TV Actors Doing Voices in Commercials for Random Things: Esurance and Sprint

It's time for another installment of TV Actors Doing Voices in Commercials for Random Things, where we answer the question "Why does the voice in that commercial sound so familiar???"  First up, is the new series of Esurance commercials.

Sound familiar?  That voice is none other than The Office star John Krasinski. Back in 2008 we posted about John Krasinski's Blackberry Commercials, and it looks like he's at it again. You may also recall his voice in the commercial for Carnival Cruise Lines which aired last year.

Also check out his voice acting abilities in the animated films Shrek the Third and Monsters vs. Aliens.  He also provided his voice to an episode of American Dad.

J-Kras isn't the only one lending his voice to commercials.  Here's another one with a very familiar voice:

That's right, it's none other than Saturday Night Live cast member Andy Samberg.  Andy Samberg has of course been known to feature his voice as a member of the comedy hip hop group The Lonely Island, which is responsible for most of the SNL Digital Shorts.  His voice can also be heard in the animated film Space Chimps and in a few episodes of American Dad (a seemingly very popular show for TV actors to "appear" on).

TV Actors Doing Voices in Commercials for Random Things

We haven't posted any "TV Actors Doing Voices in Commercials for Random Things" lately, so here's a new one for you! This is a claymation commercial for Hotels.com, featuring the voice of Ed Helms (Andy from The Office)!

And though it's technically not just a "voice" in a commercial, Angela Kinsey (Angela from The Office) is now in a commercial for Clairol Nice 'n Easy!

The Office cast sure seems to be getting lots of commercial work!

TV Actors Doing Voices in Commercials for Random Things

Oh Blog, it's been so long. We've been so busy with finals and papers lately, that we just haven't had time to write in you. Unfortunately, we still have finals to study for and papers to write. I have a paper that's due tomorrow that I really should be writing now. And yet, I find myself thinking about a blog entry that I want to write in you. And so, in an effort to further procrastinate my schoolwork, I shall write in you.

I was watching TV the other day, as I oh so often do, not really paying attention, checking my email while a commercial was playing on TV, and I heard a familiar voice. "Jim???" I thought, instantly recognizing the voice of Jim Halper from The Office. I looked up, and it was a commercial for the new Blackberry, with a voice-over narration by John Krasinski, who plays Jim on The Office. I have noticed that this is becoming a trend, TV actors with recognizable voices not appearing in commercials, but just using their voices to talk about the product in commercials. So, this is brings us to our newest segment, "TV Actors Doing Voices in Commercials for Random Things"! Another example of a commercial that falls into this category is Zach Braff (JD from Scrubs) voicing the dog in the Cottonelle toilet paper commercials. Zach Braff also provides his voice to the new PUR Water commercials, but I can't seem to find that clip online. If I find it, or any other commercials featuring the voice of a TV actor, I'll be sure to post it here!

John Krasinski's voice in Blackberry commercial:


Zach Braff's voice in Cottonelle commercial: