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Don LaFontaine, 1940 - 2008

Posted by AuthorFranck Tabouring | DateTuesday, September 2, 2008 at 7:46PM | In ,

Don LaFontaine, the voice-over specialist who made “In a world…” a famous phrase in movie trailers, died Monday in a Los Angeles medical center. He was 68.

According to ETOnline, LaFontaine died from complications from pneumothorax. His work could be heard in thousands of trailers and commercials - most recently in a television ad for Geico insurance.

Head over to CNN for more about Don LaFontaine’s career. Also, check out these clips after the jump.

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