Before They Were Stars
Hot Gallery! You Won’t Believe Who Starred in Super Bowl Commercials Before They Made It Big!
It’s perhaps the only day in the year when we’re actually psyched to watch commercials instead of fast-forwarding through them. And given the historical significance (and the mega price tags), it’s no wonder: For better or worse, Super Bowl ads make an impact. This year there’s already been a lot of buzz about an ad scheduled to run featuring the return of Ferris Bueller, with Matthew Broderick reprising the role that made him famous 26 years ago. Herewith, some of the stars who appeared in Super Bowl ads before we knew their names... By Nina Hämmerling Smith
Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Acura
Elijah Wood’s Amazing Bag of Wavy Lay’s (1994)
Elijah Wood was a child star who received critical acclaim (though not widespread fame) in movies like The Ice Storm and The Adventures of Huck Finn. But before he was Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, he was probably best known for being the “betcha can’t eat just one” kid who used a bag of Lay’s potato chips to wheedle his way into better seats at the big game. This spot also stars Dan Quayle and Troy Aikman (what a combo!). Wood’s latest, Celeste and Jesse Forever, just debuted at Sundance, and he’ll appear in The Hobbit later this year.
Comments
Filed Under:
Trending on the Web