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Commercials with Celebrity voices
Posted on 5/21/09 at 1:50 pm
Posted on 5/21/09 at 1:50 pm
I have had questions about this sometime. Lots of commercials are narrated by celebrities. Most of the time they don't announce who it is, but their voice is well known. Even if you don't identify the person, subconsciously you recognize it. Clearly, they pay these guys a shite ton of money for the commercial.
My question is this: What is to stop them from getting your average joe who sounds exactly like (or can change their voice to do so) Morgan Freeman, Tom Selleck, or Matthew Mcconaughey? They don't ever claim it is them. I know there are rules on using someone's likeness, but does voice fall under that?
My question is this: What is to stop them from getting your average joe who sounds exactly like (or can change their voice to do so) Morgan Freeman, Tom Selleck, or Matthew Mcconaughey? They don't ever claim it is them. I know there are rules on using someone's likeness, but does voice fall under that?
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Posted on 5/21/09 at 1:55 pm to lsumatt
There's no mistaking James Earl Jones.
Oh and that's really Johnny Cash singing in the hotel commercials.
Oh and that's really Johnny Cash singing in the hotel commercials.
This post was edited on 5/21/09 at 1:56 pm
Posted on 5/21/09 at 2:01 pm to oompaw
I can't tell if its Morgan Freeman or not in those L'Bergue Du Lac (sp?) casino commercials. It really sounds like him, but parts of it makes me wonder. 
Posted on 5/21/09 at 2:05 pm to ehidal1
Lowe's = Gene Hackman
Posted on 5/21/09 at 2:07 pm to classictiger
Laura Peprone (sp?)Donna "That 70's Show" Pizza Hut
This post was edited on 5/21/09 at 2:07 pm
Posted on 5/21/09 at 2:07 pm to lsumatt
Verizon Blackberry Storm = Jim from The Office
Posted on 5/21/09 at 2:09 pm to classictiger
I heard like 4 different commercials during LOST finale with celebrities; 3 of which were car commercials.
They probably pay these guys $100K or more and some aren't especially noticeable voices (I am not talking James Earl Jones here). They could probably pay some idiot $3K (and for all I know they did).
They probably pay these guys $100K or more and some aren't especially noticeable voices (I am not talking James Earl Jones here). They could probably pay some idiot $3K (and for all I know they did).
Posted on 5/21/09 at 2:10 pm to lsumatt
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I know there are rules on using someone's likeness, but does voice fall under that?
Yes, I don't know what the rules are but it's common for radio commercials to use celebrity impersonators and they always have a disclaimer at the end letting you know it was impersonated.
Posted on 5/21/09 at 2:16 pm to TigerinATL
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they always have a disclaimer at the end letting you know it was impersonated.
If someone is is obviously impersonating President Bush or Arnold Schwarzenegger and acting like them, then yeah obviously.
But if the radio commercial uses John Smith who naturally sounds like Tom Cruise and just narrates a commercial (without alluding to Tom Cruise at all), do they have to put in a disclaimer?
Posted on 5/21/09 at 2:54 pm to lsumatt
zach braff has one where he was a puppy and i didn't even notice till my wife pointed it out and i watch scrubs everyday.
Posted on 5/21/09 at 3:09 pm to lsumatt
Is that Patrick Dempsey that does all the state farm commercials?
Posted on 5/21/09 at 3:14 pm to lsumatt
I believe George Clooney voices some of the Budweiser commercials. Isn't Morgan Freeman doing that new Visa commercial with the pizza dough?
Posted on 5/21/09 at 3:20 pm to Kracka
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Is that Patrick Dempsey that does all the state farm commercials?
Like you didn't take enough grief for having a crush on george
Posted on 5/21/09 at 3:41 pm to TigerinATL
There are those Herb import company commercials (that need to die) where they impersonate the whole cast of family guy and star wars.
Everytime one comes on, i turn to a different station.
Everytime one comes on, i turn to a different station.
Posted on 5/21/09 at 3:44 pm to barry
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zach braff has one where he was a puppy and i didn't even notice till my wife pointed it out and i watch scrubs everyday.
Think he also does one for Pur water filters
Posted on 5/21/09 at 3:47 pm to ehidal1
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I can't tell if its Morgan Freeman or not in those L'Bergue Du Lac (sp?) casino commercials. It really sounds like him, but parts of it makes me wonder.
exactly what I thought when I read this thread
its not him though, at least thats what I think but its meant to sound exactly like him
To answer they question, Im sure you can use a likeness of someones voice but it cant be something ridiculous or a clear impersonation, then they could sue.
Posted on 5/21/09 at 4:22 pm to jrowla2
Bert Lahr (Cowardly Lion of Oz fame) sued.
Wiki:
Wiki:
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When the character of Snagglepuss was used for a series of cereal television commercials in the 1960s, Lahr filed a lawsuit, claiming that the similarity of the Snagglepuss voice to his own might cause viewers to falsely conclude that Lahr was endorsing the product. As part of the settlement the disclaimer "Snagglepuss voice by Daws Butler" was required to appear on each commercial, thus making Butler one of the few voice artists to receive a screen credit in a TV commercial.
Posted on 5/21/09 at 5:01 pm to Fewer Kilometers
John Corbett from Sex and The City and Northern Exposure fame appears to be doing the Applebees adds.
Posted on 5/21/09 at 5:10 pm to lsumatt
Keifer Sutherland does the Bank of America adds.
It pisses me off because, I am a 24 fan and I HATE Bank of America.
It pisses me off because, I am a 24 fan and I HATE Bank of America.
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