R.I.P. Don LaFontaine

PostR.I.P. Don LaFontaine by **chalkitdown** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:58 pm

You probably won't recognise the name, but you definitely will recognise his voice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBG7dgamWLw

Movie trailers just won't ever be the same without him.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38150

PostRe: R.I.P. Don LaFontaine by **Denster** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:00 pm

shame. Iconic voice. RIP.

PostRe: R.I.P. Don LaFontaine by **Memento Mori** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:01 pm

Trailer guy's dead? :cry:

PostRe: R.I.P. Don LaFontaine by **Jango** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:02 pm

Wow, it's going to take a lot to replace him as the next voiceover guy.

RIP in peace.

:cry:

PostRe: R.I.P. Don LaFontaine by **Cuttooth** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:02 pm

"In a world..."

PostRe: R.I.P. Don LaFontaine by **JiggerJay** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:04 pm

Nooooo, I saw the name pop up earlier, i did not recogise the name, but the voice, he was a living legend.

Man he will be missed, when they get some douche like Russel brand to replace him. :fp:

PostRe: R.I.P. Don LaFontaine by **chalkitdown** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:08 pm

JiggerJay wrote:Nooooo, I saw the name pop up earlier, i did not recogise the name, but the voice, he was a living legend.

Man he will be missed, when they get some douche like Russel brand to replace him.

I'm pretty sure there's more than one 'deep-voiced movie trailer guy', but he was by far the most well known.

PostRe: R.I.P. Don LaFontaine by **JiggerJay** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:09 pm

chalkitdown wrote:
JiggerJay wrote:Nooooo, I saw the name pop up earlier, i did not recogise the name, but the voice, he was a living legend.

Man he will be missed, when they get some douche like Russel brand to replace him.

I'm pretty sure there's more than one 'deep-voiced movie trailer guy', but he was by far the most well known.

That scene from 30 rock just came to mind!

"We could have a talking like this contest" (Banks and Jack)

PostRe: R.I.P. Don LaFontaine by **Steve** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:11 pm

That's a shame, he was a legend.

PostRe: R.I.P. Don LaFontaine by KK » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:13 pm

chalkitdown wrote:I'm pretty sure there's more than one 'deep-voiced movie trailer guy', but he was by far the most well known.

One was on Ready Steady Cook last year. He's a black man.

PostRe: R.I.P. Don LaFontaine by **Steve** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:17 pm

KKLEIN wrote:
chalkitdown wrote:I'm pretty sure there's more than one 'deep-voiced movie trailer guy', but he was by far the most well known.

One was on Ready Steady Cook last year. He's a black man.

Ainsley Harriot?

PostRe: R.I.P. Don LaFontaine by **Cuttooth** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:19 pm

Isn't he the guy who was discovered when someone heard him trying to scare the passengers on a Tube train he was driving?

PostRe: R.I.P. Don LaFontaine by **Mini E** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:24 pm

PostRe: R.I.P. Don LaFontaine by **SuperFinal** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:27 pm

Shame.

Although - most movie trailers nowadays simply utilise recorded dialogue taken from the actual script, thus negating the use of his gravelly tones. Not that his loss will signal the demise of VO guys the world over, but I doubt his legendary status will ever be matched.

RIP Don.

PostRe: R.I.P. Don LaFontaine by **rinks** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:28 pm

About time too.

PostRe: R.I.P. Don LaFontaine by **Jimmy Shedders** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:43 pm

Good night sweet Prince. :cry:

PostRe: R.I.P. Don LaFontaine by **Jax** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:06 am

Shame. Just to let the doubters know, he wasn't the only famous voiceover guy. Plenty others that sound similar.

There's 4 more right there. And the video's good.

PostRe: R.I.P. Don LaFontaine by **tomvek** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:16 am

PostRe: R.I.P. Don LaFontaine by **~Earl Grey~** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:35 am

So Ben Elton was right - it was all one guy.

PostRe: R.I.P. Don LaFontaine by **Hero of Canton** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:21 am

RIP, fella.

It's a shame he can't read his own eulogy.

R.I.P. Don LaFontaine

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