We all know his voice. "Star Wars" fans know him as the voice of Darth Vader, children know him as Mufasa from Disney's "The Lion King," and those who watch the news daily hear him repeat "This is CNN."
In more than 50 years as an actor, James Earl Jones has won two Tonys, three Emmys, six Drama Desk Awards, a Golden Globe, two NAACP Image Awards and a Grammy. And he was on the cover of Newsweek magazine. This year, he is back on Broadway playing Big Daddy in a new adaptation of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
Now, his colleagues and co-workers plan to honor him with the Screen Actors (SAG) Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment. Jones will receive the award at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards--the nation's largest and only-nationally televised all-union awards show--which premieres live on TNT and TBS Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT and 6 p.m. MT. SAG represents nearly 120,000 actors in film, television, industrials, commercials and music videos.
The economy is collapsing around us, but John McCain insists the economy is strong. Maybe it's because his top advisers are lobbyists, Wall Streeters and people who deregulated banking and exploited loopholes to make the financial meltdown possible.
We're the 2.1 million union members who are veterans of military service. We respect John McCain's service—and urge him to respect ours. But McCain has opposed increased funding for veterans health care and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Find out about McCain's record on veterans issues here.
