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Voiceover King Don LaFontaine Dies (Video)

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:25:00 GMT

You may not know his name, but you definitely know his voice: Don LaFontaine, who you've heard in hundreds of movie trailers from The Terminator to The Simpsons Movie, has died at the age of 68.

During a career that spanned over 25 years, LaFontaine earned the name "King of Voiceovers." In addition to his movie trailer work he also worked as the voice of Entertainment Tonight and The Insider, as well as for CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox and UPN, in addition to TNT, TBS and the Cartoon Network. It's estimated that he voiced hundreds of thousands of television and radio spots, including commercials for Chevrolet, Pontiac, Ford, Budweiser, McDonalds, Coke, and many other corporate sponsors.

ETonline.com is reporting that LaFontaine passed away following complications from Pneumothorax, the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity resulting from a collapsed lung. The official cause of death has not yet been released.

La Fontaine is survived by his wife, singer/actress Nita Whitaker and his three children: Lisi, 12, Skye, 17 and Christine, 37.

You may have seen LaFontaine most recently in this Geico commercial, where he spoofs himself:

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Little Matilda Ledger Stares Down The Paparazzi

Sassy Smith — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:33:00 GMT

Michelle Williams and daughter Matilda Rose strolled the streets of Brooklyn with a friend early on Mother's Day and later stopped to play at the park. By the look on little Matilda's face, I'd say she's telling the paps to bring it. She's too cute for words!

More pics after the jump!

Mom Michelle helps Matilda practice her skills on the monkey bars. And just a little FYI, I love Michelle's sweater!

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Heath Ledger's Amazing Portrait

Sassy Smith — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:22:00 GMT

Heath Ledger's close friend Vincent Fantauzzo painted a portrait of the late actor and father and it's won the People's Choice Award at Australia's Archibald Prize Exhibition. And the painting is absolutely amazing!

A large number of people voted - more than 32,000. A rep for the Art Gallery of NSW, said the Ledger family and Vincent will donate the prize-winning portrait to the gallery.

Mr. Fantauzzo received a $2,500 and $1,000 gift certificate with his award. He issued this statement on his website:

I would like to say thank you to those who have emailed with kind words regarding my recent portrait of Heath Ledger. I feel privileged and inspired to have known him and my thoughts are with his family.

The painting called "Heath," was done at Ledger's family home in Perth shortly before the 28-year-old actor died.

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Sassy Smith — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:38:00 GMT

Are your kids Batman fans? Are they crazy about The Joker character? Better get in line if you want a Heath Ledger "The Joker" doll - they're selling like hotcakes!

Toy stores all over New York have line-ups, people waiting to pick up their very own plastic action figure of Heath Ledger as The Joker. The toys are selling out like crazy.

Bob Friedland, a spokesman for Toys 'R' us said, "We are getting these products, all of the Dark Knight action figures, on a regular basis." However, he may be trying to down play the sellout. Stores are apparently running out quickly. An employee for Toys 'R' Us said, "There are none left in the warehouse, either. You will be waiting a while if you want one."

Many other NY stores are still waiting for shipments. The doll retails for $9.99 but there have been some sold on Ebay at much higher prices. One doll reportedly sold for $55 (as a set with an other doll).

I wonder how strange it will be for Heath's daughter Matilda when she gets older, to see a doll of her daddy?

Batman: The Dark Knight is slated for a July 18, 2008 release.

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Batman: The Dark Knight - New Trailer Released Of Heath's Last Movie

HerBadMother — Mon, 05 May 2008 01:40:00 GMT

From the looks of this trailer, Heath Ledger worked the role of The Joker to extraordinary lengths - what we see of him in this set of clips from the film rocks. Obviously, the loss of such a man as a father and human being is a great tragedy, but it looks like this film will be a striking reminder that we lost an extraordinary actor.

Full screen link HERE.