Shilling Celebrities: 12 Stars Who Sold Stuff Overseas

Taylor Swift's newest video came out April 15...

And it's a Chinese commercial for Toyota. It's already been taken down, but here's a picture:

Celebrities do this all the time overseas because the money is better and the commercials won't be widely seen on western turf. However, that's a legacy rooted before YouTube, so let's check out some of that historical hawking:

01
Chris Evans was in that Chinese Call of Duty commercial

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02
Paul Newman sold Maxwell House over in Japan

Listen, a cup of coffee is not a replacement for a cake.

Paul Newman's smile, however, totally is.

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03
Jennifer Anniston peddled Heineken in France

That dude should reflect on his love of Heineken and its effect on his life.

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04
Wes Anderson directed Brad PItt hawking cell phones to Japan

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05
George Clooney sold the Spanish on the wonders of Nespresso

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06
Arnold Schwarzenegger did a ton of Japanese commericals

It's mostly just Arnold flexing and eating ramen.

Or being a cartoon and licking his lips.

Or, you know, juggling people.

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07
Leonardo pimped some Japanese credit cards

Dat young Leo wink...

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08
Hugh Jackman promoted ice tea in Japan

Basically this:

But that would have been better.

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09
Before Goop, Gwyneth sold Martini in Italy

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10
Sly Stallone peddled vodka in Russia

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11
Drew Barrymore pushed ice cream in South Korea

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12
Nicolas Cage got insane with this piano for Japanese pachinko

Like, seriously, watch it. Pretty sure they didn't even bother giving Nic Cage a script.

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