Don LaFontaine, the voiceover king whose "In a world ..." phrase on movie trailers was much copied -- and much parodied -- has died, according to media reports. He was 68.

Story @ CNN:

[www.cnn.com]

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He did a phenomenal job. Wish I had had the chance to work with him.

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R.I.P.

I didn't know him by name, but that voice was so distinctive!

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Mr. Lahey: A lot of people, don’t know how to drink. They drink against the grain of the liquor. And when you drink against the grain of the liquor? You lose.

Randy: What the @#$%& are you talking about?

Reading the stories about him, I love how he handled his career. a very savvy guy, who turned his voice and business acumen into a great asset for us all. His self-pardoy work also showed that he didn't take himself seriously, which is a mark of a fun person.

He will be missed.

Was a great guy to work with, definitely at the top of his craft. He came in once to do 26 Babylon 5/ Timetrax /Kung Fu spots, and was done in under 20 minutes'

He would travel beetween studios in a limo, and once told me it wasn't a status thing, it was the only way to fit in all the work he did. We would fax the copy to him at another studio, he would go over it in the limo on the ride over, and walk in without having to worry about parking. He was, without a doubt, the busiest VO at least in the LA area.

I almost choked the first time I saw the Blockbuster commercial where they were keeping him in a cupboard under the front desk.

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Don LaFontaine, the voiceover king whose "In a world ..." phrase on movie trailers was much copied -- and much parodied -- has died...l

The big dog may have gone to a better world, but he left a more than able band of compadres behind. 5 Men in a Limo

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BGnR

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In a world...
where nobody searches the forum....

Posted it in the other thread, but figure why not here too: [www.youtube.com]

...Don and the other famous 'movie voice' guys doing a promo for an industry awards show.

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