Don LaFontaine – The Voice

There can’t be a Blog about voice-over without mentioning Don LaFontaine – the biggest and most famous VO talent in our world.

With more than 5,000 recorded movie trailers, there is no chance you couldn’t have heard his voice.

Terminator, Cast Away, Batman Returns, The Simpsons, just to mention a few. Trailers, commercials, announcements – Don LaFontaine can be considered the king of voice-over.

Here’s the story about the man behind the voice – told by the man himself.

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Although no longer with us, he remains one of the most inspiring artists in the business and a role model for VO talents all over the world.