Do you know who Aleksandr Orlov is? Do you know this nice meercat? If you watched today's news on TV, then you know him))) actually, I almost fell in love with this charming meerkat))
Actually, Aleksandr Orlov is one of the most popular... eh... person (?) in Britain. That's what Wikipedia writes about him: “Aleksandr Orlov is a fictional CGI anthropomorphic Russian meerkat. He is portrayed as being of aristocratic stock, and the founder of www.comparethemeerkat.com. The character is central to an advertising campaign on British commercial television for the comparethemarket.com price comparison website. It launched in January 2009 and centres on his frustration that people keep coming to his website looking for car insurance not meerkats, because 'Market' sounds similar to 'Meerkat' when spoken in a Russian accent. Orlov's catchphrase is 'Simples', pronounced 'Seem-pels'"
Actually, this nice meerkat is not only the character of ads. A great deal of English people admire this little furry Russian aristocrat, so, his creators decided to develop this character. Now, you can find Aleksandr Orlov's biography and family tree on the site, you can also see his photo gallery there. Just follow the link. Aristocratic meerkat has his own Facebook and Twitter pages. There Aleksandr Orlov posts his massages with terrible grammar mistakes, but they are so funny))) More than that, on 28 October 2010 his “autobiography” was released. The title of the book is "A Simples Life: The Life and Times of Aleksandr Orlov".
Here are some videos that made Aleksanr Orlov so famous: