Tom Bodett (pronounced /boʊˈdɛt/, boh-DETT; born February 23, 1955 in Champaign, Illinois) is an American author, voice actor and radio host. He is also the current spokesman for the hotel chain Motel 6, whose commercials end with the phrase, "We'll leave the light on for you."
In 1986, Bodett was both building houses in Alaska and contributing content to NPR's All Things Considered show. A creative director at the Richards Group ad agency heard ...
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Tom Bodett (pronounced /boʊˈdɛt/, boh-DETT; born February 23, 1955 in Champaign, Illinois) is an American author, voice actor and radio host. He is also the current spokesman for the hotel chain Motel 6, whose commercials end with the phrase, "We'll leave the light on for you."
In 1986, Bodett was both building houses in Alaska and contributing content to NPR's All Things Considered show. A creative director at the Richards Group ad agency heard him on NPR and hired him to do a commercial for Motel 6. Bodett ad-libbed the famous line "We'll leave the light on for you" and has been the spokesperson for the chain ever since then. The director, David Fowler, hired him because he "sound[ed] like the kind of person who stays there."
Bodett hosted the public television program, Travels on America’s Historic Trails, in 1997.
In 1999, Bodett started The Loose Leaf Book Company, a radio program that centered around author and book interviews, discussions, and dramatizations. He also published...
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