Silent Bob Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Voiceover legend Don LaFontaine has died after suffering from a collapsed lung. The dramatic star, known as the King of Voiceovers, passed away at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Monday, aged 68. Lafontaine's agent, Vanessa Gilbert, tells ETonline.com that he died following complications from pneumothorax - when air or gas gets into the pleural cavity - after his lung collapsed. However, the official cause of death has yet to be confirmed. During his lengthy career, LaFontaine lent his booming vocal chords to more than 5,000 movie trailers and 300,000 radio and TV commercials, including advertisements for corporate giants such as McDonalds, Coca-Cola and Budweiser. His signature introductory phrase began with the words, "In a world where..." He also served as the in-show announcer for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Academy Awards. LaFontaine, who had been receiving treatment for the health issue for the last few months, is survived by his singer/actress wife Nita Whitaker and their three children, Christine, Skye and Elyse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 aw, man....and i never saw those videos before, he's awesome. here's to him having finally gotten that denny's cashiering job in the sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Duadoman Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 It was cool getting to see him in that Geico commercial...trailors will never be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maldron Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Soon as I saw this in the news I came here to be sad about it. I liked the guy, sorry to see him go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I thought he was in the Comedian Trailer, but when I searched for it, turns out it was a copycat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benz Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Damn. His voiceovers will be missed, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acalis Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 "In a world of movie trailers and previews, one man had the voice that made us all wanna go to the movies..." You will surely be missed Don. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! This is horrible! Out of respect movie trailers should never start with the words "In a world..." ever again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Or maybe they should ALL start with "In a world" from now on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Kaniggit Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 R.I.P. This is truly a great loss for hollywood, he was by far the best voice-over artist in movie trailers. He was so good, he made bad movies seem watchable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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