Wasting the time of one Mr. Sheen

December 4, 2008 • 1:29 am • POSTED BY Jim Walls

So we had an opportunity to work with Martin Sheen this afternoon on a TV spot. What a nice guy, as well as a damn fine American and one of my personal humanitarian heroes. I wish I had just had one of this man’s cojones. Of course, there’s his body of acting work, too: “Badlands,” “Apocalypse Now,”…that ridiculous scene in “Hot Shots: Part Deux” where him and his son Charlie drift by each other on passing gunboats. He’s also my wife’s favorite presidential Martin since Van Buren. And then there was “Project: ALF,” which we will never speak of again.

So how’d we tap this keg of premium talent? Well, uh, we asked him to record a voice mail greeting. It took him six takes, but I think he really nailed it on this one:

Martin Sheen stars in: The 160over90 Voice Mail Greeting

If you’re looking for a place to spread some holiday cheer, you could do worse than the San Carlos Foundation, one the many organizations he’s involved with. And for the record, I’m now connected by one step to Kevin Bacon (“JFK,” 1991), and just two from both Molly Ringwald and Nicole Kidman—all personal goals at various points of my life. Thanks, Martin. Next up: Annie Liebovitz shoots my Facebook profile photo.