Voiceovers and Commercials
Johnson is also well known for his many commercial appearances and voiceovers.
He featured in ads for Pedders, and most famously, lingerie brand Lovable in 2002/2003 where he played the hapless male (with Australian model Lisa Cazzulino) spouting lines such as "it's just wrapping paper" and "I don't understand bras... but I like looking at them".
One of the ads featured the girlfriend (Cazzulino) walking into the kitchen in her bra and knickers where Johnson was drinking milk from the carton. Looking down at her herself admiringly she said "Nice bra" cut to Johnson and his thought-bubble voiceover of "Great tits". The ad was controversial due to the un-PC language and was criticized by some viewers, resulting in the ad moved to only being aired post-watershed.
He was also featured prominently on billboards and in window displays for the department stores around Australia such as Myer and David Jones.
He has also done voice over work for TAFE NSW, Austereo, Listerine, Hungry Jacks and advertising of many Channel 10 programmes, although deliberately stopped recording them due to the over-exposure he felt was negative on his career and life.
He now does a voiceover for Vodafone, also appearing in their advertisements.
"Everyone got sick of me and weren't shy of telling me. Including friends and family. So I thought, well, I'll give them a rest. Ex-girlfriends in particular weren't happy hearing me around the place all the time. One of them was known to throw her radio out the window."
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