Voice Talent George Washington III Featured in 'Best Political Ad of the Year'
Political "Old Spice" spoof voiced by Washington goes viral, lands on "The Today Show"
Online, October 18, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Among the hundreds of political commercials produced for the mid-term elections in 2010, one ad featuring a humorous performance by a popular male voice talent has been nationally recognized as one of "the best political ads of the year" by a respected political analyst and a well-regarded advertising executive.
Voice Actor George Washington, III was signed as the voice over talent by Minnesota marketing company Odd Lamps, LLC for a web-based campaign video on behalf of Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller. The now viral video featuring Washington's voice over performance is themed around the very popular "Old Spice" ads starring former NFL player Isaiah Mustafa.
On their October 18, 2010 broadcast, NBC's "Today" show, a roundtable discussion about political commercials featured "Today" show host Matt Lauer, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and
NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd as well as Donnie Deutsch, chairman of Deutsch, a multi-billion dollar full service advertising agency. Both Todd and Deutsch recognized candidate Miller's viral "Old Spice" ad as one of "the best political ads of the year" during the "Today" show interview.
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Joe Miller is the Republican candidate for Senate from Alaska. He is currently running against Democrat Scott McAdams, mayor of Sitka, and sitting Senator Lisa Murkowski, who is waging a write in candidacy after having been defeated by Miller in the Republican primary.
Odd Lamps, LLC is based in Coon Rapids, MN, and handles all manner of marketing, including website design, media campaign managment (print, radio, tv, web), social networking, copywriting, graphics
design, multimedia programs and interactive disks, brand development and cohesiveness.
A professional voice actor since 2003, some of George Washington III's professional voiceover credits include CarMax, McDonalds, Hewlett Packard, the Louisiana, North Carolina and Tennessee Lotteries, Hooters, EA Sports, Ikea, the Tennessee Valley Authority, ADP, Opera Carolina, the Charlotte Bobcats,IBM, Time Warner Cable, Capital One, Whole Foods, Cox Cable and Mass Health.
VO Evolution is a worldwide, English language-based voice talent business. The company provides voice talent for commercials, animation, corporate narrations, documentaries, podcasts & messaging on-hold.