What Famous TV Commercial Actors Get Paid

The Dell Dude

You might remember this guy if you were an avid TV watcher in the early 2000s—his name is Benjamin Curtis, and he is the Dell Dude. He was born in Tennessee, and he was only a commercial actor for a short period of time before he landed his Dell gig. Before all of that, Curtis was actually a highly respected magician. 

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