For decades, some of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood have traveled to other parts of the world to make bizarre commercials for lots and lots of money.
Endorsing everything from coffee and energy drinks to things that seem to only be popular in Japan, celebrities who would never be caught dead doing such projects in the US have pushed their egos aside and put on a smile for a day's work abroad.
In the process, they've pocketed anywhere from the high six-figures to $10 million paydays.
Thankfully, the internet is here to confirm that the ads happened, and show us what they look like.
Check out 15 very famous people doing very silly things.
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Madonna shows off her sword technique in this 1995 commercial for Takara sake.
Brad Pitt gets goofy in this commercial for Japanese cellphone company SoftBank, directed by Wes Anderson ("The Royal Tenenbaums").
Arnold Schwarzenegger has shown up in some really silly Japanese commercials. Like this one for Cup Noodle.
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