We ad to 'ave Sean

 

Source: Daily Star

17 June 2004

 

Movie hunk Sean Bean is Britain's most wanted telly ad voice over star -

because viewers trust his gruff Yorkshire accent.

The classically-trained Sheffield-born actor - who refuses to shed his

accent - has proved he really is Lord of the Rings by landing a megabucks

deal to promote O2 mobile phones.

And company bosses say sales have rocketed.

They claim his Tyke tones come across as more trustworthy than southern

spiel.

He's also done voice overs for superstores Morrisons, Safeway and Marks

and Spencers, the National Blood Transfusion Service, Cancer Research

UK, children's charity Barnardos...and in a recruitment ad for the Royal

Marines.

An O2 sokesman says "Sean's voice fits the bill perfectly. Although we

don't say on the ad who is speaking, his voice is recognisable".

- Thanks to Sarah for typing this

 

(Read about some of Sean's tv ads here)

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