What Famous TV Commercial Actors Get Paid

The Trivago Guy

If you've ever stayed in a hotel, you've probably thought about going through Trivago. You might be doing that because they're the most popular hotel locating website in the world, or you might know about them because of this guy right here. His name is Timothy Williams, and Trivago owes a ton of their success to him. 

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The More You Know

  • The first television drama was "The Queen's Messenger." The 40-minute show was aired by General Electric's station "WGY Television" on September 11, 1928.
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Valerie Harper almost didn't get the part of Rhoda because she was too "attractive." Apparently the producers had someone more "unkempt" in mind.
  • Saturday Night Live: Jim Carrey auditioned to be a cast member multiple times, but was never hired.
  • The Simpsons: Homer's catchphrase "D'oh" is written as "annoyed grunt" in the scripts.
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