RIP Don LaFontaine (Movie Trailer Voice Guy)

[alphatyrant]

The legendary movie voice guy known as Don LaFontaine passed away on Monday at the age of 68. Entertainment Tonight is reporting that LaFontaine passed away of complications from Pneumothorax, a condition that is the result of a collapsed lung.

From https://www.firstshowing.net/2008/09/01/movie-voice-guy-don-lafontaine-has-died/

Damn shame, everybody knew him but never saw him.

 

[Nuka Cola Kidd]

Wow...that sucks..he was awesome!

 

[Giant Chicken]

Just heard this on the radio. Hollywood has been hit hard this year.

He did over 5,000 movie trailers and 300,000 radio/tv commercials.

His signature line was " In a world where..."

 

[wofford29]

That sucks. RIP

 

[El Roranous]

Why was this guy so popular? I am sure a ton of other people could do what he did just as well.


He lived a long enough life though I suppose. 68 is a good age to die.

 

[Bannister]

Why was this guy so popular? I am sure a ton of other people could do what he did just as well.


He lived a long enough life though I suppose. 68 is a good age to die.

I hope I am alive when you die Rory. I am coming to your funeral and doing this on your grave:

 

[El Roranous]

I hope I am alive when you die Rory. I am coming to your funeral and doing this on your grave:

My friend said he is going to pee on my grave...seriously. I think that is awesome. Death is just death.

 

[BadMoon]

I hope I am alive when you die Rory. I am coming to your funeral and doing this on your grave

 

[Bannister]

My friend said he is going to pee on my grave...seriously. I think that is awesome. Death is just death.

 

[El Roranous]

This is what he looked like.

 

[pixletwin]

Rory. Really one of the most tactless people I e-know.

 

[Bannister]

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[Bannister]

Rory. Really one of the most tactless people I e-know.

At least he seems super proud of it.

 

[El Roranous]

Rory. Really one of the most tactless people I e-know.

Yes. It's true. Honesty without apology is usually my motto.


That, and I also think famous people get way too much credit for dying. People die everyday, everywhere and only the famous ones get a tear shed over them. It's ridiculous how much stock is put into what people did and not who they really were. Ghey.

 

[Bannister]

Yes. It's true. Honesty without apology is usually my motto.


That, and I also think famous people get way too much credit for dying. People die everyday, everywhere and only the famous ones get a tear shed over them. It's ridiculous how much stock is put into what people did and not who they really were. Ghey.

I actually agree with you, but I also feel it is ridiculous that you feel the need to point out you feel this way in every thread like this. There are lots of threads here that I think are just "look at me I want attention" threads, but I usually just refrain from posting in them.

 

[Bannister]

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[RoboDad]

Why was this guy so popular? I am sure a ton of other people could do what he did just as well.

Not even close. Watch the video clip at the site linked by the OP. It was kind of a tribute to him (done long before his death, BTW), and it features numerous other voice-over artists, all of whom acknowledge that he was the best there ever was. One even joked that "in a world where there was no Don LaFontaine, we'd all have a lot more money."

RIP Don. This world won't be quite the same without you.

 

[El Roranous]

I actually agree with you, but I also feel it is ridiculous that you feel the need to point out you feel this way in every thread like this. There are lots of threads here that I think are just "look at me I want attention" threads, but I usually just refrain from posting in them.

Self-control problem I have maybe...

 

[Bannister]

Self-control problem I have maybe...

I just thought you wanted to make sure everyone knew you were an ^^^^^^^.

 

[RoboDad]

Self-control problem I have maybe...

Speak like Yoda, you do...