James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was an American actor renowned for his deep, commanding basso profondo voice. He is best known for voicing Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise and Mufasa in Disney's The Lion King, as well as serving as the voice of CNN. In 2022, Jones signed a deal with Lucasfilm authorizing archival recordings of his voice to be used in the future to artificially generate the voice of Darth Vader, effectively licensing the character's voice for future productions.
“Before he passed, I think he did a deal with Disney and he said, for my family, I would like to license the Darth Vader voice for all time to Disney... instead they went to you.”
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