Emmy Award for his role on the television series Gabriel's Fire.