Brad Paisley references three Grammy awards in his latest Nationwide commercial with Peyton Manning. He won his first in the 2008 Best Country Instrumental Performance category for a song titled “Throttleneck,” and his next two the following year in the Best Country Instrumental Performance and Best Male Country Vocal Performance categories. Accompanying these three wins are 18 Grammy nominations in total, between 2001 and 2010.
Paisley is likewise no stranger to TV, having acted sporadically for nearly as long as he’s been a country star. He appeared, for example, in three episodes of ABC’s Jim Belushi vehicle “According to Jim” starting in 2002, when his debut LP was just three years old. Since then, he’s lent his talents to series like “King of the Hill,” “South Park,” and “Two and a Half Men.” He’s also appeared as himself on shows like “America’s Got Talent” and the 2018 season of “Hard Knocks,” which follows his NFL team of choice, the Cleveland Browns.
So, while Paisley is a musical performer first and foremost, he’s both an established football fan and actor, too, making his involvement in Nationwide’s ongoing ad campaign opposite Manning an altogether logical development in his career.
