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Why all the commercial celebrity voice overs when the celebrity isn't revealed?
Posted on 1/20/14 at 7:36 pm
Posted on 1/20/14 at 7:36 pm
They never reveal the celebrity and most people never even notice.
Currently there are voice overs by:
John Hamm
Matt Damon
Michael C. Hall
Martin Sheen
John Krasinski
I'm probably missing some. These are the ones I've picked up on.
I don't get it.
Currently there are voice overs by:
John Hamm
Matt Damon
Michael C. Hall
Martin Sheen
John Krasinski
I'm probably missing some. These are the ones I've picked up on.
I don't get it.
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Posted on 1/20/14 at 7:37 pm to Scoop
How do you know who they are if they don't reveal their identity?
Posted on 1/20/14 at 7:38 pm to Scoop
Who's the guy doing walgreens commercials? John Corbett? "At the corner of happy and healthy"
Posted on 1/20/14 at 7:38 pm to Scoop
when do they name the non celebrity doing the voice over?
Posted on 1/20/14 at 7:38 pm to Scoop
It's guys who sound like those guys.
Posted on 1/20/14 at 7:39 pm to Scoop
john krasinski does alot
Posted on 1/20/14 at 7:39 pm to Scoop
For the blind viewers, of course
Posted on 1/20/14 at 7:39 pm to Scoop
Everyone knows Jim Halpert does those insurance commercials. That's why they get a celebrity. Why would they need to reveal him?
Posted on 1/20/14 at 7:39 pm to Scoop
Jeff Bridges does a lot as well
Posted on 1/20/14 at 7:47 pm to Scoop
John C. Reilly is doing TurboTax commercials 
Posted on 1/20/14 at 7:49 pm to Scoop
Kinda sucks for the professional voiceover artists who do this for a living, getting squeezed out by a celebrity.
Posted on 1/20/14 at 7:54 pm to Scoop
Gene Hackman did Lowe's.
Posted on 1/20/14 at 7:57 pm to Scoop
Susan Sarandon and Julia Roberts do a few too.
Posted on 1/20/14 at 7:57 pm to Scoop
Does Jason Sedakis do the Applebees ones?
Posted on 1/20/14 at 7:59 pm to Scoop
For everything else, there's Mastercard. Billy Crudup. Was getting $15,000 a pop back in '02. Probably more now.
Posted on 1/20/14 at 8:01 pm to Scoop
Posted on 1/20/14 at 8:02 pm to Scoop
Donald Sutherland for OJ commercials
ETA: Gene Hackman used to do the Lowes commercials and Chris Parnell (SNL) does Hotels.com.
ETA: Gene Hackman used to do the Lowes commercials and Chris Parnell (SNL) does Hotels.com.
This post was edited on 1/20/14 at 8:04 pm
Posted on 1/20/14 at 8:07 pm to Scoop
LT Rawls from The Wire does the Home Depot commercials.
Posted on 1/20/14 at 8:27 pm to Scoop
Jason Sudeikis does some as well.
They've got to be cheaper than having the actress come in studio. You still get voice and name recognition for less money. And people skip commercials anyway.
They've got to be cheaper than having the actress come in studio. You still get voice and name recognition for less money. And people skip commercials anyway.
Posted on 1/20/14 at 11:04 pm to Scoop
It costs them less to just pay for voice work, and the familiarity of the voice is received by customers even if they don't automatically realize who it is.
Not a new fad by any means. Hackman did united way back when and chuck Heston did bud.
Not a new fad by any means. Hackman did united way back when and chuck Heston did bud.
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