Just Who Are These People?
While waiting my turn at the nail salon, I read in People Magazine that the actor who portrays a woebegon soul who has to do without an up to date cell phone because of a bad credit report is, Eric Violette. He is from Canada and although he looks to be singing in the commercials, he is actually lip singing.
I was wondering who the cute, perky actress is who does the Progressive Insurance commercials.
She is Stephanie Courtney. Other roles in which Stephanie Courtney has appeared:
“Mad Men” (Marge, a secretary)
“Blades of Glory” (reporter)
“The Brothers Solomon” (Sara)
“The Heartbreak Kid” (Gayla)
“For Your Consideration” (boom operator)
“Faking the Video” (Stephanie)
From the IMDB website:
Stephanie Courtney is main company member of the famed Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles, regularly performing in their sketch and improv shows. She hails from Stony Point, New York. After graduating from the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, she started doing stand up, which brought her to Los Angeles. She’s been invited to perform her stand up at the Aspen Comedy Festival twice. She also performed in Aspen in “Those Courtney Girls”, a show she co-wrote with her sister, Jennifer, and in the Mr. Show Tour, “Hooray for America”.
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August 20th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
OMG I am so darn glad you made this post! These two peeps in my book should totally hook up!
I think they would have a hoot of a date!
the bad credit report guy and insurance gal are my all time fave commercial peeps!
thank you for the info on them.
August 20th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Thanks! You know I kept thinking the Progressive “girl” was someone I “knew.” Nice to put a name to the face. And finding out the guy is lip sinking – funny thanks
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August 20th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
WOW! I didn’t know Flo was in movies and stuff.
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August 20th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
I like those commercials…nice zippy songs lol
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August 21st, 2009 at 9:41 am
she is talented and we will probably see more of her.
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August 21st, 2009 at 9:43 am
She cracks me up!
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August 22nd, 2009 at 10:23 am
He lip sings?! That’s so sad… He’s pretty cute
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August 24th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
It is really hard to see if people are really singing. A lot of the singers actually do it. Or so I have been told.
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August 24th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
I am kind of sad/disillusioned that he isn’t actually singing
August 25th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
I always get the credit report jingle stuck in my head! That’s some good marketing. F-R-E-E that spells free…creditreport.com!
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August 26th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Wow…you really found out a lot at the nail salon!
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August 27th, 2009 at 10:03 am
@ barbara… lol… nail salon gossip at it’s best.
August 27th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
stopping by to say hi
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August 27th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Is he the kid that sings on other commercials?
August 27th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
I have seen him in the other commercials, Linda.
August 27th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
I already new that info about both of these people.
How sad is that?
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August 27th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Show off! LOL