Sam Elliott: Hear This Star’s Incredible Life Story

Published on 06/20/2018
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Worked On Beef Ads For 8 Years

Aside from voicing Smokey Bear, he also lent his voice to beef companies. In an interview with The Guardian, he explained, “I did beef ads for about eight years because I love the people in that industry, and there are a lot of people who make their living in the beef world. Ranchers, primarily. Those ads pushed the numbers in the marketplace for beef up considerably … but when it got to the point where they kept asking for different takes, different cuts, different deals you can get involved with … I started to bristle at it.”

Worked On Beef Ads For 8 Years

Worked On Beef Ads For 8 Years

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Technology Takes Over

He has been in the industry for half a century now, if you can believe it! Of course, he was also an eye-witness to the development of technology. “Changes that have been made in the technological world have revolutionized the movie business on almost every level,” he revealed. “There are some constants that are never going to change. But from a technical standpoint, it’s a whole other world.”

Technology Takes Over

Technology Takes Over

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