Movie trailer narrator Don LaFontaine has died

*Raph's Girl* · 09-02-2008, 01:59 PM

ARGH!!!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080902/...t_lafontaine_2

Don LaFontaine, the voice behind thousands of Hollywood movie trailers, has died. He was 68.

LaFontaine's agent Vanessa Gilbert says the voiceover artist died Monday as a result of complications from the treatment of an ongoing illness at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

LaFontaine has been a fixture in Hollywood for decades, working on about 5,000 movie trailers. Much of his fame stems from his trademark movie-trailer catch phrase, "In a world where..."

09-02-2008, 01:59 PM	#1
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	Movie trailer narrator Don LaFontaine has died ARGH!!! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080902/...t_lafontaine_2 Don LaFontaine, the voice behind thousands of Hollywood movie trailers, has died. He was 68. LaFontaine's agent Vanessa Gilbert says the voiceover artist died Monday as a result of complications from the treatment of an ongoing illness at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. LaFontaine has been a fixture in Hollywood for decades, working on about 5,000 movie trailers. Much of his fame stems from his trademark movie-trailer catch phrase, "In a world where..." __________________