Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Don LaFontaine: 1940 - 2008

Some pretty upsetting that I didn't catch yesterday; you may not know him by name, but you'll certainly know his voice, Don LaFontaine was known for making movie trailers epic. His voice could be heard from movie trailers, TV shows, game trailers (i.e. Resistance 2, Mario & Sonic), even a Geico commercial.

He died on Monday after complications with a collapsed lung. He was 68.

To get an idea of who he was, and his role in the industry, watch this:

1 comment:

Hampig said...

I heard this on the Bob and Tom show this morning. : ( Sad sad stuff.