Article: Kmart Launches Celebrity-Studded TV Ad Campaign for New Big Kmart

TROY, Mich., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Television viewers in 20 selected U.S. markets will soon witness the break of one of Kmart's most celebrity-rich commercials ever.

On Sunday, Oct. 26, Kmart (NYSE: KM) will launch a minute-long commercial promoting its new Big Kmart stores and featuring 10 celebrities behind the camera -- and on. Seasoned motion picture director and actress Penny Marshall directed the commercial, which stars Martha Stewart; Big Bird and the Muppets from Sesame Street; actress Jaclyn Smith; model Kathy Ireland; professional car racer and entrepreneur Roger Penske; and in a surprise closing cameo, legendary entertainer Bob Hope.

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