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The American man known as the "movie voiceover guy", who lent his dulcet tones to thousands of film trailers, has died.
Don LaFontaine died at the Cedars Sinai medical centre in LA from complications in the treatment of an ongoing illness, his agent Vanessa Gilbert said. He was 68.
He was often described as sounding like he had smoked countless packets of cigarettes and drunk hard liquor for years.
LaFontaine is credited with making more than 5,000 movie trailers - including The Simpsons Movie and Terminator 2: Judgement Day - in his 33-year career.
The voiceover artist was also credited for the catch-all movie phrase: "In a world where..."
In a 2007 interview, LaFontaine explained the strategy behind it.
"We have to very rapidly establish the world we are transporting them (the viewers) to," he said.
"That's very easily done by saying, 'In a world where... violence rules', 'In a world where... men are slaves and women are the conquerors'. You very rapidly set the scene."
LaFontaine got his start in 1965 when an announcer failed to show for the recording of a promo for the film Gunfighters Of Casa Grande - so he stood in.
The client, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, liked what they heard.
LaFontaine is survived by his wife, the singer and actress Nita Whitaker, and three daughters
Don LaFontaine died at the Cedars Sinai medical centre in LA from complications in the treatment of an ongoing illness, his agent Vanessa Gilbert said. He was 68.
He was often described as sounding like he had smoked countless packets of cigarettes and drunk hard liquor for years.
LaFontaine is credited with making more than 5,000 movie trailers - including The Simpsons Movie and Terminator 2: Judgement Day - in his 33-year career.
The voiceover artist was also credited for the catch-all movie phrase: "In a world where..."
In a 2007 interview, LaFontaine explained the strategy behind it.
"We have to very rapidly establish the world we are transporting them (the viewers) to," he said.
"That's very easily done by saying, 'In a world where... violence rules', 'In a world where... men are slaves and women are the conquerors'. You very rapidly set the scene."
LaFontaine got his start in 1965 when an announcer failed to show for the recording of a promo for the film Gunfighters Of Casa Grande - so he stood in.
The client, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, liked what they heard.
LaFontaine is survived by his wife, the singer and actress Nita Whitaker, and three daughters
