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Mar 1 2009 by James Marley, Sunday Sun

When stars took to the screen

TOON legend Paul Gascoigne is famous for his tearful outburst on an advert selling Walkers crisps.

In 1995, Gazza joined former England team mate Gary Lineker in a spoof of the Geordie midfielder’s crying in the 1990 World Cup semi-final against West Germany.

With the pair on the terraces at a football match, Lineker crushes Gazza’s fingers when he tries to steal a crisp, bringing on the waterworks.

Gazza also filmed an ad for McDonalds, left.

Rocky Robin starred in a string of adverts for the Rocky bar, made by biscuit manufacturer Fox’s.

The Geordie bird was an instant hit with his famous catchphrase “They’re choc-a- block, man”.

In 1999, Alan Shearer took a break from football to shoot an advert for the fast food chain McDonald’s.

The ad featured various shots of Shearer pacing the streets he grew up on, and the most famous was Big Al pounding across the High Level Bridge.

The advert, which poked fun at Shearer’s dull image, ended with the former Toon striker walking out of McDonald’s into Newcastle city centre as two lads turned to each other and said: “He’s a bit boring, isn’t he?”

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