Who Knew? Surprising Celebrity Food Products

Famous faces have been used to sell food for decades — in the 1950s, Groucho Marx joined Tony the Tiger in a Frosted Flakes ad — but here are seven celebrities who've gone beyond the paid sales pitch. These actors, athletes, singers, and socialites have tied their names, faces, and funds to a range of unexpected products.

Earlier this year, the star of Striptease and G.I. Jane invested in Nurture, Inc., maker of the popular Happyfamily line of kids' foods. (Organic Apple Puffs, Mac and Cheese Bites, and Baby Dahl are a few offerings.) Chef and Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio also recently joined the company's board of advisors.

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From the publicity deluge surrounding Barr's new book, "Roseanarchy," comes this tidbit: The former sitcom star now lives on a macadamia nut farm in Hawaii. "They're the perfect protein," she said on Good Morning America. "They don't have any carbohydrates and the only fat they've got, which is a lot, is the good kind." Barr is currently working on a Lifetime reality series about her life on the farm.

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Ray holds a distinction among celebrity chefs: She's the only one, so far, to put her face on a bag of dog food. Her proceeds from the line benefit charities that help animals.

Chris Bridges (a.k.a. Ludacris)'s cognac is the rare celeb-driven spirit that garners critical praise. According to Food & Wine's own Ray Isle, "It's a lush, vanilla-and-spice spirit, a crowd-pleaser, and at $30, it's fairly priced, too."

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Klum's line of candies is marketed as "fat free." (While this is true, the gummy snacks are still made mostly of sugar.)

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In May, thieves stole 21,000 skull-shaped bottles of Aykroyd's vodka from a warehouse in California. The optimistic comedian said he was "happy that some consumers will be afforded the opportunity of tasting it at significantly lower than retail price."

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In 2010, Madonna led a small cadre of celebrities (including Matthew McConaughey, Demi Moore, and singer Anthony Kiedis) into a reported 10-percent stake of the already-celeb-driven coconut water brand. The latest recruit is Rihanna, who was hired to pitch the drink in May.

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