Ad Voiceovers,

Arti | 21:13 Fri 29th Apr 2011 | Film, Media & TV

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How many famous people can you 'spot' who do voiceovers for adverts on the telly? eg Timothy Spall: Wickes and British Gas
Dawn French: Tesco
Samantha Bond: Ariel

Why did the ....

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Buenchico

The wonderful Garrison Keillor:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ve4M4UsJQo

pips1

I thought Jane Horrocks was the Tesco voice.

tiggerblue10

Dervla Kirwan: M&S (Holly Aird did one as well).

Tizzi24

I love that ad Chris!

Arti

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Pips: Tesco uses several, incl Jane Horrocks, Dawn French, Graham Norton, Julie Walters. Asda, I think, only uses Ralf Little

supersuezy24

Justin lee Collins does the voice for the advert for the computer game Portal.. Maybe cause he does the voice in the game too

Arti

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Don't think I've seen that one, Suez. I like JLC, tho. Loved his Bring Back....programmes.

Arti

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Sean Bean is the voice of o2

boxtops

Nigel Havers does quite a lot - and it's Jim Howick on the latest o2 ad with the squirrel

Arti

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Still haven't seen the new o2 squirrel ad, Boxy. Sean Bean does all the 'simplicity' etc ones

tiggerblue10

Angus Deyton use to do the Mastercard ones years ago and Hugh Laurie did some as well.

boxtops

arti: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uolFwV2xsYk

Arti

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Yeah, Tig, Hugh Laurie did some Fisher Price and Huggies, amongst others.

tiggerblue10

Stephen Merchant - Barclays bank.

tiggerblue10

Johnson & Johnson baby lotion I think Arti.

Arti

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Yeah, Tig, he's got a great voice for doing 'kiddy' voiceovers.
Thanks, Boxy, most accommodating, as usual ;) It's cheating a bit, though, 'cos it's not strictly a voiceover x