Prevailing Wind September 19, 2018 Share September 19, 2018 My grandparents had a 49 Hudson. Ours was a 1950 Hudson Hornet. I cried when we traded it in; it was the only car I'd ever known. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-4684113
CoyoteBlue September 29, 2018 Share September 29, 2018 It's very weird to watch Arby's commercials with H. Jon Benjamin during episodes of Archer. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-4710919
cpcathy October 1, 2018 Share October 1, 2018 Or Bob's Burgers. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-4717172
Shriekingeel October 18, 2018 Share October 18, 2018 I like Anna Kendrick but I’m not sure what the marketing advantage of making her so nasty on the Hilton commercials is. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-4762499
Pj3422 December 11, 2018 Share December 11, 2018 Who is the actor in that, “Y’hear that? Liberty Mutual doesn’t hold grudges” commercial? He looks SO familiar, and ispot.tv doesn’t list his name. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-4909904
elle January 16, 2019 Share January 16, 2019 Was that Lydia from E/R in an ad for an osteoporosis medication? I can not remember the name of the drug, the ad ends with a woman (not Lydia) carrying laundry on the stairs about to step on her dog's squeeky toy. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-4984529
Browncoat June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 There's a DirecTV ad with a psychologist and a patient -- is the psychologist the same woman who complains about the squirrels in the Geico ad? It sounds like her, but she looks different enough (wig, clothing, glasses, plus my tiny TV) that I can't tell. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5363621
mmecorday June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 I'm pretty sure that's the same actress, Browncoat. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5363641
Browncoat June 10, 2019 Share June 10, 2019 On 6/10/2019 at 5:46 PM, mmecorday said: I'm pretty sure that's the same actress, Browncoat. Expand I thought so, but it's nice to have confirmation! Just the way she says, "Classic narcissist." at the end reminded me of how she talks about the squirrels. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5363644
elle June 11, 2019 Share June 11, 2019 On 6/10/2019 at 5:36 PM, Browncoat said: There's a DirecTV ad with a psychologist and a patient -- is the psychologist the same woman who complains about the squirrels in the Geico ad? It sounds like her, but she looks different enough (wig, clothing, glasses, plus my tiny TV) that I can't tell. Expand Yes, that is Cindy Drummond. Thanks to ispot.tv for the actress' name and confirmation. Also checked to see if I did recognize the woman in the LiMu commercial w/o the emu and its reflection. Sure enough, it is Nicole Randall Johnson from the fun 'rescue ' Drivetime commercials. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5366653
topanga June 13, 2019 Share June 13, 2019 On 9/29/2018 at 5:26 AM, CoyoteBlue said: It's very weird to watch Arby's commercials with H. Jon Benjamin during episodes of Archer. On 10/1/2018 at 8:02 PM, cpcathy said: Or Bob's Burgers. Expand Expand My kids love to yell, "That's Bob!" when those commercials come on, while I yell, "That's Archer!" I wonder how much Lena Waithe gets paid for doing the AT & T commercials. Not that there's anything wrong with them or that they're beneath her. I just can't see her auditioning to be the AT & T spokesperson, which means the company probably approached her. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5371540
cpcathy June 13, 2019 Share June 13, 2019 Funny, my husband sees a commercial for Archer and he doesn't think the voice fits at all, he always says, "It's BOB!" 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5371602
elle July 1, 2019 Share July 1, 2019 I was watching Jurassic World, when I realized the gyrosphere ride operator that has to shut down the ride just after the two main kids get on is the same actor in the AT&T Wireless TV Commercial, 'OK Carnival: BOGO' , Matty Cardarople. Kind of puts an interesting spin on the exchange where the mom asks if the ride is safe. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5411633
Milburn Stone July 11, 2019 Share July 11, 2019 (edited) On 6/13/2019 at 6:12 PM, topanga said: I wonder how much Lena Waithe gets paid for doing the AT & T commercials. Not that there's anything wrong with them or that they're beneath her. I just can't see her auditioning to be the AT & T spokesperson, which means the company probably approached her. Expand I never knew the AT&T voice was "somebody." I had to wikipedia Lena Waithe to find out who she was. Now I know. Related, I find it interesting to observe how Mercedes sometimes uses Jon Hamm, and sometimes uses a voiceover who's clearly trying to sound exactly like Jon Hamm and doing a pretty good job of it. Back when I was in advertising we were cautioned not to use "soundalikes" because Bette Midler had successfully sued Ford when they tried it. (I can't remember the song, but it was one associated with Midler, and they used not-Midler, and most people probably thought it was Midler. If she had lost her suit, it would have been open season on using soundalikes, but she didn't, and it wasn't.) But it's no doubt in Hamm's contract that the Mercedes agency can use a soundalike when he's not available. Edited July 11, 2019 by Milburn Stone 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5438054
cpcathy July 12, 2019 Share July 12, 2019 Perhaps Jon has approved a Jon Hamm-alike, like Tom Hanks does with some of his voice stuff as Woody--his brother Jim does a lot of it, including toys where Woody speaks. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5441193
Silver Raven August 11, 2019 Share August 11, 2019 I just realized that it's Fred Savage doing the voiceovers on the Honda ads. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5516454
Haleth November 14, 2019 Share November 14, 2019 I noticed John Cena no longer voices the elephant in the pistachio commercials. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5749314
CoderLady November 14, 2019 Share November 14, 2019 On 11/14/2019 at 1:21 PM, Haleth said: I noticed John Cena no longer voices the elephant in the pistachio commercials. Expand It's weird, watching the same ads but with a different voice now. I thought I was imagining that. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5749736
Prevailing Wind February 2, 2020 Share February 2, 2020 Is this Emily Procter? (I know her as Ainsley Hayes/The West Wing) https://www.ispot.tv/ad/IcQk/suntrust-financial-confidence Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5909267
Moose135 February 2, 2020 Share February 2, 2020 It looks a lot like her, @Prevailing Wind, but I really haven't seen her since her TWW days, so I'm not sure. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5909290
Bastet February 2, 2020 Share February 2, 2020 There's a resemblance, but it doesn't seem to be her. Procter is older than that woman, and I don't know what she's up to these days, but unless she seriously mismanaged her CSI money, she shouldn't need to be accepting non-speaking roles in commercials. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5909401
Woopwoopkitty February 3, 2020 Share February 3, 2020 Driving erratically crazy! whose voice is “just ok is not ok” Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5910430
chessiegal February 3, 2020 Share February 3, 2020 On 2/3/2020 at 4:18 AM, Woopwoopkitty said: whose voice is “just ok is not ok” Expand Here ya' go. Quote Lena Waithe voices the spot's tagline By now, you've likely seen at least one of the spots from AT&T's “Just OK Is not OK” campaign, where the likes of mechanics, babysitters and everything in between are perfectly content with providing just OK service—much to the consternation of their customers.Dec 26, 2019 Expand Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5910499
Silver Raven February 26, 2020 Share February 26, 2020 Is that Randy Rainbow in the Pepto ad playing a flight attendant? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5964869
KWalkerInc March 12, 2020 Share March 12, 2020 In that commercial for AT&T TV where they don't show the tops of people's faces, I had to look up that the woman who said, "Show me reality. Reality TV" was Evan Rachel Wood. Before that, I was very confused about why they were using Lindsay Lohan in their ad! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5997722
Beany Malone March 12, 2020 Share March 12, 2020 Does anyone know whose voice is doing the WealthSimple commercials? Upperclass British woman. Sounds so familiar to me but I can't tell if it's because I recognize the specific voice or if she just sounds like someone I feel I should know. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-5998138
janie jones January 18, 2022 Share January 18, 2022 I don't know what the Bubly people are trying to accomplish by using Michael Buble, but I almost exclusively call Bubly "Buble." Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-7236890
bankerchick January 18, 2022 Share January 18, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 3:54 AM, janie jones said: I don't know what the Bubly people are trying to accomplish by using Michael Buble, but I almost exclusively call Bubly "Buble." Expand I'm sure they're trying to get people to remember their ads (and their product.) Mission accomplished. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-7238078
janie jones January 20, 2022 Share January 20, 2022 I mean, if you want people to forget the actual name of your product. But I don't drink sparkling water anyway, so the point is moot! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-7241617
Writing Wrongs April 29, 2022 Share April 29, 2022 Does anyone know who plays the mom in the Progressive commercial with the son who still lives at home and thinks his dad is his roommate? I know I have seen her younger self in a sitcom or something, but I just can't place it. I keep trying an internet search, but I only get that Dr. Rick guy. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-7427193
janie jones May 10, 2022 Share May 10, 2022 Did Jennifer Aniston make a bet with Shaquille O'Neal to see who could appear in the most commercials? 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-7445732
cinsays May 10, 2022 Share May 10, 2022 On 5/10/2022 at 3:49 AM, janie jones said: Did Jennifer Aniston make a bet with Shaquille O'Neal to see who could appear in the most commercials? Expand funny, i haven't seen any JA commercials in a long time, even the one with her winking in the end that used to play very regularly on the channels i watch most. i think the property brothers are the ones that seem to be on way too many lately. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-7445982
Welshman in Ca May 10, 2022 Share May 10, 2022 On 5/10/2022 at 3:49 AM, janie jones said: Did Jennifer Aniston make a bet with Shaquille O'Neal to see who could appear in the most commercials? Expand I can't remember the last time I saw a JA commercial but Shaq is on at least every other commercial break. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-7446151
nittany cougar May 15, 2022 Share May 15, 2022 On 4/29/2022 at 10:24 PM, Writing Wrongs said: Does anyone know who plays the mom in the Progressive commercial with the son who still lives at home and thinks his dad is his roommate? I know I have seen her younger self in a sitcom or something, but I just can't place it. I keep trying an internet search, but I only get that Dr. Rick guy. Expand It's Betsy Randle from Boy Meets World. https://www.ispot.tv/topic/actor-actress/qbt/betsy-randle 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-7455049
Writing Wrongs May 15, 2022 Share May 15, 2022 On 5/15/2022 at 7:10 PM, nittany cougar said: It's Betsy Randle from Boy Meets World. https://www.ispot.tv/topic/actor-actress/qbt/betsy-randle Expand Thank you! I remember her from Season 7 of Charmed. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-7455115
Trini October 4, 2023 Share October 4, 2023 (I thought we had a spokepeople topic and an insurance ad topic but I guess not; so I'll put this here): 'How Ryan Reynolds Helped “Jake from State Farm” Sneak Into the Kelce Suite During an NFL Game' There was no "sneaking", BTW. The best part is the writer subtly pointing out the irony at the end. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-8164492
ebk57 November 26, 2023 Share November 26, 2023 After the WaPo expose on the "star" of the Jardiance ad, here's a NYT expose on Flo. I'll take Flo. Everybody knows Flo from Progressive-Who is Stephanie Courtney? (Article is gifted, so there shouldn't be a paywall) 6 2 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-8220824
meep.meep November 28, 2023 Share November 28, 2023 The Capital One guy is looking really gaunt. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-8223616
Tom Holmberg November 29, 2023 Share November 29, 2023 On 11/26/2023 at 5:52 AM, ebk57 said: After the WaPo expose on the "star" of the Jardiance ad, here's a NYT expose on Flo. I'll take Flo. Everybody knows Flo from Progressive-Who is Stephanie Courtney? (Article is gifted, so there shouldn't be a paywall) Expand Without knowing anything about her, I sort of assumed she came from an improv background. She had the feel around her. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-8224467
Bastet November 29, 2023 Share November 29, 2023 I'm surprised so few people recognize her outside of her Flo uniform. I haven't seen her perform live, but when she popped up in a (comedic) role in an episode of Major Crimes, I recognized her right away -- but I didn't spend the episode thinking of her as Flo, I totally bought her as the character. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-8224750
ForumLou January 1, 2024 Share January 1, 2024 Does anyone know who the redhead is in the Old Navy ads? She seems so familiar but I can't place her Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-8253755
Bastet January 1, 2024 Share January 1, 2024 On 1/1/2024 at 9:21 PM, ForumLou said: Does anyone know who the redhead is in the Old Navy ads? She seems so familiar but I can't place her Expand Natasha Lyonne. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-8253807
SoMuchTV January 1, 2024 Share January 1, 2024 On 1/1/2024 at 9:21 PM, ForumLou said: Does anyone know who the redhead is in the Old Navy ads? She seems so familiar but I can't place her Expand Maybe Natasha Lyonne? She’s been in ads for one of the big box clothing stores but I’m not sure which one. She’s been in Orange is the New Black, Russian Doll, Poker Face… Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-8253809
ForumLou January 2, 2024 Share January 2, 2024 On 1/1/2024 at 10:40 PM, SoMuchTV said: Maybe Natasha Lyonne? She’s been in ads for one of the big box clothing stores but I’m not sure which one. She’s been in Orange is the New Black, Russian Doll, Poker Face… Expand Hmmm you may be right On 1/1/2024 at 10:38 PM, Bastet said: Natasha Lyonne. Expand Ok thanks! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/2773-then-and-now-actors-and-their-voices-in-commercials/page/5/#findComment-8253908
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