James Earl Jones’s Kids: Meet His Only Son, Flynn Earl Jones

• James Earl Jones is an actor.
• He voiced Darth Vader successful the Star Wars franchise.
• He has 1 son, Flynn Earl Jones.

James Earl Jones is an icon successful the movie industry. The 92-year-old gained fame arsenic the dependable of Darth Vader in Star Wars, and yet his occurrence successful Hollywood earned him a coveted EGOT, meaning helium won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. But James is much than conscionable a celebrated histrion — he’s besides a father! James has a 41-year-old son, Flynn Earl Jones, from his matrimony to his precocious wife, Cecilia Hart, who was besides an actor. Flynn hasn’t lived his beingness successful the nationalist oculus similar James has, but he has followed successful his father’s footsteps connected astatine slightest 1 occasion. Here is everything you request to cognize astir Flynn Earl Jones.

James Earl Jones with his household (Photo: Matt Slocum/AP/Shutterstock)

Who Is Flynn Earl Jones?

Flynn was calved successful 1982, the aforesaid twelvemonth his parents got married. James and Cecilia met connected the acceptable of the CBS constabulary drama Paris. It was the 2nd matrimony for some stars: James was joined to histrion and singer Julienne Marie from 1968 to 1972; Cecilia was joined to histrion Bruce Weitz from 1971 to 1980. Flynn was raised by some his parents. He was 34 years aged erstwhile his parent died from ovarian cancer connected October 16, 2016. Cecilia was 68 years aged erstwhile she passed away. Flynn stays retired of the nationalist eye, truthful helium didn’t merchandise a connection regarding his mother’s passing.

James Earl Jones with his household (Photo: Matt Slocum/AP/Shutterstock)

What Does Flynn Do?

Like we said, Flynn has chosen to unrecorded his beingness retired of the spotlight, dissimilar his parents. There’s not overmuch known astir what Flynn does for work. But we do know that successful 2019, helium recorded the audio publication for Heartthrob, the 3rd caller successful Ahren Sanders‘ Bennett Brothers romanticist publication series. It was seemingly the archetypal clip that Flynn, the lad of 1 of the astir iconic dependable actors successful history, did a dependable project. According to Audible, Flynn has done the narration for astatine slightest 11 different books.

Flynn’s Relationship With His Dad James

Since Flynn is truthful private, there’s hardly immoderate accusation retired determination astir his narration with his father. James has respected his son’s wishes by not speaking astir Flynn overmuch successful interviews. But the Coming To America star did notation his lad concisely erstwhile accepted the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement successful the Theatre astatine the 71st Annual Tony Awards connected Jun. 11, 2017. In his speech, James thanked his woman (who had passed distant 8 months prior) “for being specified a fantastic companion successful my beingness and successful my work, and for being the large co-producer of our son, Flynn.”

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