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Celebrity Food Commercials: 15 Before-They-Were-Famous Video Clips

Watch your favorite celebrities promoting food products in these commercials from before they made it big!
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Every celebrity has to start somewhere, and we found 15 stars who had their break-out moments while breaking bread in a TV commercial. The following old-school ads feature Brad Pitt promoting Pringles, Leonardo DiCaprio blowing bubbles for Bubble Yum, Drew Barrymore pouting for Pillsbury, and much more!If these old-time ads are making you nostalgic, take a look at retro candies from yesteryear. Or for a little more celebrity fun, see who made the cold cut in our collection of celebrity-named sandwiches.
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Old-Time Ads with Famous Stars

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While celebrities are always spotted chowing down at the best restaurants, many of them got their start as a different kind of foodie — the spokesperson.


We've got video footage of some of the most embarrassing, adorable, and silliest pre-fame commercial clips of the 80s and 90s. From Brad Pitt for Pringles to Lindsay Lohan for Jello, we have everything you need to satisfy your craving for a little celebrity nostalgia.

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Brad Pitt

Product: Pringles

Year: 1989


Back in 1989, Brad Pitt was already a charmer. He used his perfect bone structure and beach-ready bod to land himself a role as the Pringles pretty-boy.


Related Recipe: Potato Chip Cookies

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Drew Barrymore

Product: Pillsbury Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Year: 1979


Before she was one of Charlie's angels, Drew Barrymore got an early start as an angelic little girl in need of some cheering up in this classic Pillsbury Doughboy commercial.


Related Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Sarah Michelle Gellar

Product: Burger King

Year: 1981


Although she wouldn't become Buffy for a few more years, Sarah Michelle Gellar got her start slaying McDonald's as a Burger King spokes-girl.


Related Recipe: Cheese-Stuffed Burgers

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Keanu Reeves

Product: Corn Flakes

Year: 1987


Before Keanu Reeves entered into the Matrix, he rebelled in a different way — by stealing a bowl of Kellogg's Corn Flakes!


Related Recipe: Cereal Tarts with Yogurt and Fresh Fruit

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Matt LeBlanc

Product: Heinz Ketchup

Year: 1987


Foreshadowing his food-centric character on Friends, Matt Leblanc took a few bites out of a Heinz ketchup–topped hot dog for a taste of screen time in 1987.


Related Recipe: Lucy Waverman's Homemade Ketchup

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Jason Alexander

Product: McDonald's

Year: 1985


Jason Alexander brings the moves in this early-career commercial for the McDonald's McDLT. While it's no longer a menu option, the McDLT was a popular item that allowed the customer to keep the hot and cold parts of their burger separate until just before the first bite!


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Raven Symone

Product: Cool Whip

Year: 1990


Raven Symone found her calling eating Cool Whip on camera before her breakout role as Olivia on The Cosby Show.


Related Recipe: Chocolate Whipped Cream

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Haley Joel Osment

Product: Kraft Cheese

Year: 1992


Before he saw dead people, Haley Joel Osment's biggest worry was that his Kraft cheese would get stolen by a lovable dragon.


Related Recipe: Grilled Cheese With Spinach and Tomato Sauce

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Ben Affleck

Product: Burger King

Year: 1989


Affleck got his start as an impromptu Burger King delivery boy in this sweet commercial about a lovestruck guy who can't catch a break.


Related Recipe: Crispy French Fries

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Bruce Willis

Product: Seagram's Wine Coolers

Year: 1986


Who knew that Bruce Willis, star of the action-packed Die Hard films, sings and drinks wine coolers? Watch him do both in this Seagram's ad from '86.


Related Recipe: Peach Wine Cooler

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Elijah Wood

Product: Pizza Hut

Year: 1990s


Elijah Wood found success in the acting world well before he became Frodo in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, landing parts such as this Pizza Hut commercial.


Related Recipe: Pizza Margherita

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Demi Moore

Product: Diet Coke

Year: 1988


Before Demi Moore made it big, it seems she spent her time fighting off cats that were after her Diet Coke.


Related Recipe: Root Beer Float

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Product: Pop-Tarts

Year: 1991


When he was ten years old, the lovable Joseph Gordon-Levitt certainly didn't need an Inception to convince his dad to eat a Pop-Tart.


Related Recipe: Fig and Apricot Fruit Bar

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Leonardo DiCaprio

Product: Bubble Yum

Year: 1988


Before becoming famous for falling in love in Titanic, Leo Dicaprio's other talents included blowing giant bubbles with bubblegum.


Related Recipe: Sugared Jelly Candies

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Lindsay Lohan

Product: Jello

Year: 1996


Before she was making headlines, Lindsay Lohan lent her cute, freckle-speckled face to more than 60 commercials.


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