photo credit: Alan Light
Birth Name:
James Earl Jones
Birth Place:
Arkabutla, Mississippi, United States
Birth Date:
January 17, 1931
What Race or Ethnicity?:
African American, Irish, Choctaw, Cherokee
The American actor was quoted in an article saying that his ethnicity is part Irish, part African, and part Cherokee. He has a totem pole erected in front of his house as a tribute to his Native ancestry and states that it is an emblem of Native American culture as a whole.
Source:
- http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-1928105_ITM
- http://www.educationupdate.com/archives/2005/february/html/Black-Jones.html
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part Irish? ha not surprised…us Irish seem to have bred like rabbits once they got to america
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Great man
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His surname is Welsh.
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Nobody Could Have Made A Better Mufassa Than You James Earl Jones!
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Why Is My Name Anonymous. Sorry Guys I Forgot To Put My Correct Name In The Name Section!
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i agree his voice was perfect
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