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Top 10 Celebrity Commercials from Before They Were Stars


at one point in time they were
struggling actors just looking for their
big break no way
cuz cheddar cheese makes all the
difference
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
celebrity commercials from before they
were stars well the young is the fun
that never blows out big mouth busting
bub William keeps a poppin for this list
we’re taking a look at celebrities who
appeared in television commercials
before achieving mega stardom the best
thing that ever happened to a bum like
me
we chose high-profile celebrities who
appeared in some rather silly non
glamorous or downright embarrassing
commercial spots number 10 Paul Rudd for
the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
when you decide to get serious there’s
only one place to come the games of
Super Nintendo
you may know this versatile actor from
his comedic roles in such films as the
40 year old virgin
or I Love You Man I Love You Man but
before he was playing the handsome funny
guy he starred in a painfully cheesy
Super Nintendo commercial from 1991 now
you’re playing with power super power
come to think of it the world has been
missing some footage of Brian Fantana
intently playing video games on a mega
screen there’s no one else who makes
these kinds of games number 9 Keanu
Reeves for Kellogg’s cornflakes you go
buddy breakfast of champions before he
started as neo in the matrix trilogy he
was just an actor trying to catch a
break I want the bed in this 80s
cornflakes commercial he plays a server
setting out bowls of cereal for the
world’s worst company breakfast aside
from the way to happy dancing it’s
apparent that he put a lot of heart and
soul into sneaking a dry bite of cereal
that’s true talent number 8 Matt LeBlanc
for Heinz ketchup he was one of our
favorite friends but before that he was
eating hot dogs on camera as a day job
something about the 80s made commercials
fairly nonsensical so apparently
perching a bottle of ketchup on a
building then running downstairs to
order a hot dog is a wise decision hot
dog please
what you don’t have what no bang this
friend makes the best of it however and
eat that hot dog with pride
the best things come to those who wait
sitting in a bar swanky bought it at
number 7 Bruce Willis for Seagram’s wine
coolers in case you didn’t know wine
coolers are where the fun starts
just ask the star of diehard you became
a mother as a surprise to no one and
everyone simultaneously Hollywood’s
favorite funny tough guy can’t even walk
down the street without being accosted
by models and mildly alcoholic beverages
sleeveless shirts really drive the point
home by the end of the commercial and
the rock harmonica truly sings number
six
Bryan Cranston for preparation-h we’ve
grown accustomed to him masterminding a
sprawling meth Empire or even playing a
put-up comedic family man don’t you miss
me I miss me but one thing we quite
honestly can’t get enough of is watching
him star in a commercial for hemorrhoids
now you can relieve inflamed
hemorrhoidal tissue with the oxygen
action of preparation-h we appreciate
the sincerity the full head of hair and
the 80s Wall Street shark look that he’s
delivering in this spot Heisenberg cares
about your inflamed hemorrhoidal tissue
so show it some love preparation-h with
oxygen action number five Jason
Alexander for the McDonald’s mcdlt hey
you say you’re getting tired of lettuce
and tomato hamburgers in this town that
don’t quite make it
this commercial puts a whole new spin on
singing for your supper I’m talking what
about a beat
Oh Seinfeld’s friend and confidant was
really excited about hamburgers and
wanted everyone on the street to know
quick noticin tomato on the cou cool
side cool hey cool the LP okay
probably most notable about the
commercial isn’t the singing and dancing
but that lush head of dad hair that
George Costanza was sporting
enthusiastically it’s beautiful but much
like the mcdlt all good things must come
to an end
could be the best-tasting lettuce and
tomato hamburger ever be LP number four
do me more for diet coke hey Walton
what’s up Ram when your soda
inexplicably flies out of your hands
onto a window ledge did you go get
another can of soda no you go out on
that ledge and you risk your life for
someone calorie refreshment prior to st.
Elmo’s fire and ghost mizmor was
throwing yourself off skyscrapers to
recover diet cokes
Wow and if you’ve ever tasted a diet
coke you’ll know that’s just ridiculous
hi hi oh no Pringles
number three Brad Pitt four Pringles
clearly the instructions were smile and
looked pretty for this quintessential
surfer spot and the golden Adonis of
Hollywood obliged for a role with no
lines he conveys the inner turmoil of a
young man in the middle of an
existential crisis as he considers the
frivolity of youth and his own impending
mortality you’re going to die just
kidding he smashes a potato chip in his
mouth and grins into the camera and
that’s all we need number two
Steve Carell for Brown’s chicken big
news from browse chicken watching
big-name celebrities and regional
commercials has the added benefit of
obscurity for both the star and the
product they’re trying to sell
I don’t know I’m doing anything I don’t
even know low cholesterol fried chicken
from a Chicago restaurant chain was
clearly all that was needed to boost
this 40 year old virgin from relative
unknown to comedic powerhouse and a
taste just as great as always well maybe
it wasn’t the chicken but we like to
imagine it was but quite frankly third
spot has been better than we’d
anticipated rounds chicken it tastes
better and it’s better for you before we
unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable mentions
hot chocolate chips have a magical way
they can’t even make you smile
unbelievable luckily I know perfect way
to show McDonald’s how I feel I go to
Burger King this is a chunk of super
soft bubble bubble go this is a loud
thumping – thumping boom box both are
known for black it’s Joe grape
good-looking here kills germs the germs
that can give you bad breath see and at
last you understand number one Ben
Affleck for Burger King can compare the
paycheck okay
he looks like he’s on his way to star in
a very serious after-school special back
when car phones were a thing taking to
go orders from strangers was apparently
what the cool kids did in their free
time
hey is this biggish oh yeah yeah this is
Burger King did you two leave a chef’s
salad Oh for you
affleck delivers his lines with the
cheeky aplomb of a man who knows he’s
going to win an Oscar one day or even be
cast as Batman for some reason because
of Burger King when you want to give
people what they want sometimes rewrite
Holmes you’ve got to break the rules do
you agree with our list what’s your
favorite celebrity TV commercial yeah
now if you didn’t hate it yeah I
wouldn’t use it
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