Actors and musicians have filled our screens, radios and publications for decades with their skill and talents. So much so, they are often called on by various companies to star in their advertising campaigns. While some are fantastic (David Mitchell and Robert Webb's Mac/PC adverts for example) others are a little more... unconventional.
Last week saw a new celebrity advert thrown into the mix. Owen Wilson, 50, is starring in a campaign for sofa company Sofology - for the second time. The Golden Globe-nominated actor previously worked with the company in 2017, and confused viewers with his musings on Shakespeare. In the latest advert, he admires the craftsmanship of a surfboard to a dog before saying he is going to take a nap.
Bizarre, to say the least, but luckily for Wilson, he is in good company. Here are some of the strangest adverts featuring celebrities.
Mariah Carey - Game of War
While the rise of meme culture has helpfully reminded us of some key Carey moments - see the MTV Cribs episode of her climbing into a bath and the "I don't know her" gif - one thing you wouldn't expect from the singer is to star in a gaming advert.
But, in 2015, the diva - who is one of the best selling musicians of all time - surprised us all by taking centre stage in a Game of War advert. The campaign saw her 1993 hit "Hero" playing in the background as soldiers rush to save some struggling men during a medieval battle.
Carey herself then appears - fully clad in a metal breastplate with a large sword - and shoots dead a dragon with a crossbow. "Time to be heroes guys," she says, before running off to battle.
Not what you would expect from the star who brought us "Glitter" and "All I Want For Christmas Is You", but critics loved it regardless.
(Evening Standard)
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