Who’s that voice?
QUIZ: Who's that voice?
Big-name celebrities long have done some voice-over work for commercials. But advertisers increasingly are turning to them to gain attention for their ad campaigns. That means professional voice-over artists are feeling the pinch.
Roll over the images below to play the clips. Can you guess which actor voiced which commercial?
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'Here's to the beer fridge'
Sorry ladies, it's only his voice. He may be an international superstar, but here he proves he's just one of the guys: A man who loves his fridge.
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'In this business there are no straight lines'
A recent stint as a certain evil president hasn't stopped this actor's comforting tone from selling cross continental flights for Delta.
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'Change, and the world changes with you'
Her last film was in Paula Dean territory, but now this Emmy Award-winning actress is helping Kaiser Permanente tell patients to lay off the butter and have an apple instead.
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'Get it together baby'
This funny lady has done everything from animated films to stand up. Here she cleans up her sometimes-dirty humor for hungry Applebee's patrons.
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'The battery they trust'
Duracell batteries may have powered this actor's Walkman in his 1998 cult film, but, he says, they're useful for firemen too.
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'What drives us?'
This guy just keeps getting groovier and groovier. While he may have a predilection for retro digs it seems he's ready for a thoroughly modern car.
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Jon Hamm
Allison Janney
Donald Sutherland
Wanda Sykes
Jeff Bridges
George Clooney
Click here to reveal the answers, or hover over the actors to see which commercial they voiced.
Budweiser: George Clooney | Delta: Donald Sutherland | Kaiser: Allison Janney | Applebee's: Wanda Skyes | Duracell: Jeff Bridges | Mercedes: Jon Hamm
Credits| Reporting: Joe Flint and Lily Mihalik | Interactivity and design: Armand Emamdjomeh/@emamd, Stephanie Ferrell, Lily Mihalik
Photography: Jon Hamm / Los Angeles Times, Allison Janney / Los Angeles Times, Donald Sutherland / Los Angeles Times, Wanda Sykes / Fox, Jeff Bridges / Los Angeles Times, George Clooney / Los Angeles Times
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