Spread Your Wings and Fly, My Eagles: 5 TV Commercials Featuring YouTube Stars

YouTubers

10:00 am January 23, 2013

Posted on... 10:00 am January 23, 2013

YouTubers striking deals with corporate sponsors is nothing new in the industry. Examples include Smosh’s music video promoting “Assassin’s Creed” and one of KassemG’s episodes featuring Axe products. While some YouTubers have welcomed companies into their latest vlog piece or music video, others have successfully crossed over into being featured in commercials for television. Here’s a look at the top five YouTube artists who have been featured in commercials.

Shanna Malcolm, Shane Dawson and Harley Morenstein for Just Dance 4

MysteryGuitarMan for McDonald’s

Honey Badger for Wonderful Pistachios

Pomplamoose for Hyundai

Charlie Bit My Finger for Ragu

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By Ed Carrasco

Ed Carrasco has been in the journalism field for nearly a decade. Some of his photographs/articles have been featured in publications such as the Guardian, LA Weekly, OC Weekly, the Fullertonian, Cerritos-Artesia Patch and Orange Coast Magazine. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from UCLA and a master’s degree in Journalism from Kingston University in the United Kingdom.