Hal Douglas
Hal Douglas (born 1924) is an American voice actor best known for his work on movie trailers and television commercials.
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Biography
Douglas was born in Connecticut, served in World War II, and attended the University of Miami, Florida as a drama major. He began a career in radio in the 1950s. By the 1960s he had become a producer for several prominent advertising agencies in New York City. He finally moved into doing voiceovers for commercials, promos and trailers by the early 1970s, and has continued in that line of work ever since.
Because many of his trailers have begun with the words "In a world", there is controversy over whether his voice has immortalized them (Don LaFontaine claimed to have actually created the catchphrase). In addition, Douglas has been the promotional voice for the former WB, A&E and The History Channel. As of 2007, Douglas records promotional narrations for ABC along with theatrical trailers, but since the WB and UPN merger, he has not done voiceovers for their successor network, the CW. His voice can also be heard as the "trailer announcer" in the 2006 movie, The Holiday. [1]
Because he has recorded so many trailers through the years, he has sometimes been mistaken for Don LaFontaine. He can be seen parodying himself in the trailer for Jerry Seinfeld's film Comedian.
Unlike most movie trailer announcers, Douglas lives in Northern Virginia and his agent is based in New York City instead of Los Angeles. Hal Douglas has been described by a Miramax publicist as "perhaps the most recognizable trailer voice in the business."
Radio
Hal also does voice imaging for I95.5 FM in Trinidad and Tobago.[citation needed]
5 Men And A Limo
Hal's voice briefly appears in the skit 5 Men and a Limo, featuring other notable voiceover recording artists, such as Don Lafontaine, John Leader, Nick Tate, Al Chalk and Mark Elliot.
External links
- Hal Douglas at the Internet Movie Database
- Hal Douglas at Voice Chasers
- A promotional demonstration audio clip (MP3)
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