Today, Don LaFontaine, one of the most famous voice over actors for movie trailers, died.
“Don LaFontaine is a voiceover legend, whose voice has graced over 5,000 movie trailers and nearly 350,000 commercials. He has generally been thought of as the person who coined the phrase “In a world…” He has helped to stoke excitement for such varied shows and films as Terminator 2, Cast Away, 24 and Arrested Development among countless others. Most recently, he has been seen in Geico commercials, in which he parodies the urgency of trailer voiceovers.
Unfortunately, word now comes that LaFontaine has died of complications relating to pneumothorax. He was 68 years old.”
Unfortunately, word now comes that LaFontaine has died of complications relating to pneumothorax. He was 68 years old.”
This is pretty sad news. LaFontaine was one of those people who was actually pretty famous and you didn't even really know it. His voice has been in countless trailers and has pretty much helped define what the movie trailer is today. This has been a pretty terrible year for Hollywood talent passing away (Heath Ledger, Stan Winston, Bernie Mac, Issac Hayes, etc.) and it seems like that streak just keeps on continuing. One thing's for sure- the movie trailer will never be the same again.
Source: /Film
3 comments:
This is sad. I loved that guy.
He even did those Geico commercials pretty recently, which were awesome, because he was awesome. I'll miss him.
Sad news. That voice will forever live on...
I wish I could make a living by talking in 20 second bursts fueled by cool taglines!
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