Patrick Warburton has made a career out of playing the smug and clueless jerk everyone loves to laugh at on shows like Seinfeld, Less than Perfect and Rules of Engagement. I guess that's why Apple thought he'd be the perfect guy to play a "top of the line" PC in the latest Mac ad:
I love these simple and amusing Get a Mac ads, but this is probably one of my favorites of the bunch. I never imagined this before, but now I can see the hammy Warburton maybe playing a self-important '60s commercial actor on Mad Men, or at least starring in an SNL-style Mad Men parody.
This isn't the first time Warburton has turned pitchman for a big corporation. He's appeared in tons of commercials, including a series of strange American Express ads with former co-star and Microsoft pitchman Jerry Seinfeld. Warburton played the voice of the animated Superman:
Patrick Warburton is a 'top of the line' PC in the latest Mac ad
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8-26-2009 @ 3:09AM
Kelly said...
Patrick Warburton is basically my favorite person ever. Always glad to see him in whatever he does, even a commercial.
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8-26-2009 @ 8:59AM
MDR said...
I've always thought that Patrick Warburton would be the perfect choice to play Captain Marvel. Shazam!
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8-26-2009 @ 9:54AM
Michael said...
I always thought he would have been perfect as the Big Red Cheese, too.
And you left out one of my favorites, his portrayal of Eric on Dave's World.
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8-26-2009 @ 4:32PM
Jimmy said...
Good premise, but it fizzled about half-way through. Could have been much better.
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