Richard Marx Finds His Calling as Colon-Cleanser Spokesman

Singer gets his other pipes scrubbed in new ad

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Leave it to Rhett & Link to prove what many of us have long known deep inside to be true: Nothing says "colonic" like the musical stylings of Richard Marx. The artist—who had '80s and '90s radio listeners changing stations in droves (yet shockingly racked up sales of 30 million!)—provides adland's comedic commercial kings with their first celebrity endorsement. Was Corey Hart not available? The spot, an instant classic since its debut on Rhett & Link's IFC show, touts a Sacramento, Calif.,

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