One of the most-heard, most-imitated voices in the world belongs to Don La Fontaine, aka "The Movie Trailer Guy." There are at least a dozen other announcers working today who quite consciously emulate his sound and delivery. One guy who'd quit smoking years ago told me he took it up again because he thought it would add "texture" to his voice and make him sound more like Don La Fontaine.
We've linked before to this video of Don and four other top v.o. specialists. Here's a four minute segment with Don that appeared on Good Morning, America in February of '05. And thanks to Robert Spina for the suggestion.
