'King of Voiceovers' Don LaFontaine Dies at 68
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R.I.P. Don LaFontaine
Published 9/2/2008 by Michael K at Dlisted - Be Very Afraid
... , the King of Voiceovers, passed away in Los Angeles on Monday at the age of 68. Don died of complications relating to a collapsed lung. ...
Voiceover King Don LaFontaine Passes
Published 9/2/2008 at Cinema Blend Celebrity
Voiceover King Don LaFontaine Passes The guy behind the guy behind the guy, internationally-acclaimed trailer voiceover genius Don LaFontaine has passed away. The sixty-eight year old checked himself into hospital-to-the-stars Cedars-Sinai for a collapsed lung and died quietly Monday. According to Fox News , LaFontaine lent his voice to over five thousand movie trailers and several hundred thousand odd commercials, most recently that Geico advertisement where he played that announcer guy . Have you ever heard trailers from the pre-Don LaFontaine era? Horrible. Dons voice ...
Recently Dead
Published 9/2/2008 at WOW Report
... in Los Angeles of complications from a collapsed lung, though the official cause of death has not been released. He was 68. In addition to doing voiceovers on seemingly every movie trailer, he was also an announcer on ET and The Insider, as well as CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, UPN, TNT, TBS and the Cartoon Network, and could be heard in commercials for Chevrolet, Pontiac, Ford, Budweiser, McDonald's, and Coke. It's said he was the single busiest actor in history of SAG. (Source; photo via ...
Published 9/2/2008 by The Pathetic Earthling (noreply@blogger.com) at A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago
IN A WORLD WITHOUT THE GUY WHO SAYS "IN A WORLD..."*: Don LaFontaine, who did voice-over movie trailers starting with the phrase "In a World..." has died. ...
Nita Whitaker: Don LaFontaine’s Wife (Photos)
Published 9/2/2008 by Jeanette at Right Celebrity
... Our hearts go out to Nita Whitaker, as her husband, “the king of voiceovers” Don LaFontaine, died yesterday from complications of a collapsed lung. Don was 68 years old and voiced over 5,000 ...
