Lord of the Voiceovers
His voice is one of the most distinctive and well known around, yet hardly anyone knows what he looks like.
Meet Hal Douglas, the man behind virtually every major Movie trailer from the past three decades. From Waterworld to Meet the Fockers, from Independence Day to Corpse Bride, Hal's gravelly timbre has been an instantly recognisable constant.
But as one online video illustrates, Hals job is not as easy as some might imagine...
In a hilarious spoof trailer for the Jerry Seinfeld movie "Comedian", a fussy sound engineer overules Hal on all his most popular sayings , such as "It was a time.....He was a man.....In a Land..."
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