Hello Mortamer-ga,
Thank you for your question.
According to Bob Garfield in his recent article dated January 06, 2003
Annual Awards Honor Best Performances in TV Ads, the clerk in the
Barber twins Visa commercial was played by Jenny Lamia.
Here is a short excerpt from the article:
So is Jenny Lamia, as the ditzy sales clerk in the BBDO, New York,
spot for the Visa Check Card. Her eyes shift back and forth between
identical-twin football stars Tiki and Ronde Barber. "This looks like
you ... but it could be him," she says, stealing the scene, the spot,
the game and the entire football season.
Source: Adage Website
http://www.adage.com/news.cms?newsId=36825
Heres an interview with the Barber twins where they mention that it
took them ten hours to make the Visa commercial.
And the commercial? It was 10 hours long," Ronde said. "I couldn't
act. It was a little stressful trying to get all the smirks and smiles
and everything else to coincide. But we got it done."
Source: The Official Super Bowl Website
http://www.superbowl.com/news/story/6147295
According to Eric Deggans, Times TV Critic the best uses of an athlete
in a commercial is tied between Reebok's fictional "Terry Tate:
Office Linebacker" -- who tackled office workers for taking long
breaks or making long-distance phone calls -- and Visa's spot with
twins Ronde and Tiki Barber, who face a store clerk who isn't sure
whether the ID Tiki presents is of the New York Giants running back or
his brother, Buccaneers cornerback Ronde.
Source: St. Petersburg Times
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/01/27/Bucs/Ads_didn_t_live_up_to.shtml
You may view the "Barbers" TV Commercial here:
Visa U.S.A. Website
http://usa.visa.com/microsites/nfl/50_timeout/tv_barbers_index.html
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