Meet Alex Guthrie, the Atlanta street musician in the Jennifer Hudson ad

ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION — There’s a reason you know that Geico gecko or Flo from Progressive. Insurance companies have a lot of money to spend on advertising.And thanks to ubiquitous American Family Insurance ads, Marietta singer Alex Guthrie has been seen by practically every American who has a TV over the past seven months. He was the street musician at Woodruff Park in downtown Atlanta who was shocked when Jennifer Hudson strolled up and began dueting with him.