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Donald Leroy "Don" LaFontaine (August 26, 1940 – September 1, 2008) was an American voiceover artist famous for recording more than 5,000 film trailers and hundreds of thousands of television advertisements, network promotions, and video game trailers. His nicknames included "Thunder Throat" and "The Voice of God". He became identified with the phrase "In a world…", which has been used in movie trailers so frequently that it has become a cliché. He parodied his career several times, most recently in commercials for GEICO insurance and the Mega Millions lottery game.

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  • Donald Leroy "Don" LaFontaine (August 26, 1940 – September 1, 2008) was an American voiceover artist famous for recording more than 5,000 film trailers and hundreds of thousands of television advertisements, network promotions, and video game trailers. His nicknames included "Thunder Throat" and "The Voice of God". He became identified with the phrase "In a world…", which has been used in movie trailers so frequently that it has become a cliché. He parodied his career several times, most recently in commercials for GEICO insurance and the Mega Millions lottery game.
  • Don LaFontaine (August 26, 1940 - September 1, 2008) was a famous voice actor, known for his over 5000 film commercials, along with over 750 thousand television commercials, video games, and other narrations. In his final role, LaFontaine was the Movie Voice-Over voice for the opening and closing narration of Season 2 episode "The Chronicles of Meap." Phineas and Ferb creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh as well as their staff honored him with a tribute at the end of the episode.
  • LaFontaine's first official trailer after "The Best of Both Worlds" was TNG: "The Wounded" , and he provided voice-overs for the remaining episodes of the series, as well as provide all voice-overs for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise. (citation needed • [ edit]) LaFontaine died on 1 September 2008 following complications from a pneumothorax.
  • Don LaFontaine (agosto 26, 1940 a septiembre 1, 2008 [1]) fue un actor de voz famoso, conocido por sus más de thumb5000 anuncios de la película, junto con más de 750.000 anuncios de televisión, videojuegos y otros relatos. LaFontaine fue la película de voz por voz para la apertura y la narración de cierre de la temporada 2, episodio "Las Crónicas de MEAP." Phineas y Ferb, los creadores de Dan Povenmire y Jeff "Swampy" Marsh y su equipo honró al él con un homenaje al final del episodio. Categoría:Actores
  • In "North by North Quahog", he narrated the trailer for the unreleased The Passion of the Christ 2: Crucify This starring Jim Caviezel and Chris Tucker. In "Brian Sings and Swings", he attempts to figure out Dwayne Johnson's ethnicity. In "Ocean's Three and a Half", he narrated the trailer for Danger in Cincinnati starring Jeff Bridges and Laura Linney. His voice was also heard in the first Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story segment "Stewie B. Goode", "Road to Europe", and "Screwed the Pooch". LaFontaine passed away at the age of 68 following complications from pneumothorax.
  • 250px|thumb Don LaFontaine (ur. 26 sierpnia 1940 w Duluth, zm. 1 września 2008 w Los Angeles), znany też jako That Announcer Guy, amerykański aktor głosowy który podłożył głosy do ponad 5 000 zwiastunów filmowych, reklam telewizyjnych i zwiastunów gier komputerowych. Jest nazywany "Królem Trailerów Filmowych", "Głosem", "Grzmiącym Gardłem" lub "Głosem Boga", jego charakterystyczny głos był złowieszczy i donośny. Wiele z jego zapowiedzi miało postać: "W świecie, gdzie (negatywne cechy), jeden (zwykle osoba) (zrobi coś pozytywnego)" (ang. "In a world where (...), one (...) will (...)"). Sam także parodiował ten frazes kilka razy.
  • Don provided the narration for the Oscar Gold trailer in "Tearjerker".
  • Don provided the narration for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2001 pilot).
  • In a World... where action movie trailers are made... one ordinary man, under extraordinary circumstances... will discover the hidden power of his own voice... and change the world. Even if you don't recognize the name, you know the voice. Don LaFontaine virtually single-handedly created the modern era of movie trailers with his distinctive voice and style of delivery. Don was respected throughout the industry for both his talent and personality and you would be hard pressed to find anyone imitating his distinctive delivery as anything but a respectful imitation or an Affectionate Parody. Though best known for "In a World," Don's voice was reportedly heard in hundreds of thousands of TV spots and more than 5,000 times in movies and movie trailers in just about every genre imaginable. He al
  • Don LaFontaine (August 26, 1940–September 1, 2008) was a voice actor famous for his work in over 5,000 movie trailers and hundreds of thousands of television and radio commercials. Known for his frequent use of the phrase "In a world...," LaFontane parodied himself on numerous occasions, including a GEICO commercial which LaFontaine said changed his life, having attached a face and name to his well-known voice.
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