In this amazing new Farmers Insurance advertisement, actress Nikki Mckenzie is soaring high and ready to save the world as a Superhero! She co-stars with veteran actor J.K. Simmons, who has been in films such as Spider-Man and Venom. Nikki expresses her delight over an Instagram post about her opportunity to bring greater diversity to the industry.
“Representation is crucial, and I’m honored to have had the chance to play an Asian super hero. I am ecstatic and grateful for this opportunity. This victory means a lot to me after a career full of ups and downs.”
Magnum PI, Hawaii Five-O, and Lonestar 911 are just a few of the shows Nikki has been in. She is a CBS Diversity Showcase alum who has gone on to do some incredible things on TV since then. With Marvel exposing us to new Filipino Superheroes such as Wave and Ari Agbayani, we’re expecting to see some of these characters come to life, and we believe Nikki would be a fantastic fit for either of those roles.
Nikki Mckenzie is a CBS Diversity Showcase alum who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Nikki is most known for her roles as Allison on “The Joe Schmo Show, The Full Bounty,” The Stalker on YouTubeRed’s “Scare PewDiePie,” David Spade’s “Fameless” on TruTV, and guest appearances on Magnum PI, Hawaii Five-O, and Lonestar 911.
What commercial is JK Simmons?
You’ve certainly heard of him: the deadpan professor who appears in Farmers Insurance ads, recounting stories of strange-than-fiction claims based on real-life accounts from policyholders. In reality, J.K. Rowling is a huge fan of J.K. Rowling
Are the Farmers Insurance Commercial stories real?
Farmers Insurance spokesperson Carly Kraft informed our Verify team that all of their advertising are based on real cases. For comedic effect, some of the adverts are exaggerated. According to Kraft, the outrageous statements are entered into a raffle system, with the most outrageous allegation being turned into a commercial.
Who is Jake from State Farm?
As a result, the company employed Kevin Mimms, an aspiring actor who is now the current “Jake from State Farm” agent. To capitalize on the commercial one final time before “rebooting” Jake’s identity, the business even took old footage from their original ad and spliced new film of Mimms reciting the notorious “khakis” line.
Who is the actor in the Farmers commercials?
Jonathan Kimble Simmons is an American actor who was born on January 9, 1955. Since his debut in 1986, he has performed in over 200 film and television roles, earning him the title of “one of the best modern character performers.” He has received numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Critics Choice Award.
J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy (20022007), tobacco industry executive B.R. in Thank You for Smoking (2005), Mac MacGuff in Juno (2007), music instructor Terence Fletcher in Whiplash (2014), Bill in La La Land (2016), William Frawley in Being the Ricardos (2021), and Commissioner James Gordon in the DC Extended Universe films Justice League (2017), Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021), and Commissioner James Gordon in the Bat (2022). He reprised his role as Jameson in a variety of Marvel media, including multiple animated series, the Marvel Cinematic Universe/Spider-Man Sony’s Universe films Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and Spider-Man: No Way Home (both 2021), and the web series TheDailyBugle.net (2019; 2021).
He is most recognized for his roles on television, including Dr. Emil Skoda on NBC’s Law & Order, white supremacist prisoner Vernon Schillinger on HBO’s Oz, and Assistant Police Chief Will Pope on TNT’s The Closer. He played Howard Silk in the Starz series Counterpart from 2017 to 2019. He has also starred in the third season of the IFC comedy series Brockmire and has been in a series of Farmers Insurance ads. He had recurring roles in the miniseries Defending Jacob and The Stand in the year 2020.
As a voice actor, he is best known for his roles as Cave Johnson in Portal 2 (2011), Tenzin in The Legend of Korra (20122014), Stanford “Ford” Pines in Gravity Falls (20152016), Kai in Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), Mayor Leodore Lionheart in Zootopia (2016), the titular character in Klaus (2019), Pig Baby in Season 4 of the HBO Max animated series Infinity Train (2021), and Nolan “Omni-Man” Grayson in (2021). Since 1996, he has been the Yellow M&M’s voice.
Who is the man in the Farmers commercials?
Nathaniel Burke of Farmers Insurance, Simmons. Aside from his position as a tweed-wearing University of Farmers professor in over 65 Farmers Insurance ads, Simmons is also known for his dramatic performances in Oz and The Closer, as well as his Oscar-winning performance in the film Whiplash.
How did J.K. Simmons lose weight?
“Sometimes I’m trying to lose weight and get leaner, and other times I’m trying to gain muscle.” His new muscles, on the other hand, came from exercising with Perry and Aaron Williamson, Terminator Genisys’ on-set trainer. “I started exercising with him since I had some free time to go to the gym,” Simmons explains.
Why does this entry deserve to win?
A water heater flies through a house before crashing into a vehicle. In the quest of pepperoni, a determined terrier sets fire to a kitchen. A goat fights its reflection and destroys a car in the process. These are real insurance claims handled by real Farmers representatives.
We found a wealth of material to work with in these strange-as-fiction tales. Farmers has seen practically anything, so they know how to cover virtually everything, according to these true-life stories.
The Hall of Assertions, a hypothetical museum full with exhibits highlighting Farmers’ most absurd and impossible claims, was born in this spirit.
This museum served as the launch pad for our campaign, with each highlighted story leading to various executions on television, social media, and the web. For example, a report about dogs flooding a house became the TV promo “Mer-Mutts,” which celebrated canine agility and artistry in advance of the Summer Olympics. A 360-degree video, pet-shaming postings, and our own Dog Diving event on YouTube were used to further the story on Facebook.
Rich media and pre-roll units that brought our Hall of Claims exhibits to life, guided Facebook meditations to calm people’s fears of the unexpected, Facebook memories of destruction, and parody pre-roll ads that viewers could choose to destroy rather than skip were also used to highlight other claims.
We were able to draw people back to a digital version of the Hall of Claims, where they could explore the complete range of real-life disasters that Farmers has covered and which also functioned as an entry point for quote requests and other Farmers services, thanks to these pieces.