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Don LaFontaine(1940-2008)

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Don LaFontaine
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Don LaFontaine was born on 26 August 1940 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005), In a World... (2013) and The Hitter (1978). He was previously married to Joan Studva and Nita Whitaker. He died on 1 September 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 26, 1940
DiedSeptember 1, 2008(68)
BornAugust 26, 1940
DiedSeptember 1, 2008(68)
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Known for:

Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
7.5
  • FOX Announcer(voice)
  • 2005
Lake Bell in In a World... (2013)
In a World...
6.7
  • Don La Fontaine
  • 2013
The Hitter (1978)
The Hitter
5.6
  • Music Department
  • 1978
Free Radio (2007)
Free Radio
8.3
TV Series
  • Don LaFontaine

Credits

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Actor

  • Lake Bell in In a World... (2013)
    In a World...
    • Don La Fontaine
    • 2013
  • Don LaFontaine and John Walsh in America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back (1988)
    America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back
    • Announcer (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1991–2011
  • Taking the Hill: The Warrior's Journey Home (2009)
    Taking the Hill: The Warrior's Journey Home
    • Host
    • Narrator
    • 2009
  • Dee Bradley Baker, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and Vincent Martella in Phineas and Ferb (2007)
    Phineas and Ferb
    • Movie VO Voice (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    • Narrator
    • FOX Announcer (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2001–2009
  • Captain Alpha Male (2009)
    Captain Alpha Male
    • Lord of All Good
    • TV Movie
    • 2009
  • Free Radio (2007)
    Free Radio
    • Don LaFontaine
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • American Dad! (2005)
    American Dad!
    • Movie Trailer Announcer (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Random! Cartoons (2007)
    Random! Cartoons
    • Announcer (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Frank TV (2007)
    Frank TV
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Eva Mendes in Live! (2007)
    Live!
    • Announcer (voice)
    • 2007
  • Internet Safety Force (2007)
    Internet Safety Force
    • Opening Narration
    • Video
    • 2007
  • The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
    The 79th Annual Academy Awards
    • Announcer (voice)
    • TV Special
    • 2007
  • Morrow Road Concept Trailer
    • Narrator
    • Video
    • 2006
  • Interrogation
    • Luke
    • Short
    • 2006

Additional Crew

  • Eddie Murphy in Meet Dave (2008)
    Meet Dave
    • trailer voice over (uncredited)
    • 2008
  • Jim Carrey, Carol Burnett, Jaime Pressly, Steve Carell, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler, Seth Rogen, Josh Flitter, Joey King, and Jonah Hill in Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
    Horton Hears a Who!
    • trailer voice over (uncredited)
    • 2008
  • Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 3 (2007)
    Rush Hour 3
    • trailer voice over (uncredited)
    • 2007
  • Julie Kavner and Dan Castellaneta in The Simpsons Movie (2007)
    The Simpsons Movie
    • trailer voice over (uncredited)
    • 2007
  • Patton Oswalt in Ratatouille (2007)
    Ratatouille
    • trailer voice over (uncredited)
    • 2007
  • Nicole Sullivan, Harland Williams, Stephen J. Anderson, Daniel Hansen, Tom Kenny, Dara McGarry, Tracey Miller-Zarneke, Wesley Singerman, Matthew Josten, Jordan Fry, Joe Mateo, Aurian Redson, and John H. H. Ford in Meet the Robinsons (2007)
    Meet the Robinsons
    • trailer voice over (uncredited)
    • 2007
  • For the Bible Tells Me So (2007)
    For the Bible Tells Me So
    • narrator
    • 2007
  • Robin Williams, Ben Stiller, Patrick Gallagher, Mizuo Peck, Rami Malek, and Crystal the Monkey in Night at the Museum (2006)
    Night at the Museum
    • trailer voice over (uncredited)
    • 2006
  • Lacey Chabert and Kristen Cloke in Black Christmas (2006)
    Black Christmas
    • trailer voice over (uncredited)
    • 2006
  • Chris Wedge in Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
    Ice Age: The Meltdown
    • trailer voice over (uncredited)
    • 2006
  • Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Piper Perabo, Hilary Duff, Eugene Levy, Kevin G. Schmidt, Jacob Smith, Tom Welling, Liliana Mumy, Taylor Lautner, Brent Kinsman, Shane Kinsman, Alyson Stoner, Morgan York, Blake Woodruff, and Forrest Landis in Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
    Cheaper by the Dozen 2
    • trailer voice over (uncredited)
    • 2005
  • Ashton Kutcher and Bernie Mac in Guess Who (2005)
    Guess Who
    • trailer voice over (uncredited)
    • 2005
  • Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams, and Amanda Bynes in Robots (2005)
    Robots
    • trailer voice over (uncredited)
    • 2005
  • Kenan Thompson in Fat Albert (2004)
    Fat Albert
    • trailer voice over (uncredited)
    • 2004
  • Alec Baldwin, Clancy Brown, Jeffrey Tambor, Tom Wilson, Dee Bradley Baker, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, and Mr. Lawrence in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
    The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
    • trailer voice over (uncredited)
    • 2004

Producer

  • Interrogation
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2006
  • Sandman
    • executive producer
    • 1998

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The World's Most Amazing Videos
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The World's Most Amazing Videos

Personal details

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    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Don La Fontaine
  • Height
    • 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
  • Born
    • August 26, 1940
    • Duluth, Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • September 1, 2008
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(collapsed lung)
  • Spouses
      Joan Studva1967 - 1988 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    TV commercial: Hollywood Video Stores, in which he is hidden inside a cabinet at a check-out counter until a clerk (played by Howard Cho) opens it and says, "Don, we need you." leading him to climb out and recite a trailer for Good Will Hunting (1997) to a couple considering renting the video.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 9 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

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  • Trivia
    His is the voice you hear on the majority of the trailers/previews at movie theaters nationwide. His body of work included voice over narrations for at least 5,000 film trailers and possibly as many as half a million TV and radio spots.
  • Quotes
    It's never too early....for a salad!
  • Trademarks
      His booming, powerful voice
  • Nicknames
    • King of the Movie Trailers
    • The King
    • Thunder Throat
    • The Voice of God
    • The Godfather of Trailers
    • The Voice

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