Pre fame shame
In this section of the site you can find some truly appaulling commercials now A-list
stars did on there way to fame and fortune. Wherever possible Ive tried to include
some pictures or a movie of the offending celebrity.
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Jason Alexander: better known as George the hapless looser but my favourite from Seinfeld starred in many commercials like
Dr peppers Delta Airlines but the best has to be his McDonalds McDLT from 1986. In it a hirsute Alexander advocates the benefits of a sandwich
which separates the hot beef from the cool cheese and lettuce, but and prepare yourselves for this he chooses to do it in song form... oh the horror
Kevin Costner: although already an actor in films like Night Shift where he played a frat boy, Costner was lured
by the chance to star in an Apple Computer commercial (1983). Wow what a machine.Apparently its take your dog to work day.
Hes all like my apple means I can get a days work done in a few minutes meanwhile the janitor has to restart the floor again thats covered in dog prints.
John Travolta:
Before heading back to school to tell the rest of the T-birds what he got up to in the summer Travolta made his tv debut in commercials for US Army recruitment (1973)
and then a commercial for Band-Aid bandages (1974)
Leonardo DiCaprio:
Personally I thought his career peaked with Critters 4 which he starred in as a kid
by the end of titanic which my girlfriend forced me to watch I was glad to see the ship sink
it couldnt happen soon enough for me. Prior to Leo mania though you could have seen this
edgy and serious actor in a commercial for hot wheels, he was the "Hot Wheels Kid" in the mid-80's sporting a black leather jacket with "Hot Wheels" on the back.
Courteney Cox:
Courteney's claim to fame prior to playing Monica in friends was being the first person to say period on tv in her advert
for Tampax. As ever in tampax style commercials
she is doing the obligatory sports/dancing/skydiving.
Sarah Michelle Gellar:
Oh my god she opened the hellmouth. Before we knew her as Buffy Summers in Buffy the vampire slayer or from I Know What You Did Last Summer
Sarah had already starred in a huge number of commercials and started a burger battle. She starred in a number of tv shows eg All my children before
her international fame as Buffy. Her tv debut came in a commercial for burger king aged just 4 in which she questioned the ampleness
of bitter rivals McDonalds burgers thus beginning the "burger wars". Her many other adverts include those for Shake n Bake which
required her to consume copious amounts of chicken, stuff for avon and a Buddy lee dungaree advert where she
talks about how there is "no line" in her relationship with a plastic dwarf.
Russell Crowe:
Russell Crowe formerly of neighbours along with Guy Pierce
and kylie,starred in a warning against the dangers of aids as far as Im informed in an early
pre Maximus public information film in Australia. The advert warns of the dangers of shooting up and its links to aids a deadly threat
as imaginatively illustrated by the use of a gun.
Disclaimer: The information about the celebrities and adverts above is true to the best of my researching. There may be inaccuracies though. All of the above advert videos and videocaps are the property of those
who own the copyrights for them and Iam not affiliated with any of the products featured above or stars (sadly). They are
used for the purposes of commenting on. Any sarcastic comments above
are just for enetertainment purposes I hold no malice against anything featured. If anyone knows of any information on this page which is inaccurate, if you have comments yourself or if you have images or videos which you think could improve this section contact me at webmaster@adtofavourites.co.uk or see my contact page
Video of a hairy George
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