Chapter 1
Sipping and snacking to stardom
Chapter 2
Household helpers and high tech
Chapter 3
Global campaigns and rising stars
YOUR GOAL
Master of The secret commercials of future superstars
Ch 1 · Sipping and snacking to stardom
schopenhauer Pre-Fame Food Commercials
Pouring the flakes, popping the can, stars on the screen!
schopenhauer Long before his food documentaries, Stanley Tucci starred in a 1985 Ragú commercial.
schopenhauer A shirtless Brad Pitt helped sell Pringles in a sun-drenched 1989 television commercial.
BETA
schopenhauer Match famous celebrities to their retro food commercials to discover how they started out.
Fun Fact
Pringles residuals: Brad Pitt earned enough from his 1989 Pringles commercial to pay his rent and acting class fees for an entire year.
Glossary
commercial (noun)
A television or radio advertisement. In 1989, a young Brad Pitt starred in a television spot promoting Pringles potato chips.
A television or radio advertisement. In 1989, a young Brad Pitt starred in a television spot promoting Pringles potato chips.
Quiz
Before starring in food movies, which actor appeared in a 1985 commercial for Ragú pasta sauce?
Quiz
Which snack brand featured a shirtless Brad Pitt in a 1989 commercial about a broken-down car?
Quiz
In 1984, which future action star danced in a kitchen for a Kellogg's Corn Flakes commercial?
Quiz
What did Keanu Reeves have to do immediately after filming his 1984 Kellogg's commercial?
Quiz
Which future "Friends" star won a Cannes Lion award for a 1987 Heinz Ketchup commercial?