Editing Eric Clapton (section)

== Other media appearances ==
[[File:EricClaptonRockWalkHollywood.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Clapton's handprints in Hollywood, California]]
Clapton appeared in the movie version of ''Tommy'', the first full-length [[rock opera]], written by the Who. In the movie version, Clapton appeared as the Preacher, performing [[Sonny Boy Williamson II|Sonny Boy Williamson's]] song, "Eyesight to the Blind". He appeared in ''[[Blues Brothers 2000]]'' as one of the Louisiana Gator Boys. In addition to being in the band, he had a small speaking role. Clapton has appeared in an advertisement for the [[Mercedes-Benz G-Class|Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen]]. In March 2007 Clapton appeared in an advertisement<ref>{{cite web
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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814134552/http://play.rbn.com/?url=realguide%2Fmusic%2Fads%2Fclapton.smi 
 |archive-date=14 August 2013 }}</ref> for [[RealNetworks|RealNetwork's]] [[Rhapsody (online music service)|Rhapsody online music service]]. In 2010, Clapton started appearing as a spokesman for [[T-Mobile International AG|T-Mobile]], advertising their [[HTC Magic|MyTouch]] Fender cell phone. Clapton also appeared in the 2011 BBC documentary ''Reggae Got Soul: The Story of [[Toots and the Maytals]]'', which was described as "The untold story of one of the most influential artists ever to come out of Jamaica."<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ymljb "Toots and the Maytals: Reggae Got Soul"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520172432/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ymljb |date=20 May 2016 }}. BBC Four (documentary). Directed by George Scott. UK. 2011. 59 min. Retrieved 15 December 2016.</ref>

When asked to describe God by their minister, the characters [[Eric Forman (That '70s Show)|Eric Forman]] and [[Steven Hyde]] both drew an image of Clapton in the episode "[[Holy Crap!]]" of season two of ''[[That '70s Show]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=That '70s Show. Series 2. Episode "Holy Crap"|url=http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/that-70s-show/ZW0132A023S00|agency=ABC|date=17 December 2017|access-date=17 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122212435/http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/that-70s-show/ZW0132A023S00|archive-date=22 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Clapton appeared on the BBC's ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' in 2013, during [[Top Gear (series 19)|Series 19 Episode 4]] and was involved in testing the new [[Kia Ceed]]. He was called upon to test the Ceed's auxiliary input, which he tested by plugging in one of his guitars and playing several bars of his most famous hits. He was introduced by ''Top Gear'' host [[Jeremy Clarkson]] as a "local guitarist".<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGgP6-0yGJc|title=Eric Clapton plays guitar on a KIA Cee'd|date=18 February 2013|via=YouTube|access-date=27 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015223238/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGgP6-0yGJc|archive-date=15 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017, a documentary film titled ''Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars'' was directed by [[Lili Fini Zanuck]].<ref name="Jones">{{cite news|title=Lili Fini Zanuck: Director says 2017 'wasn't a turning point' for Hollywood|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42554177|last=Jones|first=Emma|author-link=Emma Jones (journalist)|access-date=6 January 2018|work=[[BBC News]]|date=4 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105130621/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42554177|archive-date=5 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Clapton wrote the film score for Zanuck's 1991 film ''[[Rush (1991 film)|Rush]]'' and the two remained friends.<ref name="Jones"/> In an interview for BBC News, Zanuck said that Clapton only agreed to participate if she directed it:
{{blockquote|I think this got made because Eric was in the right mood. He's an incredibly private man and despite his immense success, he's never cared if he got any publicity at all, he just loves his music{{nbsp}}... I think it might be something to do with his age, as he turned 70 a couple of years ago. He said to me, "I didn't want it to be done after I was dead and for it to be wrong." Maybe he thought his time had come to lay it all out on the table.<ref name="Jones"/>}}''[[Nothing but the Blues (film)|Nothing but the Blues]]'' is a 1995 documentary film about Clapton's musical journey and his love for the blues. [[Martin Scorsese]] was one of the executive producers.