Don LaFontaine, King of VOs, dies!

Taken from a report by FirstShowing.net:

"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. Why am I writing this tribute to Don? Because even though you might not know it, Don is the voice that you recognize from nearly every last movie trailer and every last movie voiceover. He's got that deep, thrilling voice that you'll instantly recognize the moment you hear it. He may never have been seen in any actual movies, but to me, he has been and always will be the voice of movies and movie trailers. Don and his voice will most certainly never be forgotten.

Don is known as that 'movie trailer guy' or 'movie voice guy' or whatever you want to call him. From the first time I can remember watching movies, I remember hearing Don's voice. He's done so many voiceovers that it's almost pointless to count them, although the official number is upwards of 5,000 or more. Not only has he provided voiceovers, but he's written and produced films as well. This is one of the most tragic years for Hollywood with the loss of such iconic behind-the-scenes individuals like Stan Winston and now Don LaFontaine. Will anyone be able to ever replace him and his voice? 'The man, the myth, the voiceover legend…'"

This is incredibly sad news for the film industry and indeed the VO industry. Don LaFontaine will always be remembered for his incredible voice work on tons of memorable movie trailers. It saddens me that we will never be able to hear his voice again.

RIP Don LaFontaine (1940-2008)

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It is a shame, though I can't think of any movies he's done recently, other than parodies.

He was also the Mysterious Mysteries guy on Invader Zim.