Don LaFontaine Biography (1940-)

Born August 26, 1940, in Duluth, MN; married Nita Whitaker (an actress); children: Skye, Elyse. Addresses: Agent: Tisherman Agency, 6767 Forest Lawn Dr., Suite 101, Los Angeles, CA 90068.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, voice–over artist, writer
Birth Details: August 26, 1940; Duluth, Minnesota, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Reporter, Time Walker (also known as Being from Another Planet), Samuel Goldwyn, 1982
(Uncredited) IBC promo announcer, Scrooged, Paramount, 1988
Narrator, A Man Called Sarge, Cannon, 1990
Voice-over, Plump Fiction, Legacy, 1997
Five Men and a Limo, 1997
Santa, Balladeer, Sandman, Black Lion Records, 1998
"Wild horses" trailer voice, Claire Makes It Big, 1999
Narrator, Santa vs. the Snowman 3D, IMAX, 2002
Film Executive Producer
Sandman, 1998
Television Appearances
Series
Announcer, Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (also known as BeyondBelief), Fox, 1997-2000
Narrator, Boot Camp, Fox, 2001
Announcer, Fillmore! (also known as Disney's Fillmore!), ABC, 2002
Movies
Narrator, Santa vs. the Snowman (animated), ABC, 1997

Specials
Narrator, The Making of "Star Wars," ABC, 1977
Announcer, The World's Greatest Magic II, NBC, 1995
Announcer, Screen Actors Guild Awards, NBC, 1995
Announcer, The Magic of David Copperfield XVI: Unexplained Forces,CBS, 1995
Announcer, The World's Greatest Magic III, NBC, 1996
Announcer, The Second Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, NBC, 1996
Announcer, Lance Burton, Master Magician: The Legend Begins, NBC,1996
Announcer, The World's Most Daring Rescues, ABC, 1997
Announcer, The World's Greatest Magic V, NBC, 1998
Announcer, The World's Deadliest Sea Creatures, ABC, 1998
Announcer, World's Deadliest Storms, ABC, 1999
Announcer, World's Deadliest Earthquakes, ABC, 1999
Announcer, World's Scariest Ghosts: Caught on Tape, ABC, 2000
Announcer, America's Most Wanted: Terrorists--A Special Edition, Fox, 2001
Announcer, Celebrity Daredevils, Fox, 2002
Announcer, Second Chance: America's Most Talented Senior, NBC, 2003
Announcer, Psychic Secrets Revealed, NBC, 2003
Episodic
Announcer, America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back, Fox, 1996
Announcer, World's Most Amazing Videos, NBC, 1999
Announcer, America's Most Talented Kid, NBC, 2003
Also appeared as Fox announcer, Family Guy, Fox.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Sandman, Black Lion Records, 1998

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