Why does that cheeky Geico Gekko speak Cockney?

He sounds like David Beckham.
Originally posted by Rakim Indie Balzac:
What gives? Does he speak with a Brooklyn accent to sell car insurance in the UK? Do Americans even know what "Free Pie & Chips" are?
I don't know, but I think those commercials are hilarious.
They know we are all a bunch of Anglophiles! :D