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kimbalina
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Don LaFontaine Passed Away 9/01/08
Voiceover Master Don LaFontaine has died. He was 68.
LaFontaine, known as the "King of Voiceovers," died Monday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. LaFontaine's agent, Vanessa Gilbert, tells ET that he passed away following complications from Pneumothorax, the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity, the result of a collapsed lung. The official cause of death has not yet been released.
Over the past 25 years, LaFontaine cemented his position as the "King of Voiceovers." Aside from being the preeminent voice in the movie trailer industry, Don also worked as the voice of Entertainment Tonight and The Insider, as well as for CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox and UPN, in addition to TNT, TBS and the Cartoon Network. By conservative estimates, he voiced hundreds of thousands of television and radio spots, including commercials for Chevrolet, Pontiac, Ford, Budweiser, McDonalds, Coke, and many other corporate sponsors.
He recently parodied himself on a series of national television commercials for Geico. At last count, he has worked on nearly 5000 films, including appearances as the in-show announcer for the Screen Actors Guild and Academy Awards. Based on contracts signed, he has the distinction of being perhaps the single busiest actor in the history of SAG. Don is survived by his wife -- singer/actress Nita Whitaker, and three children: Christine, Skye and Elyse.
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Re: Don LaFontaine Passed Away 9/01/08
He did have a voice of gold. 
Sad that the last thing people are going to associate him with is those stupid Geico commercials.
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| Posted 9/2/08 7:45 AM |
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Angel321
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Re: Don LaFontaine Passed Away 9/01/08
Oh my God - i'm crying....he was such a lovely man.
For part of my wedding present, my best friend contacted him and he did a voiceover for Dave & I. It's about 5 minutes long, all about us and our love of each other and the movies... He didn't charge her a penny and only asked her for one thing in return...that she send a photo of Dave, me, her & her husband with his photo (he also sent her an autographed picture).
oh - that's devestating...
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| Posted 9/2/08 8:55 AM |
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kimbalina
Bring on the glitter and bows!
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Re: Don LaFontaine Passed Away 9/01/08
It is sad. You *know* when you heard him!
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| Posted 9/2/08 9:20 AM |
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IrishTracy
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Re: Don LaFontaine Passed Away 9/01/08
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headoverheels
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Re: Don LaFontaine Passed Away 9/01/08
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Oh my God - i'm crying....he was such a lovely man.
For part of my wedding present, my best friend contacted him and he did a voiceover for Dave & I. It's about 5 minutes long, all about us and our love of each other and the movies... He didn't charge her a penny and only asked her for one thing in return...that she send a photo of Dave, me, her & her husband with his photo (he also sent her an autographed picture).
oh - that's devestating...
what a wonderful thing to do.
so sad...
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| Posted 9/2/08 9:28 AM |
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Angel321
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Re: Don LaFontaine Passed Away 9/01/08
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SweetestOfPeas
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BellaRock
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Re: Don LaFontaine Passed Away 9/01/08
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MetsGirl07
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Re: Don LaFontaine Passed Away 9/01/08
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PegaLega
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Re: Don LaFontaine Passed Away 9/01/08
LOVED his voice
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| Posted 9/2/08 11:19 AM |
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BabyAvocado
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Re: Don LaFontaine Passed Away 9/01/08
Nooo... not THE movie announcer guy!
RIP Don LaFontaine
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| Posted 9/2/08 1:36 PM |
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hbugal
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Re: Don LaFontaine Passed Away 9/01/08
That's so sad...
I honestly just said to DH a week ago..."who is going to do the movie trailors when he's gone?"
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| Posted 9/2/08 3:45 PM |
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drpepper318
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Re: Don LaFontaine Passed Away 9/01/08
oh no, that is so sad!!!! 
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| Posted 9/2/08 5:32 PM |
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MrsRivera
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Re: Don LaFontaine Passed Away 9/01/08
I didn't know who it was when I opened this, but now I'm so upset!!! What a terrible loss!!!
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| Posted 9/2/08 6:39 PM |
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smdl
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Re: Don LaFontaine Passed Away 9/01/08
How sad! He was the movie voice!
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| Posted 9/2/08 9:38 PM |
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