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LOS ANGELES — James Earl Jones, who has voiced some of entertainment’s most memorable characters, will receive the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award on Jan. 25.
Jones, 77, who said he was mute as a child because of a stuttering problem, credits reading with helping him find his voice. “Through a love of reading, I was able to overcome my muteness and pursue a career in which my voice would be my most prominent asset,” the actor said.
He is known to fans as the voice of Darth Vader in “Star Wars” and Mufasa in Disney’s “The Lion King” as well as CNN.
