“King of Voiceovers” Dies

Don LaFontaine, the voice of a thousand dramatic movie trailers, died Monday at age 68. His voice is instantly recognizable, and apparently he also coined the phrase “In a world…” himself. Movie trailers will sound so weird without him around.

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  • WordsAboutThings
    3 years ago
  • It’s a sad day in the trailer voice-over world. But there’s still a few of them left.

    Taylor Magenheim
    3 years ago
  • With him gone, I guess that leaves Fran Drescher to fill the movie trailer voiceover spot.

    Brian Ries
    3 years ago

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