{"id":2299,"date":"2008-09-02T10:48:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-02T16:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/2008\/09\/02\/movie-trailers-will-never-be-the-same\/"},"modified":"2008-09-02T10:48:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-02T16:48:00","slug":"movie-trailers-will-never-be-the-same","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/oddwalkministries.com\/oddblog\/2008\/09\/02\/movie-trailers-will-never-be-the-same\/","title":{"rendered":"Movie Trailers Will Never Be The Same"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>CNN<\/a> – 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.<\/p>\n

Don LaFontaine was featured as “that voiceover guy” [see below] on a recent Geico commercial.<\/p>\n

LaFontaine, who was born in Duluth, Minnesota, began as a voice actor in the mid-1960s while working as a recording engineer, according to his Web site. His strong, slightly gravelly voice was featured on trailers for thousands of films, including “The Godfather,” “Fatal Attraction” and “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.” For a time in the late ’70s, LaFontaine was the official voice of Paramount Pictures.<\/span>


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CNN – 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. Don LaFontaine was featured as “that voiceover guy” [see below] on a recent Geico commercial. LaFontaine, who was born in Duluth, Minnesota,…<\/p>\n

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