Don LaFontaine

Don LaFontaine

Deceased · Born: Aug 26, 1940 · Died: Sep 1, 2008

Personal Details

BornAug 26, 1940 Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Spouse
  • Joan Studva

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )
  • Nita Whitaker

    ( May 11, 2025 to Sep 1, 2008 )

Biography

Don LaFontaine was a profoundly influential American actor whose remarkable career left an indelible and lasting impression on the global entertainment industry, particularly in the realms of film, television, and voice acting, where he carved out a niche for himself as a masterful narrator of movie trailers and television reviews, thereby demonstrating his extraordinary capacity for versatility and range as a performer.

Career

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2005
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story as Promo Announcer (voice)
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2002
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Fillmore!
Fillmore! as Narrator (voice)
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2001
Family Guy
Family Guy as (voice)
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1999
Claire Makes It Big
Claire Makes It Big as Wild Horses Trailer Narrator (voice)
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1998
Plump Fiction
Plump Fiction as Voice-Over (voice)
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1996
The Cable Guy
The Cable Guy as TV Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
{"id":482,"title":"The Birdcage","year":"1996","character":"Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-birdcage","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/42vdmd39m860.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/42vdmd39m860.jpg"},"released":1}
The Birdcage
The Birdcage as Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
{"id":9728,"title":"Renegade","year":1993,"character":"Opening Sequence Narrator (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/renegade","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_9728.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_9728.jpg"},"released":1}
1993
Renegade
Renegade as Opening Sequence Narrator (voice)
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1992
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1990
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1988
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
Willow: The Making of an Adventure as Narrator (voice) (as Don La Fontaine)
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1986
Lazer Tag Academy
Lazer Tag Academy as Narrator (voice)
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1982
St. Helens
St. Helens as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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1977
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2013
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2009