He passed away today (October 6) from complications due to pneumonia....he definitely helped 7Up sell a LOT of cans in the 70s and 80s....such a unique voice and stature...
My God, what a voice. So seductive, cool, and smooth. And that laugh, so rich and full of life. Imagine listening to a conversation between him, Morgan Freeman, and James Earl Jones, all telling stories. I'd be fucking glued to my seat for hours.
I really like how the board room must have thought: "Ok, we want to promote fresh taste in our drink without telling people what's actually in it. Have a guy hold up some fruit while telling people it's not fruit."
Blessed Be your ThrowBack SOul.... i NEVER would have known his name... after >4 decades a brilliant light flashes... i am dying [and IMDBing] to see "boomerang" now, whatever it is... this is the ["HA ha ha ha ha HA"] benign wonderful powerful of the Net, Ye Olde Information SUPERHIGHWAY {remember back in the early 90s... THE en vogue nickname for the Internet}
Pretty nice that he was able to go legit and discover the wonderful world of soda. It was a good thing, too. Else, he would have to spend an entire opening movie sequence trying in vain to kick Roger Moore in the Uncola Nuts. ;)
I saw Jeffery for the first time in Live and Let Die when i was 8 years old. I had no idea who this cat was back then. All i knew was that i thought he was a very neat person. He had a charisma about him and left a big impression on me. Even at 8. Now i understand why i thought as i did. RIP Mr Holder. You made an impression.
I agree-he was great in Live and Let Die and I will always remember these ads-he had real charisma-not like the Michael Jackson Pepsi ads that probably cost 100x as much with fireworks in the 80s RIP Geoffrey Holder
Paul Johnson I had no idea who "Geoffrey Holder" was in 1973. I was 7 when Live and Let Die came out. But i can tell you that i left the theater thinking... "Who was that black dude...? he was mesmerizing"? And that stayed with me my whole life to this day. He made that much of an impact on me. Just the "way" he picked up the tarot card and flipped it over. The man had STYLE!!!
I remember him in multiple movies back then. It had me wondering what he was all about. He seemed like someone cool you wanted to sip some of that 7UP with.
@@robertcorbell1006 He is a legend in the black community. When they were scouting locations for Live N Let Die they were in Harlem and the vibe was a bit tense Jeffrey said.. "Don't worry you'll be fine with me" And they were. Everyone knew who he was.
@@roquefortfiles As a kid, I recall seeing him as Robert Shaw's right-hand man in Swashbuckler and also as the Prince Bumpo-based character of Chief William Shakespeare X in Doctor Dolittle (the musical). He's also narrated a lot. I even googled his filmography and it matched almost everything I remember. Cool dude. :)
Yeah, mine too. Or for a fever. I seem to recall a myth prevalent amongst the generation that was born in the 1920s that Seven-Up was some kind of cure-all. Probably was just a way to rehydrate sick kids who did not want to drink more water and not get them hyped up on caffeinated cola at the same time.
So many comments on a soda pop commercial. Shows how much good ads hold in our memories. Seven Up struck gold with the GH campaign. Another actor, Warren Vander made a commercial for Teem, Pepsi's version of lemon-lime soda. I've only been able to find a Spanish language version, but it was brilliant. Cowboy riding his almost exhausted horse in the old West. Comes to a tavern in the middle of the desert. Trudges inside with his saddle bags and says to the bartender, give me a bag of potato chips. Guy tosses the bag across the bar and cowboy starts eating the things. You can see the torture of his salted agony. He opens up a saddle bag and it's full of ice and Teem. Pours a glass and slakes his thirst. Back to life, he orders one for the road and the bartender tosses him another bag of chips. I had to drink Teem after that.
@@roberthill799 ... Thanks for the reminder! It's been so long since I did that, I couldn't remember why I spelled it incorrectly. I know it's actually Teem. I'm pretty sure I was trying to get someone to correct me back then, but it's just been too long since I did that. Time is merciless.
Geoffrey was a class act and professional. The man was so smooth and debinar he could sell hot chocolate in the dessert with ease. He was more than just Baron Samedi & the seven up guy. RIP
I was looking and looking for these commercials, I remembered them from when I was a kid but never knew the guy's name. And just found out he was also Punjab in the movie version of "Annie" which thanks to my younger sister I was forced to watch so many times I learned the script by heart. Memories...
In the mid80s I was often told I sounded like the guy in the 7up commercial. I had never seen it and I just chalked it off to the "all blacks look the same/sound the same" culture of the time. I never bothered to look up the ad until today. Wow! So that's how I sound!
This man could convince me to buy anything. "Buy this book featured the remains of people who were decapitated." 'Um... I'm not sure about that.' "Oh come on. It's marvelous. Absolutely marvelous." 'Well, if you say so.' #RIPGeoffreyHolder
Liked his laugh. I remember when he was in movie Boomerang with Eddie Murphy who played character “Nasty Nelson” he also did his legendary laugh in movie.
I watched his 7-Up commercials as a kid. They are always so meaningful to me. You did not have many black actors in commercials at that time, but 7-Up built an entire campaign around him. Looking at his commercials again, I get the sense that they inspired the Old Spice ads using black men.
Despite being less than 15% of the population black people are in just about every single advertisement now. It must be odd for foreigners to watch our commercials and then come to the United States thinking that every other person here must be black. Blacks are extremely over-represented in Hollywood and the media in general.
Every party went to they would have a lot of Coca-Cola and a little bit of 7-Up “Because nobody drinks it.“ So everybody would go “Hey look, 7-Up!” And it would be gone in no time. It was pretty popular for a beverage nobody drank.
I like to believe Geoffrey Holder did this in one take and walked out, dancing, drink in hand and laughing playfully.
He passed away today (October 6) from complications due to pneumonia....he definitely helped 7Up sell a LOT of cans in the 70s and 80s....such a unique voice and stature...
So 2016 or 2015 of october 6th man that long i just came here because i saw him in the 1982 anne movie
He was also Punjab in the Movie Annie
Love him as Punjab!! THE Punjab.
The memory, so deep, yet so clear. I spent the whole commercial looking forward to that laugh at the end!
Laughs in baron samedi...
Marvelous . He was a cool guy, for sure
Same!
Yes,..that laugh!!!!🙂
My God, what a voice. So seductive, cool, and smooth. And that laugh, so rich and full of life. Imagine listening to a conversation between him, Morgan Freeman, and James Earl Jones, all telling stories. I'd be fucking glued to my seat for hours.
You might want to add James Coburn in the fray if only he is still alive
No arguments here! Maybe add Christopher Lee in there too, I bet he'd be just as eloquent.
Me too!
@@edwinroble3499 Yes, true, only you would say "if only he were still alive."
Patrick Stewart and Ed Ames might want in on the fun, too. Leonard Nimoy when alive could also join in. We shall call it: "Society of the Sonorous".
Damn, that voice is smooth and fascinating. I want to drink some 7up now. RIP
7UP... GOOD AS POG JUICE..... ALOHA!
Died in 2014
Can you imagine a calm, beautiful, laid back commercial like that today? omg...everything is money money money and go go go.
RIP Geoffrey Holder gone but not forgotten.
Still remembering...
How he die? Diabetes?
But I thought that he cannot die :(
Modern day renaissance man. And yes, his voice even made commercials pleasant.
That laugh was legendary
Saw him on Live and Let Die. Immediately recognized him from decades old commercials.
I saw this commercial when I was a kid, and made me thirsty. I just saw it now, and it made me thirsty again! :)
+Ennerys B The mind control of sound effects!
+videoblast lol! True
You don't get thirsty very often, do you?
THE catch phrase .... "of COS you do....."
I want a 7up now and I don't even really like it. Amazing what an ad will do!
He was such an influence on my dance career. Rest in peace Mr. Holder.
I really like how the board room must have thought: "Ok, we want to promote fresh taste in our drink without telling people what's actually in it. Have a guy hold up some fruit while telling people it's not fruit."
this is the best UNcommercial, ever... i
RIP Mr Holder. We salute you for enriching our lives with your artistry. I loved your memorable part in Boomerang.
He was great in Boomerang! (Loved his commercial with Grace Jones.)
+ThrowbackSoul what the fuck is SEMMUP ? DID HE MNEAN 7 UP?
www.npr.org/2014/10/09/354529748/this-impromptu-dance-geoffrey-holders-son-tells-one-more-story
Blessed Be your ThrowBack SOul.... i NEVER would have known his name... after >4 decades a brilliant light flashes... i am dying [and IMDBing] to see "boomerang" now, whatever it is... this is the ["HA ha ha ha ha HA"] benign wonderful powerful of the Net, Ye Olde Information SUPERHIGHWAY {remember back in the early 90s... THE en vogue nickname for the Internet}
He was my favorite character in that film!! lol
Family Guy Star Wars brought me here
Same 🍋
Crisp and clean, no caffeine :D
Same
Big Smokton I was watching a movie and somehow it reminded me of these 7up commercials so I came looking for it
Barbados Slim brought me here
Nice to see Baron Samedi found steady work after Dr. Kananga was killed.
wow! Crazy reference that most have probably not gotten..Cheers!
Mister Big! Wow, now I'm gonna have to watch this....touche my friend.
Pretty nice that he was able to go legit and discover the wonderful world of soda. It was a good thing, too. Else, he would have to spend an entire opening movie sequence trying in vain to kick Roger Moore in the Uncola Nuts. ;)
Nice to see punjab had a commercial hobby before mr.warbucks hired him
Yeaaaaas Werk !
It was long ago and far away and my parents had a gigantic black-and-white Sylvania television set...
Geoffrey Holder -- Always enjoyed his unique style.
His voice is so awesome. It's like Ron Perlman and a Bass Violin are making love inside his chest while he's speaking.
HOT DAMN What an eminently skillful metaphoric creation !!!! very, VERY SCRUMPADOOSHUS Mate !! Cheers!
@@stephanrosos4957 are you on drugs
LOL I don't think I want to picture anyone making love with a violin :)
Ron Perlman’s voice is shit on a cheese grater.
Are you the guy from _Sound of Metal_ ?
His laugh was way better in person!! Met him in June 1984 in Washington DC. Really cool guy.
The man who cannot die. Even James Bond couldn't kill him.
I saw Jeffery for the first time in Live and Let Die when i was 8 years old. I had no idea who this cat was back then. All i knew was that i thought he was a very neat person. He had a charisma about him and left a big impression on me. Even at 8. Now i understand why i thought as i did. RIP Mr Holder. You made an impression.
I agree-he was great in Live and Let Die and I will always remember these ads-he had real charisma-not like the Michael Jackson Pepsi ads that probably cost 100x as much with fireworks in the 80s
RIP Geoffrey Holder
Paul Johnson
I had no idea who "Geoffrey Holder" was in 1973. I was 7 when Live and Let Die came out. But i can tell you that i left the theater thinking... "Who was that black dude...? he was mesmerizing"? And that stayed with me my whole life to this day. He made that much of an impact on me. Just the "way" he picked up the tarot card and flipped it over. The man had STYLE!!!
I remember him in multiple movies back then. It had me wondering what he was all about. He seemed like someone cool you wanted to sip some of that 7UP with.
@@robertcorbell1006 He is a legend in the black community. When they were scouting locations for Live N Let Die they were in Harlem and the vibe was a bit tense Jeffrey said.. "Don't worry you'll be fine with me" And they were. Everyone knew who he was.
@@roquefortfiles As a kid, I recall seeing him as Robert Shaw's right-hand man in Swashbuckler and also as the Prince Bumpo-based character of Chief William Shakespeare X in Doctor Dolittle (the musical). He's also narrated a lot. I even googled his filmography and it matched almost everything I remember. Cool dude. :)
RIP Geoffrey Holder, you were the greatest! Let us not forget your acting, dancing and choreagraphy!!!!
7-Up brings back bad memories. My mom always gave it to me when I had a stomach ache.
Yeah, mine too. Or for a fever. I seem to recall a myth prevalent amongst the generation that was born in the 1920s that Seven-Up was some kind of cure-all. Probably was just a way to rehydrate sick kids who did not want to drink more water and not get them hyped up on caffeinated cola at the same time.
Rest in Peace, good sir. You will be missed...
It's thanks to this commercial that we got Greg Eagles Grim from Billy and Mandy
Oh yeah
I have been looking for this great commercial for years! If only the soda still tasted as good as their advertising used to be!
Just throw some bourbon in there. "Mah--velous!"
I'm not a drinker, but maybe a tablespoon of gin would do it for me, hee-hee! I save the bourbon for salad dressing and fruitcake!@@roberthill799
the 111 dislikes are from people who fell asleep on their keyboards because his voice is so calming.
my favorite commercial from the 70's
I cant believe he inspired The Grim Reaper voice!! So cool!
Some of the best commercials ever were during the 70's
I've always loved this commercial. It seemed so pleasantly subversive at the Time.
These wonderful commercials remind me so much of how much fun some of the advertisements were.
The 30 thumb-downers should be kicked in the cola nuts.
lol
The un-cola nuts.
Thom McHugh no, I'm pretty sure he meant cola nuts.
Wow.
The 30 thumb-downers have no cola nuts! LOL
So many comments on a soda pop commercial. Shows how much good ads hold in our memories. Seven Up struck gold with the GH campaign. Another actor, Warren Vander made a commercial for Teem, Pepsi's version of lemon-lime soda. I've only been able to find a Spanish language version, but it was brilliant. Cowboy riding his almost exhausted horse in the old West. Comes to a tavern in the middle of the desert. Trudges inside with his saddle bags and says to the bartender, give me a bag of potato chips. Guy tosses the bag across the bar and cowboy starts eating the things. You can see the torture of his salted agony. He opens up a saddle bag and it's full of ice and Teem. Pours a glass and slakes his thirst. Back to life, he orders one for the road and the bartender tosses him another bag of chips. I had to drink Teem after that.
Teem, not "Team".
@@roberthill799 ... Thanks for the reminder! It's been so long since I did that, I couldn't remember why I spelled it incorrectly. I know it's actually Teem. I'm pretty sure I was trying to get someone to correct me back then, but it's just been too long since I did that. Time is merciless.
RIP Geoffrey, you were one cool cat.
Geoffrey was a class act and professional. The man was so smooth and debinar he could sell hot chocolate in the dessert with ease. He was more than just Baron Samedi & the seven up guy. RIP
_"The Uncola. Crisp and clean with no caffeine... never had it, never will."_
Loved him in Annie......continue to R.i.paradise
Just found out that this existed and this dude may be my new idol.
I was looking and looking for these commercials, I remembered them from when I was a kid but never knew the guy's name. And just found out he was also Punjab in the movie version of "Annie" which thanks to my younger sister I was forced to watch so many times I learned the script by heart. Memories...
Greg Eagles from billy and mandy brought me here
He's not dead, no one can kill Baron Samedi!
Geoffrey Holder had style.
Ha-ha-ha!
What an amazing multi-talented man. He will be very much missed. RIP
Rest in paradise
good sir.
Dude. This was the best soda ad I've ever seen. I'mma buy more 7up to celebrate my (rather late) discovery of this ad. Marvelous, simply marvelous.
See if the 7-Up "Teen Angel" commercial is still posted. I think it's Mandy Patinkin (before he was famous) who plays Teen Angel.
RIP. Loved his laugh.
Happen to watching Annie and Punjab made me want to hear him say the Uncola aha ha ha! ( 😳It’s 10/6 RIP ) 💕
In the mid80s I was often told I sounded like the guy in the 7up commercial. I had never seen it and I just chalked it off to the "all blacks look the same/sound the same" culture of the time. I never bothered to look up the ad until today. Wow! So that's how I sound!
This is a SALES Masterclass - this commercial is only ONE MINUTE and is SO engaging!!!!
First time seeing this 7up spot. He used elements of this character in Coming to America.
His voice give me chills
Advertising can be powerful. I’m 50 years old and think of him every time I shop, and 7up finds its way into my cart.
R.I.P. Geoffrey Holder
can't believe this guy is Baron Samedi in Live and let die...
Geoffrey Holder's voice and laugh sound like James Earl Jones.
Just as deep, but smoother. The guy was class all the way.
James Earl was way more deeper
"Seb'm up"... He was the best.
Awesome laugh! Sorry to hear of his passing. RIP Geoffrey
Yep just heard him talking to Meatloaf on Celebrity Apprentice...I love this guys work...
Love that laugh!!!
Marvelous! rip.
RIP.
He was probably the best part in "Boomerang."
i am looking forward to seeing him in the 7up ad they are making on the show..
This Sememup commercial ruled...
RIP to a wonderful talent...
This man could convince me to buy anything.
"Buy this book featured the remains of people who were decapitated."
'Um... I'm not sure about that.'
"Oh come on. It's marvelous. Absolutely marvelous."
'Well, if you say so.'
#RIPGeoffreyHolder
I F#&KING LOVED that guy!!!!!:)
Baron Samodi on Live And Let Die. He had that distinctive laugh.
Wow! AMAZING delivery!
Same reason I looked this up. I saw it on TMZ. I forgot completely about these ads and they ran up into the early 80's.
Liked his laugh. I remember when he was in movie Boomerang with Eddie Murphy who played character “Nasty Nelson” he also did his legendary laugh in movie.
I came for the UN cola nuts.
I stayed for the Lithium.
This ad is oddly satisfying.
Live and Let Die brought me here
Baron Samedi
"Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!" 😄🌟
Boomerang !
I LOVE the Un-cola nut guy!
Punjab from the movie 'Annie ' Geoffrey Holder. RIP💔😢😢
I was reminded of this because of Celebrity Apprentice. Had to look it up. Coolness!
Wet, wild....let that sink in👄💋
I always loved his booming voice.
I HAVE A LEMMON I HAVE A COLA MMMMMMMM THATS SO GOOOOD
Rest in Power!
He sounds a lot like James earl jones/Darth Vader with an accent
he's the guy from Live and let die ! YES GOD !
OMG, I remember this!!
RIP Geoffery Holder(1930-2014).
marvelous!!!
RIP Mr. Holder. You were mahhhhhvelous!
The Force is strong with this one.
Remembering Geoffrey Holder
(August 1, 1930 - October 5, 2014)
[10/06/2020]
I loved him in these commercials and in "Live and Let Die," as well as Doctor Doolittle (Rex Harrison version.)
RIP Mr. Holder!
The commentary for VeggieTales Very Silly Songs brought me here
RIP Mr. Holder.
I watched his 7-Up commercials as a kid. They are always so meaningful to me. You did not have many black actors in commercials at that time, but 7-Up built an entire campaign around him. Looking at his commercials again, I get the sense that they inspired the Old Spice ads using black men.
Despite being less than 15% of the population black people are in just about every single advertisement now. It must be odd for foreigners to watch our commercials and then come to the United States thinking that every other person here must be black. Blacks are extremely over-represented in Hollywood and the media in general.
Tsk, tsk. Poor, deprived white people. 🎻
Baron samedi forever and ever 😢rip 💪
he outlived them all. because he was a dancer. yah
"Put The lime In The Coconut" (by Harry Nilsson 1971)......... p.s thanks for uploading this video videoblast :)
Every party went to they would have a lot of Coca-Cola and a little bit of 7-Up “Because nobody drinks it.“ So everybody would go “Hey look, 7-Up!” And it would be gone in no time. It was pretty popular for a beverage nobody drank.