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James Earl Jones is an acting legend who has used his signature baritone voice to conquer both screen and stage. But while he's contributed some truly enduring moments to cinema history, Jones has never been embarrassed to do a little corporate shillin' on the side, establishing himself as the reigning master of the modern voiceover. Nearly everything Jones graces with his vocal moneymaker instantly turns to gold, which makes his flops and dated commercial crap extra hilarious. Today, (because really, why the f*ck not?) we mine the YouTube archives to salute the many contours of his glorious career.

  • 13. James Earl Jones does Vader. "Luke, I am your father"

  • 12. He turns the 1983 Ohio Lotto into the most bad-ass thing to ever happen.

  • 11. Without James Earl Jones, there would be no Anderson Cooper. "This, is CNN."