September 02, 2008

Celeb Obits Filt0r: Ken Campbell dies, 'Voice of God' Don LaFontaine passes, and Aussie acting legend Michael Pate leaves the stage.

Campbell was an unorthodox theatre genius with a CV too long and weird to list, but of note he was I think the only person to attempt to stage Robert Anton Wilson/Robert Shea's legendary Illuminatus! trilogy as a play. Some may remember Campbell's insightful documentary on Quantum Mechanics from the mid '90s, Reality on the Rocks - there is a torrent of this 3-part series at TheBox - registration required. LaFontaine was 'That Movie Trailer Voice' - hear his V/O and instantly recognise it. You may have seen his humorous short 5 Guys in a Limo, if not see it now. Michael Pate was a well known and highly talented Australian actor who also worked in the US for a large part of his career, often playing Native Americans due to his interesting slightly ethnic looks. If you are from Australia and don't recognise him, you are incredibly young or not a real Aussie.