King Of Voiceovers Don LaFontaine Dies

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Wed, 09/03/2008 - 10:49am

Voiceover artist Don LaFontaine died this week at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from complications of an ongoing illness.

He was 68. LaFontaine was the voice behind thousands of movie trailers. In 2006, he parodied himself in a Geico commercial.

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