1971 7-UP Commercial with Geoffrey Holder

[cyndassprites]

BARON SAMEDI WANTS YOU TO DRINK 7-UP

[Manbi]

Barbados Slim!

[Daiskider]

reminds me of Isaiah Mustafa lol

[dovie2blue]

What the hell is that laying on the floor in front of him?? It looks like some kind of weird dog mutation with about 8 legs and no head.

[carole7777]

There's a great Netflix documentary on his romance with his wife and their early life together as dancers/choreographers.

[kodachromedude]

@Unkraut1960

Yes, I read it, but didn't know he went back as early as 1971. You just interpreted what I said wrongly.

[brattytatty99]

he is my uncle and i am so proud of him. He is currently living in New York and he is actually sick. I am so blessed to be his niece and i hope he gets better

[gfpirate]

In the 1970s, after winning a Tony Award, Holder went on to the stage, accepted the award and then said "Trying make this out of a cola nut," much to the delight of the audience.

[VisionaryofMirage]

Mr Bond, try a beauuutiful 7up. HaHaHaHaaa.

[kodachromedude]

1971? Hmmm... I seem to remember these in the early 80's.

[Unkraut1960]

@kodachromedude ummmm apparently you did not bother looking under the vidio ?

"1971 7-UP Commercial starring Trinidadian character actor Geoffrey Holder who has also worked as choreographer, dancer, painter, costume designer, singer and voice-over artist. So popular were these ads, 7-UP created a new batch with Geoffrey in the 1980s.

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[ARNGRIMPRO]

40 years ago, SHEEZ D:

[The6thSimpson]

I don't think I'd trust Baron Samedi with MY 7-UP.

[Gideon235]

The legendary Baron Samedi folks

[pictureisup1]

It doesn't smell like a cola, but I bet his breath smells like shit.

[brattytatty99]

@pictureisup1 ha ha ha btw hes my uncle andi dont appreciate ur comment

[illbeurluckycharmz]

Didnt this guy narrate charlie and the chocolate factory?? lol

[brattytatty99]

@illbeurluckycharmz yh he did narrate it and hes my uncle too

[pictureisup1]

@illbeurluckycharmz Oh Please, If I said I got laid last night then its okay.

[illbeurluckycharmz]

@pictureisup1 uhmmmm what does that have to do with charlie and the chocolate factory?? lol

[brattytatty99]

@pictureisup1 i dont like u at all u dissed my family ur stupid why dont u just come off u jerk :@

[pictureisup1]

@brattytatty99 First of all. I saw this when I was very young. I love it. I was kidding. You may too sensitive. You should very proud of your uncle. If he was my uncle, I would be proud too. If I read the comment and he was my uncle, I would laugh. Tell me something if Chris Rock wrote this, would you like it? I wrote about sex thing because some people I am not saying you. Like that. I hate that. You don't know me. I not a jerk.

[Finder3k]

Family Guy Episode VI brought me here

[MrFloydianSlip]

Crisp and clean with no caffeine,never had it,never will...Hahaha!

[guyofda90s]

the prototype for grim in the grim adventures of billy and mandy

[JP5466]

This guy is awesome. He was really funny in the movie "Boomerang"

Drinking 7-up out of a brandy glass = ha ha ha haaaaaa!

[iknownothing34]

BARON SAMEDI!!!!

HOLY CHEEZ-ITS, HE DID THE LAUGH!

[aoinatafanboy84]

@iknownothing34 I had to look up which one you meant, I thought of the Hatian Baron Samedi from Heroes at first. I understand you meant the James Bond one now.

[iknownothing34]

@aoinatafanboy84 Oh, sorry for the trouble.

[aoinatafanboy84]

@iknownothing34 dont be, no trouble at all. I thought it was funny.

[AlbertaRose94]

Wouldn't it be cool if an after shave company did something similiar to this? Oh wait, Old Spice RIPPED OFF THIS CONCEPT!

[Scottdude21]

Thumbs up for celebrity apprentice!

[ANeonTiger]

@Scottdude21 What did they do on Celebrity Apprentice?

[Scottdude21]

@ANeonTiger Task on the new 7up Retro. Geoffrey Holder was in Marlee's commercial.

[acmilan10italia]

apprentice thumbs up

[elocutionist]

I'll never forget, in the movie Swashbuckler (1976) he suddenly appears as a knife-throwing cackling Jamacian alongside James Earl Jones-- the ultimate movie of all time! That was back when James was in great shape. Starred Robert Shaw (remember the Scottish guy in "Jaws"?)  1001% charisma.

[TheQUAKERoatmeal]

This guy sounds like the Old Spice guy...

[mamabear0106]

I love his voice, and who can forget that iconic laugh?

[xXR3MiiXzXx]

Did H eDo A Campaign For 7 Up

[greatsayain]

what is this guy laughing about?

[killabeezle]

@greatsayain about your stupidness...

[AnotherMarioBro]

Holy crap, Baron Samedi lives on!!

[goldkirby]

This guy was awesome in Live and Let Die.

[ElectricGuitarManPL]

wow this laughter makes me feel strange... remember Geoffrey from 'Live and let die'!

[bluethndr]

@ElectricGuitarManPL I do but I mostly  remember him from the Movie "Annie".

[AdamTheMunch]

Look at your soft drink, now look at mine, now back at yours. Your soft drink is now DIAMONDS!

[atech786]

He's a old fuck very dirty mouth.

[20MrBigmac]

Oh non threatening black man. You can sell me anything... just don't live on my street

[corky7ca]

His voice is similar to James Earl Jones,

[reddo619]

EPIC

[aroofie]

i was waiting for the old spice whistle at the end.

[paktype]

This ad could never be made today.

[McLarenMercedes]

"Baron Samedi" in a 7-Up commercial. I'm so buying a bottle of 7-Up next time I go grocery shopping. HAHAHA.

[PictureThisful]

What ever happen to this guy...

[TIPTON340]

Geoffrey Holder recently did a broadway show called the new James Earl Jones.

Can you imagine Geoffrey doing Darth Vader's voice? Luke, I am your father.

Ha ha ha ha!

[tjack360]

@TIPTON340 Funniest post I have read in a long time. LMAO!

[Maafa1619]

@TIPTON340 He could have done the voice and wore the suit. Unlike that short T-Rex-armed Christian Hadenwhatshisname, Geoffrey Holder is tall enough to play Vader.

[Pookatube]

Where is Geoffrey Holder when 7 Up needs him now???

[hernsbarge]

@Pookatube He's the "Voice of KYOT" a smooth jazz radio station out in Phoenix, AZ. If you think he's great there, imagine him saying "Smooooooooooooooooooooooth Jazz....." ;)

[Pookatube]

Where is Geoffrey Holder when 7 Up needs him now???

[PikaChamp112]

wow if wearing 7 up is attractive i'll take 30

[crysjumar1]

this dude made me buy 7-up

[CO9207]

This guy was Baron Samedi in Live and Let Die, Right?

[Setebos]

Yes, one of Holder's better roles was as the omnipresent Baron Samedi.

[Airsoftcleaner]

Yeppers!!!!!

[fivebearrugs]

@CO9207 Yes, Geoffrey Holder was Baron Samedi; he also appeared as Punjab in Annie and in Boomerang with Eddie Murphy.

[muzicmann1]

Anyone recall the 7-Up holiday ads, also from around this time, which featured a reindeer/moose character, urging viewers to "huff their hoofies" to get 7 Up for the holidays? Would love for someone to post them.

[CaptKundalini]

"Mahvelous! The smell of success is never too sweet." LOL!

[Autism1950sTeen]

Love 7-Up. Holder is now the voice of a Radio Station in Phoenix, Arizona, 95.5 KYOT The Coyote!

[TheCNbaby]

the movie Boomerang the character he played was Nasty Nelson so funny with Grace Jones.

[Whalemale]

Does anyone else remember him playing a character named "William Shakespeare the tenth" in the 1967 feature "Doctor Doolittle" starring Rex Harrington?

[paktype]

I can't stand 7-UP. When I was a kid, my mom used to give it to me when I was sick with a bad stomach virus, since it was a "light" beverage. To this day, the taste of 7-UP makes me nauseous. Its a fine product but it has bad memories for me.

[NeraFX]

LMAO! Amazing.

I actually got here after looking for a 7-Up commercial made in the same year, but a greaser is in it. Anyone seen this? I can't find it. :C

[jackmanslightpepper]

Dang!! He made 7up commercials too??

[Setebos]

Oh yeah! That's where I first experienced Holder (and that incredible laugh of his).

[blazerrips91]

i just love his laugh its sooo awsome

[greatgames145]

his voice and laugh is epic

[BigBlueBeast]

How many years did he do those 7 up commercials? This one was before I was born. And i remember him doing them in the late 80s! And wasn't he in the movie "Boomerang?"

[grizzlyfan41]

Yes he was in the movie "Boomerang.....with Grace Jones and Eartha Kitt......and of course Eddie Murphy and Halle Berry!

[darkandunatural]

who was he in Boomerang?

[aoinatafanboy84]

@darkandunatural the guy designing the commercials...with too many sexual references

[Tampa0123456789]

Wow i completely forgot about these. They dont have pitch mans like these anymore. I mean the cave man from geico are probaly the cloest but for some reason they have disapeared too.

[galan98]

Geoffrey Holder was/is an amazing talent, under-utilized.

[XMChipXM]

Of ALL 7-up ads throughout the years, the ones with Geoffrey Holder are the best!

Esp. when he does that cool-as-HELL laugh of his! ("Ahhh-ha-ha-HAAAAA!")

[Daisy72762]

hard to believe he was Punjab in the movie Annie! I almost didnt recognize him!

[FLamezero991]

Sounds like James Earl Jones

[caturn88]

Def, he could play a James Bond Baddie, you know it. How did he not spill any of that when he was pouring it dangerously to the edge?

[fivebearrugs]

He *did* play a James Bond villain: th mysterious Baron Samedi in 1973's "Live and Let Die"...and he does plenty of laughing :)

[caturn88]

Oh so that was him, hmm.. as a tribute I think I'll play as him. I work in a cinema and when we're not showing films we're (some friends and I) going to see if we can play games - namely GoldenEye on the N64!!

[fivebearrugs]

There's a secret bonus level where you're supposed to kill him with the Golden Gun in the pyramids...but I never played it...

[scootron2000]

WOW! I forgot that commercial existed! Man I was just a kid!

[Cattt01]

my gosh i remember this!

[bondurango]

Holder had a killer laugh.

[Odawg96]

Never seen this one before! Born in '74, so I only recall the '80s commercials. EASILY one the best picthman 7UP ever had, and one of the few Renaissance men left in the world.

[TheCreepingUnknown]

Hey, is he on "Live and Let Die"?

[ARNGRIMPRO]

yes, he was baron samedi in that movie.

[HunterMann]

One of the all-time great Tv commercials. What a great actor!!! I'm trying to find a 16mm print of this ad.

[scotpens]

Yes, it's a classic commercial, but JOOC, why would you want a 16mm print? Is it for a collection or archive? Motion picture film will be obsolete in another 30 years or so.

[thegirl44]

That is exactly why he wants it.

[Mike1964]

I remember this...and that scary laugh!

[McLarenMercedes]

cool laugh, although I heard it first when he played Baron Samedi in Live and let die...

[PeerlessPaavo]

That's Geoffrey Holder, the Trinidadian character actor, who hawked 7-UP in the "Uncola" campaign for several years.