Virgin Mobile Hires Brad Pitt's Brother Doug

Carrier offers 'celebrity deals at celebrity brother prices'

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This is kind of amusing: Virgin Mobile Australia has centered a whole new ad campaign from Euro RSCG around Doug Pitt—an unknown dude who happens to be Brad Pitt's brother. The point is that Virgin's plans are a great deal for anyone, whether you're somebody or just a nobody like Doug. "Doug's just a regular guy," says copy on the website. "He washes his own car, pays his own bills, and does his own laundry.

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