James Earl Jones passed away today. The cause of death hasn't been disclosed yet, but this is horrible...he was such an icon and now he's gone. He was 93 years old, he lived a good life full of wonders. James was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi on January 17th 1931. He was raised by his grandparents who owned a farm in Dublin, Michigan. They moved to Dublin during the Great Depression by train when he was 4-5 years old. James had a bad stutter when he was younger, which makes it all the more incredible how he moved past that stutter and became such a good actor. Anyway, let's take a trip down memory lane and look at only a few of James's movies and performances.

Obviously, he voiced Darth Vader in Star Wars. His performance as Darth Vader is unmatched and truly made Star Wars what it was. Nobody could ever do such an awesome voice for Vader, and it went down as the best portrayal of a villain in movie history. He made the movie with just his voice; that's how much of a legend he is. Nobody could ever have done Vader as perfectly as James did, and he'll always be remembered for being an absolute legend and making all of our childhoods. It feels like my childhood has been ripped from me after today, and I'm sure all of you feel the same way. 

He voiced Mufasa in Lion King which was a mighty and strong voice of the prides leader. Legendary performance and I always thought Mufasa was the coolest character when I was a little kid.

He played Thulsa Doom in Conan the Barbarian. I've never seen this movie personally so I can't say much about it but I'm sure he did great as always.

He also played Mr. Mertle in the Sandlot. I never knew this was James up until a couple years ago. Mr. Mertle is the man who owns "The Beast" in the Sandlot. Mr. Mertle turns out to be a sweet old blind guy in the end of the movie and gives Smalls a signed baseball. I always loved him when I was a kid. 

James Earl Jones also played in "Coming to America" with Eddie Murphy. I've also never seen this movie but it always looked hilarious. 

There's a really funny scene from a movie with Robin Williams where James plays a store clerk. I suggest you all to look it up it's worth your time.

During the Sandlot movie shooting one of the kids went up to James and said, "Sir you're Darth Vader!?" and James said "No, I am your father!"

These are only a few of the movies James played in during his career...He was also very good at theater and was an incredible actor. All these movies wouldn't be the same without him. I absolutely loved James Earl Jones and it pains me in my heart that he's gone, but I believe he's in a better place. From what I've heard, he was always a great man and a pleasure to the people he worked with. Rest in peace, to the legend James Earl Jones. 

Here's a funny skit video of James Earl Jones meeting his "Daughter" Carrie Fisher for the first time ever.

I am aware this post isn't exactly about Star Wars but I could not leave some sort of post to honor him. Thanks for reading and may the Force be with you, always.

"Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the force."          In other words don't be sad because he's gone rejoice because he's in a better place.