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|Claim to Fame = Actor
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|Character = [[Moving Man]]<br>[[Serak the Preparer]]<br>[[The Raven Narrator]]<br>[[Maggie Simpson]]<br>Das Bus Narrator
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|Appearance = "[[Treehouse of Horror]]"
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|character = [[Removalist]]<br>[[Serak the Preparer]]<br>[[The Raven narrator]]<br>[[Maggie Simpson]]<br>Narrator
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'''James Earl Jones''' (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor, well-known for his distinctive bass voice.
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'''James Earl Jones''' (January 17, 1931 - September 9, [[2024]]) was an American actor. He voiced a [[removalist]], [[the Raven narrator]], and [[Serak the Preparer]] in the [[season 2]] episode "[[Treehouse of Horror]]", [[Maggie Simpson]] in the [[season 6]] episode "[[Treehouse of Horror V]]", and narrated the [[season 9]] episode "[[Das Bus]]".
  
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== Biography ==
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James Earl Jones was voted 7th in [[IGN]]'s [http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/730/730566p1.html "Top 25 Simpsons Guest Stars"].
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Jones's acting career spans five decades and includes numerous roles on stage, in film, and on television. He has won {{w|Tony Awards}}, {{w|Emmy Awards}}, and a {{w|Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe}}; and has been nominated for an {{w|Academy Awards|Academy Award}}. However, his greatest contribution to pop culture is supplying the deep, menacing voice of [[Darth Vader]] in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' films.
 
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== On ''The Simpsons'' ==
 
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Jones made his first vocal appearance on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' in "[[Treehouse of Horror]]", where he was heard in all three segments, the only special guest voice to date who holds that distinction: as the [[Moving man|moving man]] in "Bad Dream House", [[Serak the Preparer]] in "Hungry Are the Damned" and [[The Raven Narrator|the narrator]] in "The Raven". He later voiced an alternate-universe [[Maggie]] in "[[Treehouse of Horror V]]" and the closing narrator in "[[Das Bus]]", explaining that the children were rescued by, "...oh, let's say [[Moe]]."
 
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James Earl Jones was voted 7th in {{W|IGN}}'s [http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/730/730566p1.html "Top 25 Simpsons Guest Stars"].
 
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In "[['Round Springfield]]", when [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]] speaks to Lisa from a cloud, he is joined by Mufasa from ''{{w|The Lion King}}'', Darth Vader, and a {{w|CNN}} announcer—all three of which are voice roles originally portrayed by James Earl Jones, but in this instance imitated by [[Harry Shearer]].
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:58, September 9, 2024

This article is about the guest star. For the character, see James Earl Jones (character).
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones.jpg
Guest Star Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Born: January 17, 1931
Died: September 9, 2024 (aged 93)
Nationality: American
Claim to fame: Actor
Character(s): Removalist
Serak the Preparer
The Raven narrator
Maggie Simpson
Narrator
First appearance: "Treehouse of Horror"


James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 - September 9, 2024) was an American actor. He voiced a removalist, the Raven narrator, and Serak the Preparer in the season 2 episode "Treehouse of Horror", Maggie Simpson in the season 6 episode "Treehouse of Horror V", and narrated the season 9 episode "Das Bus".

James Earl Jones was voted 7th in IGN's "Top 25 Simpsons Guest Stars".

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