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Source: www.guardian.co.uk --- 4 days ago
Think of that much-parodied, thunderous "trailer voice" beloved of Hollywood studios and you'll be conjuring up the voice of Don LaFontaine, who died on Monday ...

Source: blog.wired.com --- 3 days ago
Don LaFontaine, the man whose resonant voice read the trailers of thousands of movies over the past three decades, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 68. LaFontaine, who did voiceover work in more than 5,000 trailers during his 33-year... ...

Source: news.telegraph.co.uk --- 4 days ago
Don LaFontaine the man whose booming voice featured on the trailers of thousands of Hollywood blockbuster films has died aged 68. ...

Source: freestylesessionboard.yuku.com --- 3 days ago
movie trailers will never be the same. ...

Source: www.npr.org --- 3 days ago
Voiceover artist Don LaFontaine died this week at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from complications of an ongoing illness. He was 68. LaFontaine was the voice behind thousands of movie trailers. In 2006, he parodied himself in a Geico commercial. ...

Source: www.hollywood.com --- 3 days ago
No longer will we hear that deep voice boom, “In a world where…” at the beginning of a movie trailer. Voiceover actor Don LaFontaine, whose catch phrase will live on, has died. He was 68. ...

Source: www.zap2it.com --- 4 days ago
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Source: www.startribune.com --- 4 days ago
The Duluth native, who was known as the "King of the Voice-overs," worked on nearly 5,000 films. ...

Source: technology.canoe.ca --- 3 days ago
Boxing has fallen on hard times, and so have boxing video games. ...

Source: www.femalefirst.co.uk --- 3 days ago
Voiceover legend Don LaFontaine has died after suffering from a collapsed lung. The dramatic star, known as the King of Voiceovers, passed away at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Monday (01Sep08), aged 68. ...

Source: movies.popcrunch.com --- 3 days ago
Sad news - Don LaFontaine who has provided the voice of some 5,000 movie trailers and 350,000 commercials over the last 30 years, has died at the age of 68. When it comes to movie trailer voiceovers, Don LaFontaine is the man. Don LaFontaine is perhaps best known for the movie trailer opening, “In a [...] ...

Source: www.earthtimes.org --- 4 days ago
Los Angeles - Don LaFontaine, the gravelly-voiced announcer on thousands of movie trailers from The Godfather to The Simpsons, has died in Los Angeles aged 68. LaFontaine died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles from complications caused by... ...

Source: www.cinemablend.com --- 4 days ago
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 ...

Source: www.iesb.net --- 3 days ago
The "King of Voiceovers" died Monday in Los Angeles at age 68. ...

Source: www.cinematical.com --- 4 days ago
In a world where one man used his distinctive voice to lend gravitas and then some to trailer after feature after episode, it really is a shame to see Don LaFontaine pass away at the age of 68. According to ET Online , LaFontaine died due to complications from a collapsed lung. This video above pretty much summarizes what an impact this man had on modern moviegoing, and it helps to be reminded that there was a genuine personality behind his very particular talent, a notion that his official website only reinforces in spades. Whether it was a Geico spot or the Big Momma's House 2 trailer, his booming delivery will remain imitated (as witnessed after the jump, in what is perhaps the only funny moment from " Frank TV " ), but only because it was so iconic. Filed under: Action , Comedy , Thrillers , Obits , Trailers and Clips Continue reading Don LaFontaine, "King of Voiceovers", Dies at 68 Permalink | Email this | Comments ...

Source: wcbstv.com --- 3 days ago
Don LaFontaine, the man who popularized the catch phrase "In a world where..." and lent his voice to thousands of movie trailers, has died. He was 68. CBS 2's Chris Wragge reports. ...

Source: news.toonzone.net --- 3 days ago
Famed voice over performer Don LaFontaine passed away on Monday , September 1, 2008, at the age of 68 due to complications from pneumothorax (air or gas in the pleural cavity) caused by a collapsed lung. LaFontaine provided voice-overs for hundreds of thousands of TV commercials, movie trailers, station identification bumpers, and radio spots. He also parodied himself in a recent TV commercial for Geico Insurance, providing a dramatic... [read more] ...

Source: screenrant.com --- 4 days ago
Don LaFontaine has died at the age of 68. If you Don't know who Don is, let me spark your memory... think movie trailers and then: "In a world..." His voice is probably one of the most recognizable in America, but not his face. At least now you can see what this gentleman looked like, although I wish [...] ...