ACTOR

Don LaFontaine

1940 - 2008

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Don LaFontaine has received more than 1,324,988 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Don LaFontaine is the 8,975th most popular actor (down from 7,882nd in 2019), the 13,173rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,640th in 2019) and the 4,205th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Don LaFontaine ranks 8,975 out of 13,578. Before him are Taraneh Alidoosti, Robin Lord Taylor, Fábio Assunção, Albert Paulsen, Frances Drake, and David Hayter. After him are Jake Abel, Ian Harding, John Ventimiglia, Rob Riggle, Sean Paul Lockhart, and Mylène Jampanoï.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Don LaFontaine ranks 596. Before him are György Sarlós, Igor Romishevsky, Peter Ryan, Ghulam Ali, Warren Cole, and Stanley Hauerwas. After him are Madam Auring, Padma Sachdev, Maxine Hong Kingston, Faimalaga Luka, Bharati Mukherjee, and Craig Brown. Among people deceased in 2008, Don LaFontaine ranks 383. Before him are George MacDonald Fraser, Tsvetanka Khristova, B. R. Chopra, El Kazovsky, Francis Pym, and John Rutsey. After him are Earl Palmer, Levi Stubbs, John S. Bull, Suzanne Tamim, Lois Nettleton, and Harkishan Singh Surjeet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don LaFontaine ranks 13,173 out of 20,380. Before him are Al Attles (1936), Brad Silberling (1963), Frances Drake (1912), Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (1969), Pete Lovely (1926), and David Hayter (1969). After him are Lawrence Shields (1895), Jake Abel (1987), John Ventimiglia (1963), Rob Riggle (1970), Fat Mike (1967), and Sean Paul Lockhart (1986).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Don LaFontaine ranks 4,205. Before him are Bethany Joy Lenz (1981), Thomas Ian Nicholas (1980), Shawn Pyfrom (1986), Robin Lord Taylor (1978), Frances Drake (1912), and David Hayter (1969). After him are Jake Abel (1987), John Ventimiglia (1963), Rob Riggle (1970), Sean Paul Lockhart (1986), Marion Martin (1909), and Michael Ealy (1973).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Cable Guy
TV Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the 'friendship', Chip shows his dark side. He begins stalking Steven, who's left to fend for himself because no one else can believe Chip's capable of such behaviour.
Jun 10th 19966 / 10
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
Promo Announcer (voice)
The maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.
Jul 23rd 20057 / 10
Renegade
Opening Sequence Narrator (voice)
Framed for murder, Detective Reno Raines becomes a fugitive bounty hunter who fights crime while trying to clear his name. His troubles began after he testified about police corruption, leading Lt. Donald Dixon to set him up.
6.625 / 10