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12
2003
Lost in promotion
I didn’t know that the premise of Lost in Translation is based in reality. Western celebs in large numbers are moonlighting as actors in Japanese commercials.
You may be surprised at who’s done this kind of work. Here’s a sampling of the big names who’ve made money in Japan selling everything from shampoo to Subaru. Is your favorite luminary above it all?
- Rick Astley
- Rowan Atkinson
- Dan Aykroyd
- Antonio Banderas
- David & Victoria Beckham
- Kate Beckinsdale
- Tom Berenger
- Luc Besson
- Lara Flynn Boyle
- Pierce Brosnan
- Nicolas Cage
- Mariah Carey
- Ray Charles
- George Clooney
- James Coburn
- Jennifer Connelly
- Sean Connery
- Harry Connick Jr
- Kevin Costner
- Penélope Cruz
- Timothy Dalton
- Geena Davis
- Cameron Diaz
- Sheena Easton
- Peter Falk
- Harrison Ford
- Jodie Foster
- Michael J. Fox
- Richard Gere
- Mel Gibson
- Whoopie Goldberg
- Jeff Goldblum
- Faith Hill
- Gregory Hines
- Anthony Hopkins
- Dennis Hopper
- Whitney Houston
- Quincy Jones
- Nastassja Kinski
- Christopher Lambert
- Diane Lane
- Spike Lee
- Juliette Lewis
- Jennifer Lopez
- George Lucas
- Kyle MacLachlan
- Madonna
- Ewan McGregor
- Demi Moore
- The Muppets
- Eddie Murphy
- Paul Newman
- Brad Pitt
- Natalie Portman
- Jean Reno
- Tim Roth
- Mickey Rourke
- Winona Ryder
- Julian Sands
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Steven Seagal
- Charlie Sheen
- Brooke Shields
- The Simpsons
- Britney Spears
- Sylvester Stallone
- Ringo Starr
- Rod Stewart
- Ben Stiller
- Quentin Tarantino
- Charlize Theron
- John Travolta
- Liv Tyler
- Mike Tyson
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Wallace & Gromit
- Andy Warhol
- Vanessa Williams
- Bruce Willis
- Stevie Wonder
- Catherine Zeta-Jones
- ZZ Top
“For a good time, make it Santori time!”