Sam Elliott is pretty much the American cowboy. With his spectacular mustache and drawling baritone -- the blueprint for Bradley Cooper's growly voice in A Star Is Born -- the actor has been in countless Westerns. And now he's in a Super Bowl commercial, and so is Lil Nas X's country-rap smash "Old Town Road."
The Super Bowl isn't until 2/2. But yesterday, Doritos shared a teaser of their ad for their updated Cool Ranch flavor. And in that ad, Sam Elliott, all done up in his cowboy finest, swaggers into a saloon and begins reciting the lyrics to "Old Town Road."
When Sam Elliott portentously intones "I got the horses in the back/ Horse tack is attached/ Hat is matte black/ Got the boots that's black to match," you really believe that he got the horses in the back. Watch him do just that below.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Pk4gNG3k8jM
UPDATE: In another teaser video for the commercial, it looks like Lil Nas X himself is making his way to the very same saloon. See that below.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=jOD79KK8I5c&feature=youtu.be
UPDATE 2: Here's the full ad:
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