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|Name = James Earl Jones
 
|Name = James Earl Jones
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|Gender = Male
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|Birth = {{Birthdate|1931|1|17}}
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|Nationality = American
 
|Nationality = American
|Claim to Fame = Actor
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|Claim to Fame = Actor<br>Voice actor
|Character = [[Moving Man]]<br>[[Serak the Preparer]]<br>[[The Raven Narrator]]<br>[[Maggie Simpson]]<br>Das Bus Narrator
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|Character = [[Removalist]]<br>[[Serak the Preparer]]<br>[[The Raven narrator]]<br>[[Maggie Simpson]]<br>Narrator
 
|Appearance = "[[Treehouse of Horror]]"
 
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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''' (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor and voice actor, best known for his distinctive bass voice and for voicing [[Darth Vader]] on ''[[Star Wars]]''. 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]]".
  
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 {{w|Darth Vader}} in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' films.
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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"].
 
 
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 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]]."
 
 
 
James Earl Jones was voted 7th in {{W|IGN}}'s [http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/730/730566p1.html "Top 25 Simpsons Guest Stars"].
 
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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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In the [[season 6]] episode "[['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 performed by James Earl Jones, but in this instance imitated by [[Harry Shearer]].
  
 
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Revision as of 19:53, February 12, 2021

This article is about the guest star. For the character, see James Earl Jones (character).
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James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor and voice actor, best known for his distinctive bass voice and for voicing Darth Vader on Star Wars. 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".

Trivia

In the season 6 episode "'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 performed by James Earl Jones, but in this instance imitated by Harry Shearer.

External links