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“The Voice,” Don LaFontaine Dies

Posted by DR. CLARISSA PINKOLA ESTÉS, Deputy Managing Editor, Columnist in At TMV.
Sep 2nd, 2008 | Comments

Don LaFontaine passed away in LA today, after a protracted illness. He was 68 years old, a man of imposing body mass and a gruffness that hid an “I’m just jacking you around,” sense of humor.

He could say, “Pass the peas,” and make it sound momentous or ominous. A deep baritone with clipped articulation: you’ll recognize his voice immediately as the one used in thousands of film trailers throughout your years on earth.

Known for the tag line intro: In a world… where nothing is sacred; in a world… in which love no longer exists; in a world where nothing is as it seems; in a world where the enemy is also the only hope for saving the planet…

Listen… and remember

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PattonGuy

That just stinks. I remember when he came on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me to play Not My Job and he was excellent. Doesn't it seem like so many good people are dying nowadays?

archangel

yes dear PattonGuy, and I agree, that just stinks. So many good souls flying off the planet so close in time. That you notice such things is timeless heart

dr.e

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