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.
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 received numerous nominations for his outstanding performances, including: - Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement (Tony Awards) - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Best Man - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Gore Vidal's The Best Man - Best Actor (Olivier Awards) for Cat On A Hot Tin Roof - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for On Golden Pond - Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for On Golden Pond - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for On Golden Pond - Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Fences - Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Fences - The American Express Tribute (Helen Hayes Awards) - Best Actor (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Fences - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Fences - Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Paul Robeson - Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for The Cherry Orchard - Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Hamlet - Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Les Blancs - Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for The Great White Hope - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Great White Hope - Best Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Othello - Performance (Obie Awards) for Beal - Best Actor (Obie Awards) for Clandestine on the Morning Line - Best Actor (Obie Awards) for The Apple - Best Actor (Obie Awards) for Moon on a Rainbow Shawl - Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Moon on a Rainbow Shawl.
James Earl Jones has received numerous prestigious awards throughout his career, including: - Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement (Tony Awards) - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Best Man - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Fences - Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Fences - The American Express Tribute (Helen Hayes Awards) - Best Actor (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Fences - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Fences - Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Hamlet - Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for The Cherry Orchard - Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Les Blancs - Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for The Great White Hope - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Great White Hope - Best Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Othello - Performance (Obie Awards) for Beal - Best Actor (Obie Awards) for Clandestine on the Morning Line - Best Actor (Obie Awards) for The Apple - Best Actor (Obie Awards) for Moon on a Rainbow Shawl - Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Moon on a Rainbow Shawl.
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