Don LaFontaine

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Don LaFontaine (August 26, 1940 - September 1, 2008) was the voice of thousands of movie trailers since the 1960's. His voice-of-doom readings invariably included the phrase "In a world...", which is also often attributed to one of his competitors, Hal Douglas.

LaFontaine has recently begun poking fun at his stentorian image with several Family Guy appearances, a State Farm insurance commercial, and the short film "Five Men In A Limo", which features LaFontaine gathering an all-star team of trailer announcers (including John Leader, Nick Tate, Al Chalk and Mark Elliott) to attend an awards function in Hollywood.

He voice appeared in Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story / Stewie B. Goode, Road to Europe, Screwed the Pooch, North by North Quahog and Brian Sings and Swings. His last Family Guy role was in Ocean's Three and a Half. Mr. LaFontaine passed away at the age of 68 following complications from pneumothorax.