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Sept. 7, 2008 By Beau Weaver Voice Actor So many have written asking how they might express their condolences to the family of Don LaFontaine (who passed away on Sept.…

Note: Voice legend Don LaFontaine passed away on Sept. 1, and among the outpouring of tributes and memories is the following by voice actor Tom Kane, who recalls his friend as…

Sept. 2, 2008 By John Florian VoiceOverXtra The voice-over community awakens breathless, shocked and saddened today with news that Don LaFontaine – the “King of Voice-Overs” and genial friend to…

Aug. 27, 208 The condition of hospitalized voice-over legend Don LaFontaine “continues to stabilize” says his friend of 30 years, Paul Pape. And as the voice-over community buzzes with well-wishes…

Don LaFontaine is in critical condition at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles with a blood clot in his lung. Today is his 68th birthday. “He is fighting for his life,”…

The voice-over world knows the name DB Cooper as the self-proclaimed “Czar” of the perky Voiceover Bulletin Board (VO-BB) online forum. And many also know that she (actual name, Deirdre Williams)…

                      Kara Edwards: “5:30 a.m. I have just woken up in a hotel room in Las Vegas …. This day…

Feb. 6, 2008 The path to voice-over fame and fortune often sends us wandering a myriad of hallways populated by closed doors (many of them virtual).  Not only must we know how to open those doors,…