It was a world where movie trailers no longer sounded cool

Mr. Hamrick · September 02, 2008, 08:20:31 AM

Don LaFontaine, the gentleman who provided the VO for numerous trailers and commercials over the past several decades, has died at the age of 68.

http://cbs2.com/local/LaFontaine.voiceover.died.2.808104.html

JeyNyce · September 02, 2008, 09:30:45 AM

I heard about this this morning. None of my co-workers knew who he was until I showed the the GEICO commercial. You may not know the face, but you will know his voice. He will be missed.