Lee Ermey said the insurance giant fired him from his commercial spot for speaking out against President Barack Obama, according to a report from TMZ.
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He told TMZ that he was fired over the incident, adding “if you’re conservative in this town, you better watch out.”Įrmey, a Marine Corps veteran, has also appeared in films like “Apocalypse Now,” “Mississippi Burning,” and “Leaving Las Vegas,” as well as voicing characters in the “Toy Story” films and “Family Guy.” Lee Ermey, Geico's drill-sergeant-therapist, says he was fired from commercial for criticizing Obama Full Metal Jacket star and Geico's Therapist Sarge R.
Shortly afterward, he apologized for making the comments, but not before Geico decided to give him the boot. Lee Ermey said the insurance giant fired him from his commercial spot for speaking out against President Barack Obama, according to a report from TMZ.Įrmey played a former drill sergeant in the commercial, where he called a weeping man a “jackwagon” before throwing a box of tissues at the man in a hilarious and popular commercial for Geico.īut in 2010, Ermey slammed the president’s policies, saying his administration was attempting to “impose socialism” on the American people and, in the process, was “destroying the country,” TMZ reports. 1 Listings 1.1 Animated advertisements 1.2 The GEICO Gecko 1.3 Maxwell the Pig 1.4 Cavemen 1.5 Parodies 1.6 I've got good news 1.7 Bland salesman 1.8 Riding With GEICO 1.9 Real service, real savings 1.10 My Great Rides 1.11 GEICO Racing 1.12 TRS: The Real Scoop 1.13 The money you could be saving with GEICO 1. “Full Metal Jacket” star and Geico's “Therapist Sarge” R. Lee Ermey, Geico's drill-sergeant-therapist, says he was fired from commercial for criticizing Obama
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