"British actress Lillie Langtry was the first spokesperson to appear in ads back in 1882 when she participated in a campaign for Pears Soap. Since then, companies have looked to famous faces to help them sell almost everything, including pizza. And who better to sell you a pizza than one of the most famous musicians of the 20th century?"
"Never mind that pizza and Starr have nothing to do with one another - that can be forgiven. Sometimes celebrities endorse unusual products. But Starr has never eaten pizza. As bizarre as it sounds, he explained on Jimmy Kimmel's talk show in 2025 that due to several severe allergies, he's never even attempted to eat it."
"The commercial is for Pizza Hut's stuffed crust pizza and it features Starr discussing how the time has come for people to eat their pizza crust first. Then he proposes telling "the lads" about it ... only for some reason, the lads turn out to be three-quarters of the Monkees."
Celebrity endorsements have been used to sell products since 1882, with companies leveraging famous faces to boost sales. Pizza Hut hired Ringo Starr, a member of the Beatles, to promote stuffed crust pizza in 1995. The commercial features Starr discussing eating pizza crust first and referencing "the lads," who turn out to be members of the Monkees rather than the Beatles. However, Starr revealed in 2025 that he has never actually eaten pizza due to severe allergies, making his role as a pizza spokesperson particularly unusual and contradictory to the product's purpose.
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