Celebrities In McDonalds Commercials Before They Were Stars (VIDEO)

With the news Monday that McDonalds was developing and expanding its own in-restaurant television network, it got us thinking about what the channel should show. More specifically, we began to reminisce about some of the quirkiest, vintage commercials for the fast food joint. And then, that got us thinking about some of the surprising celebrity cameos in some of those old commercials.

Starring in advertisements is one of the many ways that actors and actresses can break into show business, and landing a McD's spot offers major exposure. It can't be easy, what with all the screen testing and national surveying they do, but for these stars, it was certainly well worth the effort. Check out some of our favorite below, and let us know if you have other great ones to suggest.

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[tiarra03]

03:50 AM on 11/04/2011

that original ronald mcdonald clown is something true nightmares are made of. i will be sleeping with the lights on tonight.

[Cynthia Stark McGuire]

06:19 PM on 10/30/2011

I love the fact they sued a five year old sara michelle geller over hers, thats probably why shes not up here.

[Al Schrader]

09:33 PM on 10/23/2011

I invented the Egg Mac: it's four eggs on the Big Mac roll, two on each layer, first layer has bacon, eggs, and cheese, second layer has sausage, eggs, and cheese.....Al-

[GOODDOC1]

10:22 PM on 10/23/2011

Did you also invent the cardiac bypass?!?

[sskidski]

09:11 PM on 10/23/2011

Was that Missdshell Obama behind Jason Alexander?

[libwingoflibwing]

09:08 PM on 10/23/2011

Jodie stole the scene with one line.

[akhenatuh]

08:30 PM on 10/23/2011

Is that a toupee on George Costanza?

[joannevlavender]

08:29 PM on 10/23/2011

Dustin Hoffman hawked VW beetles and Goldie Hawn did a bit for the gas-saving AMC Gremlin back in the day.

[paulbaq]

08:26 PM on 10/23/2011

lulz I work there =P

[mjlrwilson]

07:48 PM on 10/23/2011

John Goodman the accurate depiction of a Mcdonald's goer.

[yermama]

07:46 PM on 10/23/2011

99 cent and they speak ENGLISH!

[cliff53]

07:14 PM on 10/23/2011

Jason Alexander was pretty good in the movie, Pretty Woman, him as an attorney.

[BBLOND]

07:08 PM on 10/23/2011

I like the old prices

[Christopher Ball]

06:59 PM on 10/23/2011

I remember John Goodman doing bugrer king to,

[Lisa Dennis]

06:44 PM on 10/23/2011

what a minute!! is that also John Goodman in the McDonald's ad with Megan Mulally?!

[jmm1007]

06:27 PM on 10/23/2011

I'm showing my age here, but I believe that John Amos (James on Good Times, 1970s) and Anson Williams (Potsie on Happy Days, 1970s) starred in ads in...the early 1970s.

On a different category, Gail O'Grady (NYPD Blue) starred with Michael J. Fox in a (memorable) Pepsi commercial.

Interesting to see how actors' careers have taken off after commercial spots.