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Voiceover Master Don LaFontaine has died. He was 68.
LaFontaine, far right, is pictured above with ET's Mark Steines and Mary Hart, and fellow voiceover artist Randy Thomas.
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.
You may not have known his name or face, but you knew his voice. He was the guy you heard in countless trailers. Sucks to see him go, his voice was legendary.
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THAT GUY WAS THE MOST EPIC VOICEOVER GUY EVER
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And really, anyone that can parody themselves so well is awesome. R.I.P. Don.
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First George Carlin, then Bernie Mac, and now Don LaFontaine... D:
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It's a shame, he was such an epic person.
He'll be greatly missed. And nobody will ever be able to truly replace him.
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It's a shame, he was such an epic person.
He'll be greatly missed. And nobody will ever be able to truly replace him.
What about Pablo Francisco?
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It's a shame, he was such an epic person.
He'll be greatly missed. And nobody will ever be able to truly replace him.
What about Pablo Francisco?
He will be replaced, movies need an announcer guy, but I don't think anyone can ever come close to Don LaFontaine.
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For some reason I see this... and think I must have died or something... O_o
But yeah, rest in peace Don LaFontaine, you'll never be forgotten.
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He will be missed.
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I don't really know who Mr. LaFontaine is, but Ryu always mentioned him before.
Speaking of which, has anyone spoken to Ryu yet? I haven't heard from Ryu since July.
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You know, it actually would've been awesome for him to do the Legends intro... Although it'd have made it all too dramatic for kids to care. =p
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He will truly be missed.
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He will be missed.
I would laugh, but...
Sad to hear him go, yet haven't heard his name before...
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Oh, right, because nobody else could ever come up with that joke.
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I used his interpretation of the Pledge of Allegiance for a JFA commercial I made. ;_; He will be sorely missed.
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Man. He was amazing. I hope he rests in peace :[
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I am so gonna miss him. They'd better get someone good to replace him. I was wondering what the Dragonball Z movie trailer was gonna sound like with his voice...
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