i’m the muthaflippin’ … emphasis on flippin’
Another two seconds of faux fame to share with the world.
Today I finally received a copy of the recent Sunoco commercial I shot where I was a double for NASCAR driver Elliot Sadler.
It really is a pretty funny spot, but don’t expect the amount of screentime I got with the Bojangles piece last year.
I’ll save you the trouble of figuring out where I am, though it’s not that difficult. In the commercial, after the shot with Elliot in the trashcan there are two shots of “Elliot” flipping across the pavement; the first is the flip, the second is the leap. That’s your’s truly flipping and leaping.
Welcome to show-biz.
What’s funny to me is that the mustache they gave me is so much darker than the one the actual Elliot is wearing.
PS. You can also see a much higher resolution version at the director’s website here. Just click on ‘Elliot Sadler’ under the Sunoco listing in the Commercial Archive.
Don’t blink…you’ll miss it!
Nah, good job…it’s still one more commercial than I’ve been in. Well, been paid to be in, at least. And to think, you were worried about pulling off your flips and rolls when you got the gig…expert, I tells ya!
Dude!! I meant to tell you, I was channel surfing the other night after midnight, and something caught my eye as I cruised past the SPEED channel. I flipped back, and it was a little video piece from (I think) the shooting of this commercial. I got really excited, thinking that I was going to see you… but instead, it was just Sadler and some goof from the SPEED channel wearing the Best Buy uniforms and wigs. They were joking around and stuff… I kept trying to catch a glimpse of you in the background, but no dice.
Still, I like the commercial. I’m fired up that they freeze-framed it on you behind the logo. You can totally tell that’s our Nate and not some overpriced steering wheel jockey.
Upon further review, that stunt wasn’t THAT dangerous. This Sadler character must be a wuss. Afraid of getting a scrape, NASCAR boy?
Yeah, I saw the behind the scenes thing on myspaceTV also. It is pretty disappointing them hyping that bearded guy as Sadler’s ’stand-in’…I’m like, back up off Beardy, you didn’t roll on concrete for 30 minutes, yo.
You are awesome…Will and I are still obsessed with you…..we find out the sex soon….yippy…karan anne
That’s our racist society for you! “Darky” does all the hard work and “whitey” gets the money and glory.
Dude, It wasn’t until I watched that commercial until I realized how much you look like Elliot Sadler, especially when Elliot Sadler is wearing a wig and hanging out at gas stations. You could be one of those doubles who stands outside of the Chinese Theater in LA and takes pictures with people. I guess they gave you a completely different ’stache so they wouldn’t accidentally confuse the two of you. I’d take my picture with you, but only if you wore the wig.
Love it!!! Where are you on the “Help Nathan Get Lost” ?! Gotta find a way to make that work…
That’s awesome!!! How’s life these days?
You’re the motherflippin’ – raceophorous. Congrats! I actually can’t tell the difference between the two of you. I guess that’s the idea . . .
Nice job, mother ucker.
Amanda
Awesome. Nice roll.
caps off to you for successfully pulling off the dive’n roll! (I’m most thankfull that you didn’t brake you frickin’ neck…and then i would have been required to become your personal nurse; for which we would have sent elliot the bill…how’s that for sticking it to the man???)
g$
Goddamighty! The boy’s a T.V. star. And to think I’m wearing his underpants.
“i’m moovin’ eein”