Don LaFontaine

American voice actor (1940-2008)
Person human Q449126
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Don LaFontaine

Summary

Don LaFontaine is a human[1]. He was born in Duluth[2]. He was born on August 26, 1940[3]. He died in Los Angeles[4]. He died on September 1, 2008[5]. He worked as a voice actor[6], actor[7], and announcer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,398 views/month, #6,849 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Don LaFontaine's place of birth was Duluth[2].
  • Don LaFontaine died in Los Angeles[4].
  • Don LaFontaine was born on August 26, 1940[3].
  • Don LaFontaine died on September 1, 2008[5].
  • Burial took place at Hollywood Forever Cemetery[10].
  • Don LaFontaine held citizenship in United States[11].
  • English was Don LaFontaine's native language[12].
  • Don LaFontaine worked as a voice actor[6].
  • Don LaFontaine's professions included actor[7].
  • Don LaFontaine's professions included announcer[8].
  • Don LaFontaine was educated at Central High School[13].
  • Don LaFontaine is recorded as male[14].
  • Don LaFontaine's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Don LaFontaine's voice type is recorded as bass[16].
  • The cause of death was respiratory disease[17].
  • Don LaFontaine's family name is recorded as LaFontaine[18].
  • Don LaFontaine's given name is recorded as Don[19].
  • Don LaFontaine's official website is recorded as http://www.donlafontaine.com/[20].
  • Don LaFontaine's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • Don LaFontaine's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Don LaFontaine's blood type is recorded as Q19831453[23].
  • Don LaFontaine's start of work period is recorded as 1962[24].
  • Don LaFontaine's writing language is recorded as English[25].
  • Don LaFontaine's P14750 is recorded as 806E-E8DA-C824-1CC6-DE5B[26].
  • Don LaFontaine's P14774 is recorded as PEMA0000105678[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1940-08-26[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2008-09-01[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 672624ef-367b-487d-8652-3bf3f0ee90f6[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Don LaFontaine was born in Duluth[2]. He was born on August 26, 1940[3]. English was his native language[12].

Education

Don LaFontaine was educated at Central High School[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include voice actor[6], actor[7], and announcer[8].

Death and Burial

Don LaFontaine died on September 1, 2008[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. The cause of death was respiratory disease[17]. Burial took place at Hollywood Forever Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

Don LaFontaine ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,398 views/month, #6,849 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Don LaFontaine born?

Don LaFontaine was born in Duluth[2].

Where did Don LaFontaine die?

Don LaFontaine passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did Don LaFontaine do for work?

Don LaFontaine worked as voice actor[6], actor[7], and announcer[8].

Where did Don LaFontaine go to school?

Don LaFontaine was educated at Central High School[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . koin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ckb', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', 'it', 'ja',
    Tv tropes id → Creator/DonLaFontaine
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6839]]: Creator/DonLaFontaine"
  2. 7w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 806E-E8DA-C824-1CC6-DE5B
    P14774 → PEMA0000105678
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  3. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 69584
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  4. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Family name → LaFontaine
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Citizenship → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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