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James Earl Jones
Stage and screen legend James Earl Jones got his start on Broadway in Sunrise at Campobello. Best known as the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars trilogy, Jones garnered Tony wins for The Great White Hope and Fences. He has also appeared in On Golden Pond, Driving Miss Daisy and as Arthur Hockstader in the 2012 revival of Gore Vidal’s The Best Man.
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