18 Bizarre Celebrity Endorsements of Products
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You’re sitting around watching TV or YouTube and then it happens. You see an ad. Ads happen. Like it or not, advertising is the lifeblood of our media. Without ads, there’s no money, without money there are no shows and, well, you get it, right? Even Cracked isn’t above selling ad space in order to keep the lights on in our massive comedy lair.
Anyway, you see an ad for a product that seems OK at best and weird at worst. You wonder who would possibly need— Wait, is that Penélope Cruz? Why is she dressed up like Mario? Damn, she even looks sexy with a bushy, stereotypical mustache. Anyway, what’s this product she’s selling?
Even the biggest celebrities can find themselves selling the oddest products or products that totally go against what we know them for. Here are some of the oddest, weirdest, and out-of-character products that big-time actors, musicians, and persons-of-note have promoted to you on camera.
Snoop Dogg - Hot Pockets
![Celebrity Endorsements Snoop Dogg parodied himself for Hot Pockets. In 2012, Snoop recorded a parody of his hit Drop It Like It's Hot called Pocket Like It's Hot to advertise the microwavable calzone-ish pastry. Не even recorded a full-length music video for it. CRACKED.COM HOT POCKETS](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/8/858818.jpg)
Source: Ad On YouTube
Muhammad Ali - Roach Traps
![Celebrity Endorsements QUIS my picture Muhammed Oli d-CON ROACH TRAPS BAS Kill roaches without poison Muhammad Ali doesn't want you living with roaches. Ali starred in several ads for d-Con roach traps in the 1980s - probably because those bugs don't sting like a bee, and you definitely don't want them floating like a butterfly (or even crawling like, well, a roach). CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/9/858809.jpg)
Source: Ad On YouTube
John Cena - Crocs
![Celebrity Endorsements John Cena opened up about being bullied as a kid (to sell you Crocs). The wrestling champion/Peacemaker discussed the time he got bullied and the importance of being yourself for the Come As You Are campaign for Crocs. A bit heavy for a spongy sandal commercial. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/5/858805.jpg)
Source: Ad On YouTube
Penélope Cruz - Nintendo DS
![Celebrity Endorsements It's-a-me! Pen-él-ope Cruz! Nintendo needed a spokesperson for the DS and thought, Why not a hot movie star? Cruz appeared in several spots for console, and even dressed up as Mario himself. (Hey, it's better than Chris Pratt.) CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/4/858804.jpg)
Source: Ad On YouTube
Tom Hiddleston - Centrum Silver
![Celebrity Endorsements Centrum Tom Hiddleston wants to serve you breakfast (and Centrum Silver). The Loki star appeared in a Chinese ad for Centrum Silver for Women, shot from the POV of Hiddleston's wife/girlfriend. Не kindly makes you breakfast and pushes the supplement onto you, because in this reality you're a heterosexual woman over 50. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/8/858808.jpg)
Source: Ad On YouTube
Ozzy Osbourne - I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
![Celebrity Endorsements Ozzy Osbourne couldn't believe it wasn't, in fact, butter. Takey in Butter During the heyday of his family's reality show, Osbourne appeared in a few ads for the butter substitute I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. No word on whether he slathered any on a bat's head. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/6/858806.jpg)
Source: Ad On YouTube
Katy Perry - 'The Sims 3'
![Celebrity Endorsements The SIMS 3 Kotal Rorry Sweet Treats Katy Perry sang in Simlish for The Sims 3. In 2012, Perry lent her likeness and her songs to the video game for an expansion pack. She even re- recorded her hit Last Friday Night in the Simlish gibberish language. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/7/858817.jpg)
Sources: The Sims/YouTube, TheSim3EAMusic/YouTube
Brad Pitt - Pringles
![Celebrity Endorsements Brad Pitt relieved his fever with Pringles. In 1989, a fresh-faced Pitt was the token surfer bro who loved the Fever Reliever known as Pringles. Nothing says cool party like a tennis ball can filled to the brim with salty potato flakes. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/6/858816.jpg)
Source: Ad On YouTube
Helen Mirren - Wii Fit
![Celebrity Endorsements Helen Mirren got Wii Fit. The revered actress gushed over the ease of doing exercise in front of the TV using the Wii Fit, promoting that anyone can do it (especially Oscar winners). CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/2/858812.jpg)
Source: Ad On YouTube
Paris Hilton - Carl's Jr.
![Celebrity Endorsements Paris Hilton wants you to... have sex with a cheeseburger? In 2005, the model and socialite appeared in a series of ads for the Hardee's/Carl's Jr. hamburger chain. The ads featured her sensually washing a car while foreplay-eating a cheeseburger. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/1/858811.jpg)
Source: Ad On YouTube
Malcolm McDowell - Lunchables Uploaded
![Celebrity Endorsements Institution UPLOADED Malcolm McDowell pokes fun at his age for Lunchables Uploaded. In a series of meta ads, the revered actor gets flustered attempting slang and adopting internet culture with these darn Millennials and Gen Z kids. These ads for new line of Lunchables were obviously brainstormed by execs around McDowell's age. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/0/858810.jpg)
Source: Ad On YouTube
Kim Kardashian - Toilet Paper
![Celebrity Endorsements Kim Kardashian isn't just concerned about her own butt. min rooms enjoy th Charmin Charmis - Charmin Restrooms Restrooms enjoy the go enjoy the go. In 2010, Kardashian took part in a ceremony to open extra public restrooms in New York's Time Square as an ambassador for Charmin toilet paper. She appeared alongside two Charmin bears, obviously not needing to do their business in the woods. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/4/858814.jpg)
Source: Ad On YouTube
The Flintstones - Winston Cigarettes
![Celebrity Endorsements The Flintstones wanted you to smoke up. In 1961, the Modern Stone Age Family encouraged you to burn a few Winston cigarettes to relax while you watched their wacky primetime antics. Apparently they didn't have a pelican x-ray machine or a saber- tooth CT scan to inspect their lungs. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/5/858815.jpg)
Source: Ad On YouTube
Bob Dylan - Victoria's Secret
![Celebrity Endorsements Bob Dylan correctly predicted his commercial future. In a 1965 interview, Dylan joked that he'd only ever sell out for women's undergarments. Fast forward to 2007, Dylan appeared in an ad for Victoria's Secret. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/3/858813.jpg)
Source: Still Dyl/YouTube
Jamie Lee Custis - Activia
![Celebrity Endorsements Jamie Lee Curtis wants yogurt to fix your guts. ACTIVIA For a while in the 2010s, the scream queen was the face of Activia, a yogurt with probiotics to help your digestion. You can't beat Michael Myers if you have pooping issues. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/3/858803.jpg)
Source: Ad On YouTube
David Carradine - Yellow Book
![Celebrity Endorsements David Carradine was a Sage of Phone Books. Yellow I Book i - - - - - METRO The star of Kung Fu and Kill Bill promoted enlightenment through the Yellow Book in 2006, even though Google had long replaced phone books. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/9/858819.jpg)
Source: Ad On YouTube
Justin Bieber - Nail Polish
![Celebrity Endorsements Nicole by OP THE ONE LESS LONELY GIRL COLLECTION Justin Bieber promoted nail polish when he was 16. As Bieber was barely old enough to get his driver's license, he was selling nail polish to adult women for Nicole by OPI. Bieber Fever was so high that he sold millions of bottles for the brand. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/2/858802.jpg)
Source: Time
Method Man - Sour Patch Kids
![Celebrity Endorsements Method Man recorded a full rap for Sour Patch Kids. In 2013, the Wu-Tang member released World Gone Sour (The Lost Kids) a full rap video to promote the sour-sweet gummy candy. The most offensive part isn't that this happened, but that it's not a bad song. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/7/858807.jpg)
Source: Method Man/YouTube