Don LaFontaine

Donald Leroy "Don" LaFontaine (August 26, 1940 – September 1, 2008) was an American voice actor who recorded more than 5,000 film trailers and thousands of television advertisements, network promotions, and video game trailers. He became identified with the phrase "In a world...", used in so many movie trailers that it became a cliché. Widely known in the film industry, the man whose nicknames included "Thunder Throat" and "The Voice of God", became known to a wider audience through commercials for GEICO insurance and the Mega Millions lottery game.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)
The King of Movie Trailers
The Voice of God
Thunder Throat
The King of Movie Trailers Mr. Voice Thunder Throat The Voice of God
Birth dateAugust 26, 1940
Birth nameDonald Leroy LaFontaine
Birth place
Duluth Minnesota , United States
Nationality
United States
cause of death
Pneumothorax
Date of deathSeptember 01, 2008
Place of death
Los Angeles , United States

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External resources

  1. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtalklive/2008/02/29/Don-Lafontaine-Interview
  2. http://www.donlafontaine.com
  3. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-lafontaine3-2008sep03,0,4646300.story
  4. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/arts/television/03lafontaine.html
  5. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2670611/Don-LaFontaine.html
  6. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/11/26/1069825831618.html?from=storyrhs
  7. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090201336.html
  8. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/09/02/ST2008090202776.html