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Such a pity. Though there are other voice actors that do a good job, I think this is a terrible loss.

This is really sad. Don LaFontaine was awesome.

Coming soon to an afterlife near you.

R.I.P.

This is sad that we lost a good voice actor.

RIP Don LaFontaine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJMGS7l0wT8

Something to remember him by, the Don LaFontaine GEICO spot


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I always kind of carried a hetero-torch for this guy. I've wanted to do voicework - commercials, radio, anything - since I was a little boy. This guy's like a hero.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QPMvj_xejg

Wow! My sister and I always joke "there is that guys voice again", whenever we watch a movie preview. I thought it was a bunch of different people trying to sound athoritative with that "gruff voice". I didn't know that it actually was just one guy. Rest in peace man.

I hate this....that guy's voice was so cool!....it's pretty much irreplaceable. I remember when I finally saw the man himself on the Geico spot I was like, "This is that guy?! Wow!" because he didn't look like he would have that kind of voice.

WWWWHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYY. My life will never be the same again. Ever. Anyway, RIP.

What's really odd is that just the other day I was randomly thinking about what movie trailers were going to be like in the future after this guy died.

*sniff sniff* RIP, I will miss you...

Wow. That man truly helped set a standard for the film industry.

May he rest in peace...

KagayakiWashi (post: 1256722) wrote:I hate this....that guy's voice was so cool!....it's pretty much irreplaceable.

Definitely. No one else has that gravelly, bassy, trach-ring-waiting-to-happen voice. . . . well, maybe David Hayter. But I'd just crack up hearing Solid Snake do movie trailer voiceovers.

;___;

I just died deep down inside....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJCVGog6jFA

Well, there are at least two knockoffs available. But I much prefer Caliendo doing his John Madden impression.

EDIT: There's also Hal Douglas for preview voices, but uh, he's not a young man. I don't know if he's still alive, either.

Yeah, if you guys could keep Nita (his wife), and his daughters in your prayers during this time - I'm sure they need them.

Funny thing...I was in a few online groups for voice actors, and a few people were complaining about some people asking others to pray for Don recently (apparently it's bad form in the industry to reveal in any way that a voice actor is sick, because they could lose work as a result).

Even so, I'm blown away by the loss of Don LaFontaine, and perhaps I would do well to repeat his admonition to others: If you smoke - stop it! It doesn't make your voice cool, and can give you cancer (apparently Don smoked for a long time, but ended up quitting and still having some lingering effects - the cancer that necessitated his chemo and radiation treatment).

I am sad to see such a good man go - I had the pleasure of seeing him on TV for an episode of Big Idea with Donnie Deutsch, and he was definitely a humble guy who still seemed awed by the whole idea of him getting to be as big as he was. I pray God would bless his family during this time, and also raise up Christian voice talents to be a light in the industry.

For proof that Don LaFontaine was the greatest at making anything dramatic, see this trailer for AP Calculus: 3rd Period.

http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?p=don+lafontaine&n=21&b=21&ei=utf-8&js=1&fr=yfp-t-501&fr2=tab-web&tnr=20&vid=000167532540

I'm going to the theatre on Friday (as is normal for me to do on my days off.)

I'm kinda dreading it now, though, cause now... I dunno. Movie trailers are just never going to be the same.

Is it weird to be feeling this way?

May he rest in peace. Hearing his voice in film trailers was always awesome...

That's so sad....such a loss for the industry.