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Revision as of 21:32, February 17, 2012
- This article is about the guest star. For the character, see James Earl Jones (character).
James Earl Jones
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James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor, best known for his distinctive bass voice and for his role as Darth Vader on Star Wars. He voiced a moving man, a 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 a narrator in the season 9 episode "Das Bus".
James Earl Jones was voted 7th in IGN's "Top 25 Simpsons Guest Stars".
Trivia
In "'Round Springfield", when Bleeding Gums Murphy speaks to Lisa from a cloud, he is joined by Mufasa from The Lion King, Darth Vader, and a 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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Guest stars in season 2
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| Harvey Fierstein • James Earl Jones • Tony Bennett • Tom Poston • Carol Kane • Alex Rocco • Phil Hartman • George Takei • Sab Shimono • Larry King • Jon Lovitz • Danny DeVito • Tracey Ullman • Audrey Meadows • Ringo Starr • Dustin Hoffman • Daniel Stern • Cloris Leachman |
Guest stars in season 6
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| Winona Ryder • Albert Brooks • Sara Gilbert • Kelsey Grammer • Phil Hartman • Jon Lovitz • Michelle Pfeiffer • Dr. Demento • Larry King • James Earl Jones • Meryl Streep • Dennis Franz • Ted Danson • Woody Harrelson • Rhea Perlman • John Ratzenberger • George Wendt • Anne Bancroft • Patrick Stewart • Dick Cavett • Johnny Unitas • Mel Brooks • Susan Sarandon • Mandy Patinkin • Frank Welker • Ron Taylor • Steve Allen • Tito Puente |
Guest stars in season 9
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| Joan Kenley • Martin Sheen • Fyvush Finkel • Joe Namath • Roy Firestone • Mike Judge • Andrea Martin • Jan Hooks • Stephen Jay Gould • Phil Hartman • George Harrison • Alex Trebek • Jim Varney • James Earl Jones • Jack Ong • Jay Leno • Hank Williams, Jr. • Steven Wright • Janeane Garofalo • Bobcat Goldthwait • Bruce Baum • Helen Hunt • Bob Denver • Rod Steiger • Paul Winfield • U2 (Bono • The Edge • Adam Clayton • Larry Mullen, Jr.) • Steve Martin • Steven Weber • Brendan Fraser |
