Andy Azula - The Artist in the UPS ‘Whiteboard’ Commercials
I’ve had too many conversations the UPS ‘Whiteboard’ commercials. I personally find them relatively creative, but not a single friend of mine agrees. I know this because UPS airs the commercials during every quarter of every NFL game.
The next discussion point immediately moves to, “Who is the long haired artist?” Again, I personally think that he is a pretty talented and creative cartoonist (right word?) - but everyone disagrees. And I am always alone in saying that the artist must be famous… after all, how could UPS run a multi-million dollar campaign with an actor or a random guy as the focal point?

It turns out that the answer is somewhere in between, and it’s fascinating. It turns out that the actor is Andy Azula and he is the creative director for The Martin Agency. He came up with the ‘Whiteboard’ concept, got UPS on board and became the face of the campaign. So there you go.
Wikipedia continues: “Andy Azula is a creative director for The Martin Agency, who achieved notoriety after starring in a series of advertisements he created for the United Parcel Service in which he draws on a whiteboard. The ads were directed by Errol Morris. Azula began his career at Leoffler Ketchum Mountjoy. He won awards for his work on North Carolina Travel and Tourism. He later worked at Fallon McElligott in Minnesota where he developed the Buddy Lee campaign for Lee Jeans. He also worked at Goodby Silverstein and Partners and McCann Erickson in San Francisco,[1] creating advertising campaigns for Microsoft. His accounts have also included BMW, Budweiser, E*Trade, and MSN. His work has won him a number of Cliowards, the advertising industry’s highest honor.”
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January 21st, 2008 at 10:50 am
Errol Morris is a damn good director in his own right.
January 31st, 2008 at 11:11 pm
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February 2nd, 2008 at 6:52 pm
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February 5th, 2008 at 3:16 am
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February 6th, 2008 at 6:51 am
Bart Simpson Rembrandt’s eyes..
Simply handsome man
Here:
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February 6th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
I want to kick this guy in the head!
-b
February 27th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
All I can say is that I totally agree with all of your friends. That awful bastard’s condescending commercials (not to mention the irritating frequency with which so many channels play them) is one of the reasons I will never use UPS again. Ever. No matter what. Does he think people don’t know you have to put a package on something other than a car to get it across the goddamned ocean? Douchebag.
March 13th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Andy Azula : Is he Gay or Stright ?? Any one noticed how is has slimed down for his new set of ads
March 19th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
He is straight, married with twin kids and a very nice guy. He is an artist and won many awards in college for his artwork. He is very hardworking, kind, funny, sweet and a wonderful little brother. I can’t stand seeing people say bad things about him because he really is a wonderful guy with a lot of talent. He did slim down because of a medical condition which he now has under control. He is gentle, quiet and a bit shy but very nice. I grew up with him, so I know him very well.
March 19th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Maria…
Get a life… That guy sucks.. I feel sorry that you had to grow up with that… Did his drawings suck that bad when he was young??
March 30th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
JP, keep your mean comments to yourself. This guy is quite an artist, and if his sister says hes ok, then ok by me
March 30th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Benjshap: shut the hell up!!!!!
March 30th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Benjshap: shut up!!!!!
July 6th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
the guy is a tool. i hate these ads. fire him. errol morris has sold out. they suck.
July 6th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
and he stole his look from dimone in fast times at ridgemont high…
August 20th, 2008 at 5:09 am
His hair bugs me so much I was compelled to google “I hate the guy from the UPS commercials” just so I could leave a nasty comment about it somewhere. Other than the hair, the commercial doesn’t bother me.