Don LaFontaine, whose voice we all know from most of
The man who was famous for his voice rather than his name
died at
One of the few times that he appeared in front of the camera was in a recent Geico insurance commercial in which he parodied himself, describing himself as “that announcer guy” and uttering his most famous “in a world” phrase.
He did a similar thing on “The Early Show” a few years ago, when he introduced a Dave Price weather segment.
LaFontaine used to do most of his work from his home studio
in
He was also a voice of “Entertainment Tonight” and “The Insider,” as well as CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, TNT, TBS and the Cartoon Network.
He had once claimed he can voice almost 80 spots in a day.
He is survived by his wife, singer/actress Nita Whitaker, and three children Christine, Skye and Elyse.