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Trailer Guy passes Sep. 2, 2008
Source: CNN
by: Mike Sampson

I thought I could ease my way back into the swing of things after a long holiday weekend but when you wake up and hear the sad news that "Trailer Guy" Don LaFontaine ("In a world...) has died, it ain't easy. LaFontaine died yesterday afternoon in Los Angeles of complications from Pneumothorax, a disease that left him hospitalized in critical condition on August 22nd. LaFontaine had been doing voiceovers since the 1970s but didn't achieve public notoriety until the 1990s when people began to take notice of his distinctive and oft-used style. He rocketed to superstardom after a Geico commercial featured him and ran non-stop for a good portion of a year. Because he would sometimes fit over 30 voiceovers into one day, he had the distinction of being the busiest member of the Screen Actors Guild. Though his work was often parodied, it didn't diminish the amount of trailers he worked on. Watching trailers just won't be the same without him. For more on Don and his life, you can check out his official website.

Extra Tidbit: Turns out that's not LaFontaine in the BURN AFTER READING ads...

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darqjade on Sep 3 2008, 2:47:37 PM writes:

My childhood is now officially over! This guy was the reason i made sure and got into the cinemas in time to see the trailers. He will surely be missed.
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HoyleHaw on Sep 3 2008, 1:02:17 PM writes:
NOOOOOOO!!!!
I'll be honest, for my part, arguably even more earth-shattering than Stan Winston's passing, this guy left one serious impression on me as a movie fan. May "In a world..." never appear in a movie trailer again.
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shelman2392 on Sep 3 2008, 2:09:52 AM writes:
VERY SAD TO HEAR IT, NO OTHER COMES CLOSE.
1st Bernie Mac, now the best trailer guy ever! Every other trailer person wants to be as good as he was. Most of them suck, and now just about all of them will.
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Deadly Sinner on Sep 3 2008, 1:58:17 AM writes:

How can this even happen? He's the fucking voice of God!
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Deadly Sinner on Sep 3 2008, 1:57:49 AM writes:

How can this even happen? He's the fucking voice of God!
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Red4 on Sep 2 2008, 11:03:00 PM writes:
DAMN
Another legend passed, my friends.

Isaac Hayes, Bernie Mac, Stan Winston, and now Don LaFontaine.

(I still get choked up about Steve Irwin.)
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Call me Indiana on Sep 2 2008, 5:16:51 PM writes:

This year just royally sucks with the amount of talented people passing away. The In Memory Of segment of the Oscars this year is going to be filled with people who should still be alive.

RIP LaFontaine, trailers won't be the same without you.
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Hawk49er on Sep 2 2008, 2:41:45 PM writes:
THE THIRD
Does this count as the third?

Bernie Mac
Isaac Hayes
Movie Guy?

Either way... what a major bummer. Just watched a movie commercial that I'm fairly sure used his voice... =(
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AlteredEffect on Sep 2 2008, 2:30:48 PM writes:

Sad news indeed.

Rest in peace Don.
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DeejayForte on Sep 2 2008, 1:54:19 PM writes:

*RAISES A GLASS OF GUINNESS* RIP Don
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