“Who’s Don LaFontaine,” you ask? Simply the talent known as “The Voice” in Hwood. Don recorded over 5,000 trailers and made the phrase “in a world where…” famous. Here he is doing his schtick in a Geico ad:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJMGS7l0wT8]

And here’s a wonderful sit-down interview with Don, who exhibits a great sense of humor:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QPMvj_xejg]
God bless Don LaFontaine, dead today at the age of 68.

UPDATE: Nice tribute in the New York Times for Mr. LaFontaine.