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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
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The wonderful Garrison Keillor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ve4M4UsJQo
I thought Jane Horrocks was the Tesco voice.
Dervla Kirwan: M&S (Holly Aird did one as well).
I love that ad Chris!
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Pips: Tesco uses several, incl Jane Horrocks, Dawn French, Graham Norton, Julie Walters. Asda, I think, only uses Ralf Little
Justin lee Collins does the voice for the advert for the computer game Portal.. Maybe cause he does the voice in the game too
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Don't think I've seen that one, Suez. I like JLC, tho. Loved his Bring Back....programmes.
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Sean Bean is the voice of o2
Nigel Havers does quite a lot - and it's Jim Howick on the latest o2 ad with the squirrel
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Still haven't seen the new o2 squirrel ad, Boxy. Sean Bean does all the 'simplicity' etc ones
Angus Deyton use to do the Mastercard ones years ago and Hugh Laurie did some as well.
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Yeah, Tig, Hugh Laurie did some Fisher Price and Huggies, amongst others.
Stephen Merchant - Barclays bank.
Johnson & Johnson baby lotion I think 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
Michael Gambon for HSBC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJpJcHSRRcc
(With accompanyment by Heston Blumenthal's old BBC theme tune
http://www.dailymotio...i-gue-ding-ding_music
)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJpJcHSRRcc
Forgot Rob Brydon and the adverts he's done voiceovers for.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHTINzjUckE


http://en.wikipedia.o...ydon#Voiceover_artist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHTINzjUckE
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Toby Carvery: James Corden (perfect choice for an eaterie, some might say).
Bill Oddie: Jordan's Cereal 'You can taste we care'....whatever!
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Martin Clunes: Argos

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