During Newsweek's 2012 Oscar Roundtable, Academy Award nominee George Clooney defended his decision to supplement his income as a Hollywood headliner by starring in high-paid overseas coffee commercials.
While Clooney's work for Nespresso is actually quite good, some other Oscar winners have starred in some real commercial stinkers.
From a young Russell Crowe preaching the benefits of studying theology at Avondale College, a Seventh-day Adventist school in Australia, to Nicolas Cage dancing around with robots in a Japanese ad for Sankyo Pachinko, we have gathered the 10 worst ads starring Academy Award winners.
Kim Basinger, Best Supporting Actress for "LA Confidential" (1998)
Before she was a film noir vixen, Kim Basinger starred in an ad for Body on Tap Shampoo in 1978. The awful commercial does have an Oscar-worthy line, though: "Brewed with 1/3 real beer, but don't drink it." OK, Kim.
Nicolas Cage, Best Actor for "Leaving Las Vegas" (1995)
Nicolas Cage is known for his zany Japanese commercials for Sankyo Pachinko. Some involve dancing robots.
Cher, Best Actress for "Moonstruck" (1987)
In 1984, one year after getting nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "Silkwood" and three years before winning the Oscar for "Moonstruck," Cher starred in a bizarre ad for Chicago Health and Racquetball Club.
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