What Famous TV Commercial Actors Get Paid

Mr. Dumass

You might think it's actually pronounced Doo-mas, but the actor's name is actually pronounced Stu Williams. This was one of the most popular Superbowl commercials of the 1990s, and for good reason. A&W Rootbeer piled a lot of cash into this ad spot. 

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The More You Know

  • Americans annually watch around 250 billion hours of television.
  • In the earlier episodes of Fresh Prince, Will Smith would learn the entire script, which means sometimes he can be seen mouthing other actor's lines.
  • The Cosby Show: Sondra was almost played by Whitney Houston instead of Sabrina Le Beauf...but she turned down the role to pursue music.
  • The first commercial aired in 1941
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