Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in the recent edition of the Super Bowl, a day also marked by halftime starring a pregnant Rihanna, as well as an anthem. But apart from that, many turned to commercials.
John Travolta for T-Mobile
Along with Zach Braff and Donald Faison, stars of scrubsJohn Travolta, 68, recreated the iconic “Summer Nights” song from the 1978 musical, but with the lyrics adapted to extol the virtues of T-Mobile’s home internet.
Alicia Silverstone for Rakuten
After 28 years, Alicia Silverstone reprized her role as Cher Horowitz ignorant, for the online shopping site Rakuten. The character again gave an inspiring speech in class, but this time his topic is not about the Haitian refugee crisis, but about the virtues of online shopping.
Will Ferrell for GM and Netflix
These companies put the actor behind the wheel of a fleet of electric vehicles to send him on a road trip through a series of Netflix shows.
P. Diddy and friends for Uber One
An Uber rep asks Sean Combs (P. Diddy) to write “a hit for Uber One.” The artist agreed to do it in collaboration with a team of musical stars best known for just one hit, such as Montell Jordan, Kelis, Donna Lewis, Ylvis and Haddaway.
J.Lo and Ben Affleck for Dunkin’
The actor, writer and director Ben Affleck also stood out in the coveted Super Bowl commercials, in which he appeared as an employee of Dunkin’, the American coffee chain of which he is a big fan. Affleck appears to be servicing real clients’ cars until he is surprised by his wife, the singer Jennifer Lopez, who sends him back home.
Other very popular commercials were performed by Steve Martin and Ben Stiller (Pepsi Zero); or Elton John, Jack Harlow and Missy Elliott (Doritos).
Source: Eluniverso
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