On August 26, 1940 Donald Leroy La Fontaine was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He was better known as simply Don LaFontaine and while you might not know his name, you know his voice.
Don LaFontaine was the deep voiced announcer for thousands of movie trailers... you know... the "In a world where blah blah blah" kind of thing.
Anyway, Don wasn't really an actor, but sometimes he'd be brought in for narration or as kind of an inside joke within a movie or TV show. Two movies come to mind: "The Birdcage" and "Scrooged"
Since "Scrooged" is a Christmas movie, we're going to ignore that one for now.
The 1996 release "The Birdcage" stars Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, and Gene Hackman. Williams and Lane are a couple who run a nightclub featuring drag performances (Lane is the featured performer) while Hackman is a conservative politician trying to distance himself from scandal. And how does it all mix together? Williams has a son, Hackman has a daughter and they want to get married. Hijinks ensue!
Don LaFontaine has an uncredited role as the voice of "Radio Newscaster." It isn't a major role, but so what. The man is a freaking legend and today is his freaking birthday... so honor him, ya mooks! He would have been 73 today (he died in 2008).
Don LaFontaine's Bacon number is 2
Robin Williams's Bacon number is 2
Nathan Lane's Bacon number is 1
Gene Hackman's Bacon number is2
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