Don LaFontaine passed away September 1 due to lung complications.
He lent his distinctive mighty voice for countless movie trailers and television ads. You can watch the man in action performing a self-parody for his recent GEICO commercial.
I was quite surprised to hear this saddening news. Iāve always loved listening to Mr. LaFontaine commentate during film trailers for years, and now heās gone. Iām going to miss that guyā¦
Rest in peace, sir, and my condolences to his family and friends.
I was really sad to hear the news that he died. I hope that Mr. LaFontaine is in a better place now. My prayers go to his family, friends and all he touched.
He died too?! As soon as I saw that Geico commercial I realized that he was the definitive voice of 21st century entertainment. This is very sad. Iām sure everyone will eventually miss him once they realize heās gone.
MAN! Itās so sad when all the people who worked on the classics and originals pass away. Its like a whole era is dieing. When John Lassiter and all the other Pixar originals die, Iām gonna be so sad.
The baby boomers have fifteen years to go until their average life expectancy is over. Then the torch will pass on to us. Letās make sure we do a good job of cleaning up after our parentsā mess.
I will miss hearing Donās voice on television. But tomorrowās a new day!
āLaFontaineās agent, Vanessa Gilbert, tells ET that he passed away following complications from Pneumothorax, the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity, the result of a collapsed lung. The official cause of death has not yet been released.ā
I recognize his voice announcing from countless movie trailers! I may sound dumb here, but now I know who he is that announced them. Itās unbelievable that heās passed away recently.
RIP Don ; hope you enjoy being in a better place. Your work here when you were alive will not be forgotten.
And RIP that voice that will be no more ): I donāt know if movie previews will be the same without him. Hopefully there will be someone else. Of course, it wonāt be the same.