Who voiced Darth Vader in the Starwars series?

James Earl Jones, who voiced Darth Vader, the 'favorite villain' of all time, has retired at the age of 91.

Don't be upset right away! James Earl Jones has hired an artificial intelligence firm to have his voice used in upcoming 'Star Wars universe' movies.

James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor. He has been described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for his performances in film, television, and theater, and "one of the greatest actors in American history".

When producer-director George Lucas released 'Star Wars: A New Hope' in 1977, he was unaware of how it would affect the world. The series consisting of 9 films with the first trilogy, then the second trilogy telling the story, and then the third trilogy telling years after the story, was only the tip of the iceberg with the wide fan base it created. With movies, TV series, animations, computer games and even comics consisting of side stories, 'Star Wars' has now reached the position of a story with its own universe.

MASK AND SOUND

Undoubtedly, one of the biggest shares in this success of 'Star Wars' belonged to the character of Darth Vader. With his costume, lightsaber, cloak, mask, and his metallic and deep voice due to this mask, Darth Vader has become one of the most beloved villains of all time. But there is news that will 'concern' Darth Vader fans. James Earl Jones, who voiced the legendary character, announced his retirement at the age of 91. However, he announced that he signed an agreement with the Ukrainian artificial intelligence company Respeecher to use his voice in upcoming films. Vader will now be voiced by artificial intelligence.

According to the news of Vanity Fair, the company tasked with recreating the iconic villain; Ukraine-based startup Respeecher. The audio cloning company is known to work with Lucasfilm. Most of the voices we hear in the Star Wars universe, such as Luke Skywalker in The Book of Boba Fett published on Disney Plus, are created by this company. It is also known that Respeecher has been creating new dialogues with the voices of artists for a long time, using archival recordings and proprietary artificial intelligence algorithm.

In the recently released Obi-Wan Kenobi short series, Vader's voice is actually a work of Respeecher. Of course, that doesn't mean they have the voice rights of James Earl Jones. Jones sees Respeecher's success in the voice-over space and transfers the audio rights to use his own voice instead of the archive audio recordings.

The first production in which Jones voiced the legendary villain was 1977's Star Wars. Since then, he has voiced the character of Vader in sequels, adaptations and movies. We will miss Jones' beautiful and distinctive voice...

Interesting life story of James Earl Jones

Theatre, film and television actor James Earl Jones was born in the US state of Mississippi in January 1931 as the only child of his family. That is, at the time of the great depression. Before his birth, his father, Robert Earl, left home to become a boxer and later became interested in acting. His mother, Ruth, had to go far from home in order to find a job during the Great Depression shortly after birth and was separated from her child. This led to James Earl Jones growing up feeling abandoned at an early age. The famous actor always talked about not forgetting his difficult childhood years even after years and helping him understand the characters he entered in his plays.

Little James Earl Jones grew up in the fields with his grandparents. He was engaged in many jobs, from fishing in the field to agriculture. Eventually, his grandparents adopted him and took full care of him. But little James' biggest problem was his stuttering. That's why he was known as an introvert when he first started school. His teacher's advice to memorize what he would talk about during the day like poetry helped his to overcome his stuttering.

When he reached university age, he was entitled to study Medicine at the University of Michigan with a full scholarship. On the other hand, he started to take acting lessons as a hobby and this hobby became more and more filling his life. During this period, he traveled to New York to meet his father, Robert Earl, whom he had never seen before. They had a strained relationship as they had been separated for years. In contrast, father Robert was able to encourage his son to advance in theatre. Under the influence of this, James Earl Jones was enrolled in the University of Michigan Theater Department to continue his career as an actor and graduated in 1953. Then he went to New York and started taking acting lessons. He even lived with his father for a while. Sometimes he made money by cleaning floors at the theater with his father. He took his first step in his career with Wedding In Japan in 1957.

He performed his first leading role in 1963 with Othello. In the same year, he made his first cinema experience with the legendary director Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. He lived with a small role in the movie “Strangelove”. He continued to act in major plays such as Hamlet, Of Mice and Men into the late '60s and early '70s. As the calendars showed 1977, he made a name for himself by acting as the voice of Darth Vader, the main villain of Star Wars. In fact, the famous director Orson Wells was considered for this role before him, but then the offer came to him and he was again chosen. Afterwards, Jones continued to voice the same character in the sequels of Star Wars in 1980 and 1983. The fact that Darth Vader was always behind a mask had a great impact on James Earl Jones's vocal artistry. The performance of the artist with a deep, bass voice combined with the international impact of the film made him one of the most familiar voices in the sci-fi world.

Darth Vader would not be the only role that James Earl Jones brought to life as a villain. In another cult production Conan (1982), he would give life to the villain named Thulsa Doom, this time as an actress. James Earl Jones has done great things not only in theater and cinema, but also in the world of television. He won an Emmy for two TV productions in 1991, becoming the first actress to win more than one drama award in the same year. Although the master actor partly left the theater in the early 90s due to health reasons, he continued to act as an actor and a voice actor. The most well-known of his works in the 90s was the voice of Simba's father Mufasa in the movie The Lion King. This cartoon still attracts attention today, and if it is described as a cult by some, his role in it is too great to be underestimated. Another sci-fi adventure of the master actor, this time on the television screen. In 1998, he made a guest role in Stargate SG-1, one of the best science fiction productions of television screens.

When we came to the 2000s, it was being translated into a trilogy about the prequels of Star Wars. Everyone was wondering if it would be Darth Vader. Finally, it was expected, and the character of Darth Vader returned to the big screen, albeit for a short time. The veteran actor reprized the character of Darth Vader nearly 22 years later in the 2005 movie Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. After this movie, when the creator of the series, George Lucas, announced that he would not make a Star Wars movie again, everyone thought it would be the last Star Wars movie. But things changed when Lucas sold the movie rights to Disney. Disney started making several Star Wars movies one after the other. James Earl Jones also gave life to the legendary character with his voice in the 2016 movie Star Wars: Rogue One.