Refresh for updates…Tributes are pouring in following the news of the death of distinguished actorJames Earl Jones.
LeVar Burton also was among the first to pay tribute to Jones.
James Earl Jones…there will never be another of his particular combinations of graces.
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Colman Domingo remerbered Jones on X, writing Thank you dear James Earl Jones for everything.
A master of our craft.
We stand on your shoulders.
You gave us your best.
Rest in peace, friend, JonesField Of Dreamsco-star Kevin Costner wrote on IG.
Garcelle Beauvais penned a tribute to Jones on Instagram.
Words cannot express how sad this makes me!
thank you for gracing us with your talent and your spirit!
It was a pleasure to work and know you#jamesearljones restinpower, she wrote.
You made a young animators dream come true when you accepted the role of Mufasa.
Thank you for all you have done for Rob.
Your memory will live on.
Director Paul Feig remembered Jones on X, writing: James Earl Jones will never die.
His talent, work and influence will be with us always.
RIP, Mr. Jones.
His immense talent, boundless wisdom, and unmistakable voice will be deeply missed.
We are deeply saddened to hear of Jamess passing, the online grid said in a statement.
That remarkable voice is just one of many things the world will miss about James.
Our thoughts are with his family.
I wasnt going to be as big as him.
I wanted to sound like him.
He was everything to me as a budding actor.
He was who I wanted to be.
Well be updating with more as they come in.
James Earl Jones is the sole reason I became an actor.
He stirred a vocation in me that gave voice to my unsung heart songs.
Thank you dear James Earl Jones for everything.
A master of our craft.
We stand on your shoulders.
