April 13, 2007 — -- Don LaFontaine is a Hollywood icon. But before last August, few people had any idea who he was -- until he opened his mouth. LaFontaine is the voice or, as Geico labeled him ...

A well-known voice was silenced this weekend. Don LaFontaine, the man behind nearly 5000 trailers and 350,000 commercials, died Monday at a hospital in Los Angeles. The 68-year-old’s death was due to ...

In a world where movie trailers can last as long as some movies but make their pitch in a single melodramatic sentence, this is the voice you hear. (Soundbite of movie trailer) Mr. DON LAFONTAINE ...

LOS ANGELES - There was a moment at one of those Hollywood awards shows recently that seemed finally to cement Don LaFontaine's place in television and film history. He walked over to introduce ...

LaFontaine's visibility, Pape says, "is shedding some light that there are people behind the microphones and behind the cameras that are contributing in ways that they don't always get recognized for.

There was a moment at one of those Hollywood awards shows recently that seemed finally to cement Don LaFontaine's place in television and film history, sort of like a star on the Walk of Fame, only ...