R.I.P. "That Announcer Guy Who Announces All the Movies"

[D'Snowth]

You probably know him as "That Announcer Guy Who Announced All the Movies", with his famous opening lines "In a world where...", but his real name was Don Lafontaine, and he died at 68 today, though it hasn't been said what the cause of death is/was.

Rest in peace Voiceover King.

[Oscarfan]

Aw, :( He had a good carrer. I wonder how many trailers he narrated.

[Skye]

Oh no, that's so sad. He had such a cool voice. :(

He will be missed!

[redBoobergurl]

Apparently he was from Duluth, MN. This was on the webpage for our local paper, I found it interesting that he was a Minnesotan.

RIP announcer dude!

[D'Snowth]

I wonder how many trailers he narrated.
WELL over 1,000 I read!

[wwfpooh]

You probably know him as "That Announcer Guy Who Announced All the Movies", with his famous opening lines "In a world where...", but his real name was Don Lafontaine, and he died at 68 today, though it hasn't been said what the cause of death is/was.

Rest in peace Voiceover King.And to think not less than a year earlier, they used him for a geico commercial!

[Colbynfriends]

And to think not less than a year earlier, they used him for a geico commercial!

I know, he looked ok then. We'll miss you Don Lafontaine.

[Baby Gonzo]

Aww, that's really sad to hear. Though most of us didn't know him by name or face, he really had a memorable voice.

[bazooka_beak]

Awww, how sad :( His voice will be missed!

[wwfpooh]

I know, he looked ok then. We'll miss you Don Lafontaine.We miss you, Don.

[Ilikemuppets]

I liked that guy! So sorry to hear the news of his passing.

[Xerus]

And I later learned what his face looked like when he started making appearances on Jay Leno and a few commercials.

May you RIP, Don. I'll never forget that voice from all those movie trailers. -_-;;

[wwfpooh]

And he was the host of Dib's favorite show, Mysterious Mysteries on Invader ZIM (http://www.esnips.com/nsdoc/1ff2aeb7-adc5-4848-b8a0-255f6f4c1c52/?action=forceDL.avi). He was charicatured as an eccentric African American who was trying desperately to save the show--and his job--from going down. XD

[heralde]

The world of movies as we know it will never be the same. ::bows head::

[wwfpooh]

The world of movies as we know it will never be the same. ::bows head::Certainly not.

[Vic Romano]

I was breezing through all the new posts and thread titles and at first thought this read that TA died! I was like; "He hasn't been here in years! How did Snowth find out he died!" Sorry :o

[D'Snowth]

I was breezing through all the new posts and thread titles and at first thought this read that TA died! I was like; "He hasn't been here in years! How did Snowth find out he died!" Sorry :o
Lol! I had a feeling SOMEBODY would come along and think this was a thread about TA being dead! :p

Well, more people know Don Lafontaine as "That Announcer Guy Who Announces All the Movie Trailers", lol.

[wwfpooh]

"In a world where" we lose more and more greats, Don was one of those often-uncredited talents, despite his recognizable voice.

[Redsonga]

That is so sad, I just saw a big news story on his life not long before he died to...it seemed like he was finally starting to get credit for all he did and then he was gone ;.;
They were talking about how many thousands of movies he did to...basically, if it was a guys voice on the trailer it was him nine times out of ten..he did all sorts of movies...

[wwfpooh]

And as said, he's the host of Mysterious Mysteries (http://www.siberkat.com/requests/r97mystmyst.wav) within the IZ (http://smithsbluebook.com//invaderzimtheme.mp3) franchise.

[The Shoe Fairy]

Oh Man. Oh my god. He's dead. Thats sad. RIP voiceover guy.
How much did he make from doing that?