Don LaFontaine, RIP

3 comments September 2nd, 2008

You might not know the name, but you definitely know the voice. Don LaFontaine was the guy famous for providing the narration in hundreds of movie trailers. His deep vocal talents made “In a world…” a modern Hollywood cliche, and trailers will be a bit less awesome now that he’s no longer with us. He died Monday at the age of 68.

Here’s a short (about 5 minutes) video bio of LaFontaine, narrated — appropriately enough — by the man himself. He sounds, in every sense of the word, like a great guy.

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