I saw this last night. Movie previews won't be the same.
http://www.etonline.com/news/2008/09/64990/index.html
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LaFontaine, known as the "King of Voiceovers," died Monday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. LaFontaine's agent, Vanessa Gilbert, tells ET that he passed away following complications from Pneumothorax, the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity, the result of a collapsed lung. The official cause of death has not yet been released.
Over the past 25 years, LaFontaine cemented his position as the "King of Voiceovers." Aside from being the preeminent voice in the movie trailer industry, Don also worked as the voice of Entertainment Tonight and The Insider, as well as for CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox and UPN, in addition to TNT, TBS and the Cartoon Network. By conservative estimates, he voiced hundreds of thousands of television and radio spots, including commercials for Chevrolet, Pontiac, Ford, Budweiser, McDonalds, Coke, and many other corporate sponsors.
He recently parodied himself on a series of national television commercials for Geico. At last count, he has worked on nearly 5000 films, including appearances as the in-show announcer for the Screen Actors Guild and Academy Awards. Based on contracts signed, he has the distinction of being perhaps the single busiest actor in the history of SAG. Don is survived by his wife -- singer/actress Nita Whitaker, and three children: Christine, Skye and Elyse.</div></div>
RIP
[I]I've been very lonely in my isolated tower of indecipherable speech. [/I]
I saw this last night. Movie previews won't be the same.
Another legend gone. Nobody can replace "the voice."
Looking for my Darcy, but finding only Wickham. Right now, I'd settle for Bingley.
No disrespect to this man because his voice was amazing and will certainly not be duplicated for quite some time, but every time I hear him, it always reminds me of this clip:
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Officially retired
That's great. Not the death, but the impersonation.
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