If you have seen the movie "Lost in Translation", you know that American celebrities often make ads in Japan. They are paid really well and have the satisfaction knowing no one in the US will ever see the ad. Thus they can't be accused of "selling out".

Well I ran across a site that has an archive of a number of these ads. Check out: http://www.japander.com. A lot of the ads are really funny. Makes one wonder why you would be embarassed to do something similar in the US.