ACTOR
Don LaFontaine
1940 - 2008
Don LaFontaine
Donald LeRoy LaFontaine (August 26, 1940 – September 1, 2008) was an American voice actor who recorded more than 5,000 film trailers and hundreds of thousands of television advertisements, network promotions, and video game trailers over four decades. He became identified with the phrase "In a world ...", used in so many movie trailers that it became a humorous catchphrase. Widely known in the film industry, the man whose nicknames included "Thunder Throat", "The Voice of God" and "The King of Movie Trailers", became known to a wider audience through commercials for GEICO insurance and the Mega Millions lottery game. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Don LaFontaine is the 9,094th most popular actor (down from 8,973rd in 2024), the 13,741st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,178th in 2019) and the 4,230th most popular American Actor.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Don LaFontaine ranks 602. Before him are Trevor Nunn, Hira Devi Waiba, Billy Fury, Maxine Hong Kingston, Melba Moore, and Howard Hesseman. After him are Bob Knight, Harry Jerome, James Burrows, Adam Faith, Cynthia Weil, and Savitri Jindal. Among people deceased in 2008, Don LaFontaine ranks 384. Before him are Phyllis A. Whitney, Joseph Pevney, Jimmy Stewart, John Rutsey, Chuck Daigh, and Hrvoje Ćustić. After him are Malalai Kakar, Lois Nettleton, Hazel Court, Graham Higman, Earl Palmer, and Julie Ege.
Others Born in 1940
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Trevor Nunn
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 596
Hira Devi Waiba
SINGER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 597
Billy Fury
SINGER
1940 - 1983
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 598
Maxine Hong Kingston
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 599
Melba Moore
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 600
Howard Hesseman
ACTOR
1940 - 2022
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 601
Don LaFontaine
ACTOR
1940 - 2008
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 602
Bob Knight
COACH
1940 - 2023
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 603
Harry Jerome
ATHLETE
1940 - 1982
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 604
James Burrows
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 605
Adam Faith
ACTOR
1940 - 2003
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 606
Cynthia Weil
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2023
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 607
Savitri Jindal
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 608
Others Deceased in 2008
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Phyllis A. Whitney
WRITER
1903 - 2008
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 378
Joseph Pevney
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2008
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 379
Jimmy Stewart
RACING DRIVER
1931 - 2008
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 380
John Rutsey
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2008
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 381
Chuck Daigh
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 2008
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 382
Hrvoje Ćustić
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - 2008
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 383
Don LaFontaine
ACTOR
1940 - 2008
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 384
Malalai Kakar
POLITICIAN
1967 - 2008
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 385
Lois Nettleton
ACTOR
1927 - 2008
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 386
Hazel Court
ACTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 387
Graham Higman
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2008
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 388
Earl Palmer
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2008
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 389
Julie Ege
ACTOR
1943 - 2008
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 390
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Don LaFontaine ranks 4,232. Before him are Aisha Hinds (1975), Howard Hesseman (1940), Dash Mihok (1974), Angus Cloud (1998), David Castañeda (1989), and Danielle Panabaker (1987). After him are Ashley Laurence (1966), David Chokachi (1968), Anna Deavere Smith (1950), Irene Worth (1916), Jesse L. Martin (1969), and Abigail Cowen (1998).
Aisha Hinds
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 4,226
Howard Hesseman
1940 - 2022
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 4,227
Dash Mihok
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 4,228
Angus Cloud
1998 - 2023
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 4,229
David Castañeda
1989 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 4,230
Danielle Panabaker
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 4,231
Don LaFontaine
1940 - 2008
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 4,232
Ashley Laurence
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 4,233
David Chokachi
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 4,234
Anna Deavere Smith
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 4,235
Irene Worth
1916 - 2002
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 4,236
Jesse L. Martin
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 4,237
Abigail Cowen
1998 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 4,238
