Actor Will Arnett Actor Will Arnett is starring in new GEICO commercials - as an adversary to the gecko. Richmond's The Martin Agency came up with the gecko character nearly 25 years ago, and the firm brought in Arnett to be its frenemy in an effort bring new angles to the long-running character.

10 best Geico commercials for a good laugh

• Unspeakable Family (2015)
• Crushed Pottery (2018)
• Scheduling Standoff (2022)
• The Gecko Takes a Stroll (2021)
• Rebel Rene (2022)
• Life in a Victorian Home (2022)
• Open Floor Plan Problem (2022)
• The Gecko Makes a Connection (2021)

Jake Wood The current voice of the Geico Gecko is Jake Wood, a British actor and comedian. Wood took over the role in 2015, replacing longtime voice actor Kelsey Grammer. Prior to his work with Geico, Wood was best known for his role as Max Branning in the popular British soap opera EastEnders.

Did the GEICO “caveman” – a popular character in the insurer's ad campaigns – go extinct? It turns out, the actor behind the caveman character is now an English professor at the University of Southern Indiana.

Geico's success as an insurance company has come from offering consumers independence and low prices, as well as rolling out effective advertising campaigns that highlight savings. Chief among the forces behind Geico's success is the insurer's innovative and user-friendly initiatives.

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Geico's famous slogan, "Fifteen minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance," said by its gecko mascot, is now a part of American culture. In 2020, it announced a switch to a new slogan: "GEICO: Real service, real savings."

Geico has had great commercials for over a decade. This is all thanks to Martin Agency, the masterminds behind these commercials. They are short, simple, and silly ads. They've become cultural icons, and have single handedly made camels a staple of the American work week.

Actor John Lehr Jeff Daniel Phillips and Ben Weber played the two earliest cavemen. Actor John Lehr appears most frequently as the caveman, while Ben Wilson has also portrayed one of the characters. The makeup effects for the cavemen include facial prosthetics, dental veneers, lace hairpieces, and body hair.

The idea for the Gecko grew from a creative session at GEICO's ad agency, the Martin Agency in Richmond, Virginia. The name "GEICO" was often mispronounced "Gecko," and as the brainstorming began, a quick doodle of a gecko appeared.

GEICO was established by Leo and Lillian Goodwin in 1936. It was initially called the Government Employees Insurance Company, which reflected its target audience of federal employees and certain groups of active military officers.

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