Even though Flynn Earl Jones, son of James Earl Jones, was not much interested in acting like his parents, he established himself as a talented voice actor after inheriting a powerful voice from his father.
Apart from being a successful actor, James Earl Jones has also done voice-over in popular animated movies such as The Lion King, where he gave voice to Mufasa, and in Star Wars, he voiced Darth Vader.
Although James could not pass on his immortal acting skills to his son Flynn, he became successful in providing a distinguishable voice. Flynn Earl Jones uses his powerful voice for storytelling and has narrated multiple audiobooks over the years.
Some of his most notable works include Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story of Black Hollywood by Donald Bogle, Lions of the Sky by Francesco Chierici, Heartthrob, Frozen Earth, Revenge, New Worlds, and many more.
As a voice actor, Flynn Earl Jones probably holds around $5 net worth in 2024
According to ZipRecruiter, the average salary of voice actors in the US is $48 per hour. The minimum wage is around $6 per hour, which can even go up to $76 per hour, the highest.
Further, as Flynn Earl Jones was a notable voice actor, he probably received a salary of between $50 and $60 per hour.
Similarly, through his decades-long voice-acting career, Flynn Earl Jones might have accumulated around $5 million in net worth in 2024.
James Earl Jones’ son looks like Jack Harlow & Paul Giamatti. pic.twitter.com/7e1RsTEIhq
— Queen Christine (@cpettway79) March 27, 2024
However, voice acting is not his only source of income; he is also involved in various business ventures through which he earns considerable money that increases his net worth.
However, as he prefers to stay out of the spotlight, not many details about his business are available.
On the other hand, Flynn’s father, James Earl Jones, was a successful actor who held around $40 million, which he accumulated from over six decades of career in the entertainment industry.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, James Earl Jones earned $7,000 for voicing Darth Vader in 1977’s Star Wars. With only a few hours in the studio recording his lines, he earned that amount of money in 1977, equivalent to about $27,000 in today’s money.
Mark Hamill, who played the Luke Skywalker, son of James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader in #StarWars, was one of the first to react to his death: https://t.co/UDNHBEzvDc pic.twitter.com/nGh2OuSuaQ
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) September 9, 2024
After decades, he explains his experience then, saying, “$7000 was big money for me in those days. I was broke and needed the money to pay rent and buy groceries!“
James Earl Jones tragically passed away on September 9 2024 at the age of 93. He was survived by his only son, Flynn Earl Jones, as his wife Cecilia Hart passed away in 2016 at the age of 68 after being from ovarian cancer when her son was 34 years old.
Additional Information
- The late actor James Earl Jones and his wife, Cecilia Hart, gave birth to their son Flynn Earl Jones in 1982, the year they married.
- Flynn Earl Jones’s acting debuted before he was born, as his mother performed in a theater play when she was pregnant with Flynn.
- As Flynn Earl Jones has been living out of the spotlight and media, there are no details about his wife and kids to date. Futher, Flynn’s social media sites are also not available.
