Prevailing Wind March 13, 2015 Share March 13, 2015 Oh, he was starting to get that way during Star Trek. In those tight "uniform" shirts, you can see his belly starting to stick out too far for somebody in a clingy shirt like that. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-921631
BW Manilowe March 23, 2015 Share March 23, 2015 (edited) I tried Googling, & either I'm using the wrong search terms or I'm doing something else wrong, 'cause I came up with nothing. So I'll ask here. In the new Tena pad ad(s), with the Scottish-accented female as the voice over spokesperson, is the spokesperson Sheena Easton (yes, she's mainly known as a singer rather than actress, but she's done some acting... She was Don Johnson's ill-fated pop star wife in a few eps of Miami Vice back in the day, & she's done some other acting roles so this fits here)? I think it sounds at least something like Sheena, but can't get anything to come up when I Google it. Considering how well (NOT!) her singing career has been going lately, I kinda wouldn't be surprised if it were her. After all, she's got 2 kids (OK they're grown/almost grown, but...) to provide for, perhaps some of her ex-husbands as well. Edited March 23, 2015 by BW Manilowe Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-957333
Jamoche March 23, 2015 Share March 23, 2015 I tried Googling, & either I'm using the wrong search terms or I'm doing something else wrong, 'cause I came up with nothing. So I'll ask here. ispot.tv usually has the best actor info - they have Tena ads listed, but I didn't look through them all. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-957674
Rick Kitchen March 23, 2015 Share March 23, 2015 I haven't seen the ad, so I don't know exactly what to look for, but ispot's Tena search comes up with these: http://www.ispot.tv/search?term=Tena&qtype=full I the one you're talking about one of them? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-958214
BW Manilowe March 24, 2015 Share March 24, 2015 I haven't seen the ad, so I don't know exactly what to look for, but ispot's Tena search comes up with these: http://www.ispot.tv/search?term=Tena&qtype=full I the one you're talking about one of them? I think I found the right 1--the 1 with the song by CeCe Peniston. But it doesn't name any of the actors in it. Thanks for trying to help. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-960087
ennui April 2, 2015 Share April 2, 2015 Oh, he was starting to get that way during Star Trek. In those tight "uniform" shirts, you can see his belly starting to stick out too far for somebody in a clingy shirt like that. Geez. William Shatner is barrel-chested. There are men who have rounder, deeper rib cages. It's not a sin. Yes, he's heavier now, but he's 84. I clicked on this topic because I saw Morgan Fairchild selling cemetery plots the other day. I felt so sad. It was almost like the first time I saw Lee Majors selling hearing aids. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-993298
Maverick April 21, 2015 Share April 21, 2015 WTF? Those Viagra commercials were bad enough with the random women but now there's one with Kelly Hu? The hell? She's a decent enough actress and deserves better than this. I blame Hawaii 5-0 for blowing her up for this. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1058241
SmithW6079 April 28, 2015 Share April 28, 2015 Is Jason Alexander doing a voice-over for a tire company now? I can't remember the company, but it sounded like his voice, and it wasn't like it was one of the big companies. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1086817
editorgrrl May 10, 2015 Share May 10, 2015 (edited) Um, why is Jeff Goldblum shilling for apartments.com? Money. ^This. He announced in January that he and his wife are expecting a child. Edited May 10, 2015 by editorgrrl Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1128683
janie jones May 10, 2015 Share May 10, 2015 Because the millions he already has isn't enough. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1128884
Prevailing Wind May 10, 2015 Share May 10, 2015 Or maybe the ads' weirdness just appealed to him. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1129233
friendperidot May 14, 2015 Share May 14, 2015 BMWi has an ad I've seen a few times, I wouldn't normally pay attention, but the voice-over always catches my attention, it sounds like Wally Cox. I can't find anything on this, so like everyone here, I'm asking. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1144157
jbrecken June 1, 2015 Share June 1, 2015 What do we think about Darrell Hammond's Colonel Sanders? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1201660
CoderLady June 1, 2015 Share June 1, 2015 I don't know who Darrell Hammond is (don't tell me, I don't really want to know) but that's the worst Colonel Sanders impression I've ever seen, and I'm old enough to have seen the original commercials for comparison. Alton Brown did a better one on Good Eats but he's actually Southern. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1201723
OSM Mom June 1, 2015 Share June 1, 2015 I don't know who he is either, but he looks good in the part. As long as the sound is off. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1202247
Lola16 June 1, 2015 Author Share June 1, 2015 What do we think about Darrell Hammond's Colonel Sanders? I didn't know it was him until I came to the forum. He sorta looks ok. Otherwise he kinda sucks. He's not playing it straight or ironic. It's kinda nowhere. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1202734
CarpeDiem54 June 1, 2015 Share June 1, 2015 I thought Darrell Hammond was dead... 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1202813
lachesis June 1, 2015 Share June 1, 2015 What do we think about Darrell Hammond's Colonel Sanders? Hate. Hate hate hate hate hate!! I'm old enough to remember the real Col Sanders and this dude ain't him. I have no idea who Darrell Hammond is and I'd like to keep it that way. He's almost as creepy as those perfume ads that used CGI'd Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe in their ads. *shudders* Do not even get me started on Orville Redenbacher's resurrection a few years back. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1202873
LoneHaranguer June 1, 2015 Share June 1, 2015 What do we think about Darrell Hammond's Colonel Sanders? Reminded me of Woody Harrelson's take on Larry Flynt. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1202925
smittykins June 1, 2015 Share June 1, 2015 Hate. Hate hate hate hate hate!! I'm old enough to remember the real Col Sanders and this dude ain't him. I have no idea who Darrell Hammond is and I'd like to keep it that way. He's almost as creepy as those perfume ads that used CGI'd Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe in their ads. *shudders* Do not even get me started on Orville Redenbacher's resurrection a few years back. Remember the ads with the animated Colonel voiced by Randy Quaid? 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1203085
pandora spocks June 13, 2015 Share June 13, 2015 I've noticed that John "Mr. Peterman" O'Hurley has been doing voice over work lately. His voice gives any product a touch of class with his smooth tenor. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1238425
lachesis June 14, 2015 Share June 14, 2015 Remember the ads with the animated Colonel voiced by Randy Quaid? Maybe I've blocked it out. I actually don't remember that! There's another new KFC ad and it's even more annoying than the original one featuring Dumb Darrell. This campy Colonel can go away now. Now, I love me some KFC and my family enjoys it as a treat once in a while, but no freaking way will I buy this product with scary fake Colonel doing the shilling. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1239529
Tunia June 18, 2015 Share June 18, 2015 SMH! Now I get it...I don't like it, but I finally get why McConaughey was signed for those insufferable Lincoln ads. DUHHH!!! On the tube tonight: The Lincoln LawyerTVGC - 194 Thu, 6/18, 11:00 PM 3 hrs 2011, Drama, Crime, Mystery, Courtroom An attorney conducts his legal practice out of his Lincoln Town Car driving around Los Angeles, and he comes into contact with a high-profile client who is being charged with a heinous crime for which he claims to be innocent. Credits: Matthew McConaughey (Actor), Marisa Tomei (Actor), Ryan Phillippe (Actor), William H. Macy (Actor), Josh Lucas (Actor), John Leguizamo (Actor) Am I the only one alive not in on the joke? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CarpeDiem54 said: I thought Darrell Hammond was dead... Could you be thinking of Phil Hartman? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1254943
Moose135 June 19, 2015 Share June 19, 2015 Am I the only one alive not in on the joke? No. I've heard of the movie, have never seen it. I didn't remember McConaughey was in it, and had no idea of the storyline or that it included an actual Lincoln automobile. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1255192
Prevailing Wind June 19, 2015 Share June 19, 2015 The Lincoln Lawyer was the first in a series of books (sort of non-Harry Bosch stories) by Michael Connelly. In a subsequent book, the lawyer, Mickey Haller, is pissed at all the other lawyers now working out of their Town Cars & taking all the good parking spaces and it's all because of that movie! Haller goes on to mention it was HIS idea to get Matthew McC to play him in the movie. I'm waiting for the next Haller novel to mention the asinine commercials. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1255531
janie jones June 19, 2015 Share June 19, 2015 Is he supposed to be playing the Lincoln Lawyer in the commercials? I know nothing about that movie other than the title, and I always assumed it was about Abraham Lincoln's lawyer. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1255624
Jamoche June 19, 2015 Share June 19, 2015 Is he supposed to be playing the Lincoln Lawyer in the commercials? If he is, it's totally killed any inclination I might've had towards seeing the movie. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1255696
Prevailing Wind June 19, 2015 Share June 19, 2015 No, he's not. He's playing himself getting paid a potload of money to make no sense. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1256303
LoneHaranguer June 19, 2015 Share June 19, 2015 I know nothing about that movie other than the title, and I always assumed it was about Abraham Lincoln's lawyer. Same here, although it crossed my mind that it could refer to the city by that name. I never even thought of the car brand. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1256374
Kromm June 20, 2015 Share June 20, 2015 Ever really been surprised someone voiceovered a commercial? Post (and clip) it here: For example, Gilbert Gottfried for "Shoedini". Yes, I said "Shoedini". Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1257688
smittykins June 20, 2015 Share June 20, 2015 "It's not just a shoehorn, it's a shoehorn on a stick!" No shit, Sherlock! (I obviously can't speak for anyone else, but I have mobility issues, and I can put on my shoes just fine by...sitting down.) 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1257829
BW Manilowe June 20, 2015 Share June 20, 2015 I think I was honestly surprised when I heard Julia Roberts (& if it's not her, it REALLY sounds like her) doing the voiceovers on the fairly recent Nationwide Insurance ads. I figured she'd be 1 of those stars who'd only do commercials that air overseas. I was, to a lesser extent, also surprised when I heard Tom Selleck do commercial voiceovers too. Am I wrong, or has George Clooney also done voiceovers for ads involving US products/services (because, again, I figured he'd be among the stars who'd only do commercials for foreign products/markets if it was him on the US commercials)? I forget for which product (I think it was a car though), but I'd swear he did. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1258123
Kromm June 20, 2015 Share June 20, 2015 (edited) Clooney has done Nespresso commercials. But he's actually physically in them, not just his voice. I've seen them up on YouTube if not on TV. I THINK they may have aired in the U.S. But I'm not sure. I mean Nespresso is a worldwide brand, so that doesn't really say one way or the other. Edited June 20, 2015 by Kromm Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1258201
OSM Mom June 20, 2015 Share June 20, 2015 I loved the book. Not so much the movie or the ads. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1259183
Phebemarie June 24, 2015 Share June 24, 2015 Today it seems like the new Ford Edge commercial has been featured a lot. (It's the one with the equally ubiquitous "This is my Fight Song"). Since one of the key lines in the voice over is "I'll take those odds", I'm almost certain Jennifer Lawrence is providing the narration. Does anyone else agree? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1268214
Kromm June 24, 2015 Share June 24, 2015 (edited) Today it seems like the new Ford Edge commercial has been featured a lot. (It's the one with the equally ubiquitous "This is my Fight Song"). Since one of the key lines in the voice over is "I'll take those odds", I'm almost certain Jennifer Lawrence is providing the narration. Does anyone else agree? Oh well. Song about female power offends people linked to a TV show about female power (Supergirl) and gets removed. Retrench and now it's a song about AUTOMOTIVE power. But at least it has J. Law narrating over it, right? Fight the Powa, sistah! Sigh. Edited June 24, 2015 by Kromm Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1268254
theatremouse July 2, 2015 Share July 2, 2015 Today it seems like the new Ford Edge commercial has been featured a lot. (It's the one with the equally ubiquitous "This is my Fight Song"). Since one of the key lines in the voice over is "I'll take those odds", I'm almost certain Jennifer Lawrence is providing the narration. Does anyone else agree?What's creepy is in the three seconds it took me to read this, briefly ponder if I even knew the ad, the song suddenly came from my TV and I realized said ad was on right now before I could finish reading your post. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1288706
Milburn Stone August 4, 2015 Share August 4, 2015 Very sure I heard Tate Donovan's voiceover in an AT&T commercial last night. (Not one of those that takes place in the store, one of those that's about how great their national coverage is, blah blah blah.) Whose "mystery voice" have you heard talking to you from your TV lately? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1384887
Rick Kitchen August 4, 2015 Share August 4, 2015 I could have sworn I heard Sofia Vergara, sans accent, doing a yogurt commercial the other day, but when I looked it up on ispot, it was a different person. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1385961
Milburn Stone August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 Check out this AT&T spot and see if you don't agree it's Tate Donovan talking: https://youtu.be/lObLxZFtGQE (The only downside of checking it out is that you have to watch an AT&T commercial.) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1389097
jbrecken August 27, 2015 Share August 27, 2015 Looks like KFC is now using Norm MacDonald as the Colonel. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1453894
Rick Kitchen August 27, 2015 Share August 27, 2015 Looks like KFC is now using Norm MacDonald as the Colonel. And watching the ads with Darrell Hammond and complaining that he isn't the real Colonel. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1454058
Taylorh2 August 30, 2015 Share August 30, 2015 (edited) Reality star actor: I saw Lindsay (My Giant Life) in a Travelocity commercial. She plays a Swedish Masseuse. Edited August 30, 2015 by Taylorh2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1461156
Shriekingeel September 5, 2015 Share September 5, 2015 Is that really James Earl Jones doing those Walmart Star Wars commercials? I didn't know he was still working, to say nothing of those stupid internet death rumors that always pop up about him. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1478840
riley702 September 5, 2015 Share September 5, 2015 I rather enjoyed him on Big Bang Theory. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1478966
ebk57 September 5, 2015 Share September 5, 2015 Is that really James Earl Jones doing those Walmart Star Wars commercials? I didn't know he was still working, to say nothing of those stupid internet death rumors that always pop up about him. Not only is he still working, but he's working on Broadway. Just finished a run in You Can't Take it With You, and will open soon in The Gin Game with Cicely Tyson. I should really go and see that. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1479500
Trini September 23, 2015 Share September 23, 2015 Wait, whaaaa? Did I just see Dominic Purcell in a Yoplait ad? So random. (Which is the idea, I guess.) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1530864
InDueTime September 27, 2015 Share September 27, 2015 Mariah Carey is on in the Game of War app ad. I'm torn on this ad, because I like Mariah Carey, but I hate the song Hero. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1543548
AimingforYoko September 27, 2015 Share September 27, 2015 Aw, they got rid of Kate Upton? I really liked them, I mean, her. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1544009
Milburn Stone October 1, 2015 Share October 1, 2015 Looks like KFC is now using Norm MacDonald as the Colonel. Although I wouldn't have necessarily thought of Norm MacDonald as perfect casting, I think he's doing a good job--better than Darrell Hammond was. At first I thought it was a case of the agency "keeping us on our toes" and that we'd soon see Hammond returning to the role, but now it appears Norm has settled in for the long haul. (Or however long the haul turns out to be.) I wonder what the story is there. Hammond not testing well in focus groups? Hammond being temperamental and all method-y ("the Colonel wouldn't say this!")? Something else? 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/2/#findComment-1557908
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