What Famous TV Commercial Actors Get Paid

Jesse the Stud

This actor's name is Jesse Heiman. He didn't have much of a track record before he got picked up for the GoDaddy commercial. This opportunity, and the $900,000 they paid him, helped him set up a career in Hollywood. 

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