Shaquille O'Neal plays his whole family in new Papa Johns campaign
Camp & King's spot plugs the extra large Shaq-a-roni in a time of 'shrink-flation'
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Papa Johns new collaboration with Shaquille O'Neal sees the basketball legend portray several members of his own family, as the chain emphasizes just how big his signature "Shaq-a-roni" pie is.
In the spots, by Camp & King, we see the Shaq family around the dinner table about to tuck into the extra-large pizza. O'Neal plays not only himself but his uncle and cousin (sporting impressively different hairstyles) as well as a phone -obsessed, baseball cap-wearing teenage Shaq. These characters are joined by Momma Lucille, who is O'Neal's real-life mom. Amir Farhang of Hungry Man helmed the multiple Shaqs.
The campaign also aims to emphasize that, at a time of "shrink-flation," the Shaq-a-roni is big enough to feed a huge family (as well donating $1 to the Papa Johns foundation for every pizza sold.)
Earlier this year, O’Neal scored a new multi-million dollar endorsement deal with Papa Johns that, among other things, assured that the Shaq-a-roni pizza can produce personal and charitable rewards.
"We figured what better way to express how shareable the biggest pizza Papa Johns makes then to track down its namesake’s family," said Camp & King Creative Director Jason Whitehead, in a statement. "Who knew all the men related to Shaq shared such an uncanny resemblance? Cousin was a huge wildcard, showing up to set blasting Kelly Clarkson and shaking his pompadour. But the real hero of the project was Shaquille’s mom, Lucille, who nailed everything asked of her. We’re excited to see who becomes the crowd favorite and hopefully, introduce more members of the Shaq family to the world in the future.”
Credits
- Date
- Oct 20, 2022
- Client :
- Papa John's
- Agency :
- Camp + King
- Chief Marketing & Digital Officer :
- Anne Fischer
- Chief Creative Officer :
- Roger Camp
- VP Media & Field Marketing :
- Jeff Hagen
- Creative Director :
- Jason Whitehead
- VP Head of Brand :
- Jaclyn Ruelle
- Creative Director :
- Kelly Kennedy
- Director Social Media & Brand Engagement :
- Josh Martin
- Associate Creative Director :
- Jon Northrop
- Manager of Multicultural Commercial & Brand :
- Amanda Moore
- Senior Editor :
- Hunter Hadfield
- Production Company :
- Hungry Man
- Senior Editor :
- Justin Griffin
- Director :
- Amir Farhang
- Senior Editor :
- Michael Whelan
- Partner/Executive Producer :
- Caleb Dewart
- Senior Motion Graphics Artist :
- Justin Marimon
- Executive Producer :
- Dan Duffy
- Assistant Editor :
- Gabe Sandrolini
- Line Producer :
- Shannon Lee Bowen
- Director of Production :
- Garrett Delorm
- Production Company :
- Schrom
- Executive Producer :
- Charlie Ferraye
- Director :
- Michael Schrom
- Senior Producer :
- Sam Tucker
- Partner/Executive Producer :
- Carl Sturges
- Producer :
- Amy Guzman
- Head of Production :
- Andrew Greenberg
- Managing Director :
- Kristin Barbour
- VFX & Conform :
- Creative Technology
- Brand Director :
- EB Jackson
- Creative Director :
- Adam Berk
- Flame & Colorist :
- Adam Berk
- Brand Supervisor :
- Steve Hund
- Creative Director & Flame :
- Mark Kohne
- Brand Manager :
- Rachel Feigelman
- Executive Producer :
- Felicia Libby
- Assistant Brand Manager :
- Maddie Koning
- Audio Mix :
- One Union
- CEO/Chief Strategy Officer :
- Jamie King
- Senior Engineer :
- Joaby Deal
- Strategy Director :
- Paige Robertson
- Executive Producer :
- Michael Swarce
- Strategy Director :
- Lisa Sobilo
- Music :
- Storefront Music
- Composer :
- Isaac Wang
- Composer :
- John Sneider
- Composer :
- Adam Cohen
- Executive Producer :
- Kirsten Messier
- Owner :
- John Sneider
- Owner :
- Adam Elk
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