Birth Place: Arkabutla, MS, USA
James Earl Jones made his Broadway debut in 1957 and has won Tony Awards for the Broadway productions of The Great White Hope and Fences; a Tony nomination for On Golden Pond; Drama Desk Awards for Othello, Les Blancs, Hamlet, The Cherry Orchard and Fences; Obie Awards for Clandestine on the Morning Line, The Apple, Moon on a Rainbow Shawl and Baal; a Theatre World Award for Moon on a Rainbow Shawl; the Los Angeles Critics Circle Award for Fences; and an Olivier Award nomination for his portrayal of Big Daddy in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in London.
Additional theatre credits include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway, Paul Robeson, The Iceman Cometh, Of Mice and Men and most recently the Broadway and London productions of Driving Miss Daisy.
Jones is also an award-winning film and television actor and was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Oscar.
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones, The Best Man
James Earl Jones, Gore Vidal's The Best Man
James Earl Jones, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
James Earl Jones, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
James Earl JonesOn Golden Pond
James Earl Jones, On Golden Pond
James Earl Jones, On Golden Pond
James Earl Jones, Fences
James Earl Jones, Fences
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones, Fences
James Earl Jones, Fences
James Earl Jones, Paul Robeson
James Earl Jones, The Cherry Orchard
James Earl Jones, Hamlet
James Earl Jones, Les Blancs
James Earl Jones, The Great White Hope
James Earl Jones, The Great White Hope
James Earl Jones, Othello
James Earl JonesBeal
James Earl Jones , Clandestine on the Morning Line
James Earl Jones , The Apple
James Earl Jones Moon on a Rainbow Shawl
James Earl JonesMoon on a Rainbow Shawl
James Earl Jones has appeared on Broadway in 20 shows.
James Earl Jones has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.
James Earl Jones's first West End show was Driving Miss Daisy which opened in 2011
James Earl Jones has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement (Tony Awards), Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for "The Best Man" (Outer Critics Circle Awards), Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for "Gore Vidal's The Best Man" (Tony Awards), Best Actor for "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" (Olivier Awards), Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (Outer Critics Circle Awards), Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production for "On Golden Pond" (Helen Hayes Awards), Outstanding Actor in a Play for "On Golden Pond" (Outer Critics Circle Awards), Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for "On Golden Pond" (Tony Awards), Outstanding Actor - Play for "Fences" (Drama Desk Awards), Distinguished Performance Award for "Fences" (Drama League Awards), The American Express Tribute (Helen Hayes Awards), Best Actor for "Fences" (Outer Critics Circle Awards), Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for "Fences" (Tony Awards), Outstanding Actor - Play for "Paul Robeson" (Drama Desk Awards), Outstanding Performance for "The Cherry Orchard" (Drama Desk Awards), Outstanding Performance for "Hamlet" (Drama Desk Awards), Outstanding Performance for "Les Blancs" (Drama Desk Awards), Outstanding Performance for "The Great White Hope" (Drama Desk Awards), Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for "The Great White Hope" (Tony Awards), Best Performance for "Othello" (Drama Desk Awards), Performance for "Beal" (Obie Awards), Best Actor for "Clandestine on the Morning Line" (Obie Awards), Best Actor for "The Apple" (Obie Awards), Best Actor for "Moon on a Rainbow Shawl" (Obie Awards), and Performance for "Moon on a Rainbow Shawl" (Theatre World Awards).
James Earl Jones has won several prestigious awards throughout his career, including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Best Man" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," Outstanding Actor - Play from the Drama Desk Awards for "Fences," Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League Awards for "Fences," the American Express Tribute from the Helen Hayes Awards, Best Actor from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Fences," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Fences," Outstanding Performance from the Drama Desk Awards for "Hamlet," "The Cherry Orchard," "Les Blancs," and "The Great White Hope," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Great White Hope," Best Performance from the Drama Desk Awards for "Othello," Performance from the Obie Awards for "Beal," Best Actor from the Obie Awards for "Clandestine on the Morning Line," "The Apple," and "Moon on a Rainbow Shawland," and Performance from the Theatre World Awards for "Moon on a Rainbow Shawl."
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