# Movie preview voiceover guy?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-preview-voiceover-guy/70972>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 2, 2001, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-preview-voiceover-guy/70972 "2001-07-02T16:08:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2001, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-preview-voiceover-guy/70972/1 "2001-07-02T16:08:55Z")

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All theatrical movie trailers (seem to) use the same guy in all of the voiceovers. Who is he, and why does he do all of the previews?

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**Author:** ![johnboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e47c2d/32.png) [@johnboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnboy)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2001, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-preview-voiceover-guy/70972/2 "2001-07-02T16:15:04Z")

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I believe his name is Don LaFontaine. As to his motivation, or reason for his immense popularity, I know not.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2001, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-preview-voiceover-guy/70972/3 "2001-07-02T16:39:27Z")

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Nice work, **johnboy** , and welcome to the SDMB.

For more info, see [Who is the guy that narrates all the movie trailers?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=34343)

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2001, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-preview-voiceover-guy/70972/4 "2001-07-02T16:41:19Z")

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Sorry to imply that you are a newbie, **johnboy**. That’s what I get for looking at your post count and not your date registered. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2001, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-preview-voiceover-guy/70972/5 "2001-07-02T17:14:51Z")

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Thanks for the info, but the question remains: How did he become so popular and get into the position he’s in now?

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**Author:** ![johnboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e47c2d/32.png) [@johnboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnboy)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2001, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-preview-voiceover-guy/70972/6 "2001-07-02T18:23:03Z")

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Hey KneadToKnow, you were pretty much right the first time. Although I stumbled across this board for the first time about a year ago, this is only about the second or third time I had anything interesting to say and definitely the FIRST time anybody has welcomed me.

Thank You.