Hollywood Drives BlueTEC: Stars from Motion Pictures, Television and Music Go Green with Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC Technology

HOLLYWOOD – USA, December 4, 2008: When Academy Award Nominee Naomi Watts recently celebrated her 40th birthday in Los Angeles, her partner Liev Schreiber (X-Men, The Manchurian Candidate) surprised her with a spectacular present; a Mercedes-Benz ML 320 BlueTEC luxury SUV.

Liev and Naomi are among the actors and musicians to discover the exceptional performance, efficiency, and high cruising range of Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC models, the world’s cleanest and most advanced diesels.

In addition to Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts, fellow BlueTEC drivers from motion pictures and television include Desperate Housewives star Kyle McLaughlin, Sex and the City siren Kim Cattrall, Academy Award Nominee and Golden Globe Winner Gary Oldman, and Phantom of the Opera star and singer Emmy Rossum.

“My ML 320 BlueTEC has all the power and luxury you’d expect of a Mercedes-Benz, plus the efficiency and low environmental impact of an economy or even hybrid vehicle,” says Emmy Rossum.

“BlueTEC really is the best of both worlds.”

Also from the world of music, pop superstar Gwen Stefani and her husband, musician Gavin Rossdale, have a BlueTEC parked in their driveway, as does singer Josh Kelley (husband of Grey’s Anatomy star Katherine Heigl).

Seven-time Grammy winning artist Alanis Morissette chose the fuel-efficient Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC for the video of Underneath, the first single and video from her latest album, Flavors of Entanglement.

In the video, Alanis is sitting at a bus stop wearing a ‘Save the Earth’ t-shirt and distributing fliers to encourage concern for the environment.

When a Mercedes-Benz E 320 BlueTEC passes by, Alanis salutes the Mercedes driver in appreciation for their environmentally aware choice.

"Making green choices on a local level is important in creating global change,” says Alanis.

“I'm glad that Mercedes-Benz has introduced a great option with BlueTEC.”

BlueTEC-equipped Mercedes-Benz vehicles have also starred in some of the hottest television shows and series this season, including The Amazing Race (CBS), Privileged (CW), 90210 (CW), Starter Wife (USA Network), and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC).