Patrick Mahomes stars in new State Farm commercial with actor from ‘Ted Lasso’
The poet and playwright Oscar Wilde once waxed poetically, “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.”
But in the case of a new State Farm commercial featuring Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, art imitated life. Well, maybe it’s a stretch to say a television commercial is art, but you get my point.
A few years ago, Dani Welniak shot this video of Mahomes at Chiefs training camp as he juggled a football like a soccer ball.
Welniak, who is now Vice President of Communications for the KC Current, probably will love the new State Farm spot because of its soccer theme.
It stars Cristo Fernández, who played Dani Rojas on the hit Apple TV show “Ted Lasso.” He bundles football and soccer and is seen juggling a ball that combines the two sports.
“Bundle is life!” Fernández says in the commercial, playing off his signature line from “Ted Lasso.” As Mahomes and Jake from State Farm watch, Fernández manages to kick a field goal while trying to put the ball in the back of a soccer net.
This story was originally published August 29, 2024 at 8:15 AM with the headline "Patrick Mahomes stars in new State Farm commercial with actor from ‘Ted Lasso’."
