Exhibit: Famous Faces Do Public Services Announcements
Here are ten public service announcements for all manner of noble causes featuring celebrities. Dates are approximate.
Anthony Edwards – Volunteering at Schools (Circa 1994)
Bradley Whitfield – Talk to Your Kids (Circa 2004)
Carroll O’Connor – Partnership for a Drug-Free America (Circa 1997)
David Hyde Pierce – Designated Drivers (Circa 1994)
Frank Sinatra – Prevent Blindness (Circa 1960s)
Kermit the Frog – Clean Water/National Wildlife Federation (Circa 1984)
LeVar Burton – Crack Kills!/The Will Rogers Institute (Circa 1986)
Melina Kanakaredes – Stroke Information (Circa 2008)
Peanuts Gang – Statue of Liberty Keep the Torch Lit (Circa 1984)
Yul Brynner – Anti-Smoking/American Cancer Society (Circa 1985)
Last Updated March 18th, 2009
August 13th, 2009 at 5:52PM
The two that get to me are the Carroll O’Connor drug PSA from 1997 because it had been just two years since his son committed suicide because he felt that he couldn’t live without drugs….The Yul Brenner one is also sad because it aired AFTER he died of lung cancer after years of smoking