Real Name: Angela Sarafyan
Salary Deal : $75,000
It’s likely you’re much more familiar with this Armenian actress now than you were when she grabbed an umbrella and shilled for Cingular Wireless for a measly seventy-five grand. She’s exploded into a promising talent and rising star, with big roles in Westworld, Repo Chick, Never, and The Immigrant. She’s also appeared in Judging Amy, The Division, 24, Criminal Minds, Nikita, The Mentalist, and many more.
Sarafyan comes from a family of artists – her father is an actor, and her mother is a painter. She moved to America when she was four.
DriveTime Girl 1
Real Name: Nicole Randall Johnson
Salary Deal : $100,000
Comedienne Nicole Randall Johnson has appeared in television shows, movies, and ads – in 2013 the auto loan company DriveTime hired her for $100,000, as well as fellow funny-gal Katie Crown, to appear in their campaign “DriveTime Girls” The two played a pair of eccentric drivers who rescued those who had been rejected for auto loans, with the help of some interesting tech.
Johnson has had plenty of work in the entertainment business, having appeared in comedy sketches and shows for some time. She's known for her appearances on Mad Men, as well as comedies like Reno 911!, Key & Peele, and Andy Barker, P.I.
The Old Spice Guy
Real Name: Isaiah Mustafa
Salary Deal: $5 million
He's the man your man could smell like. His name is Isaiah Mustafa, and he's on a horse. He's also a former wide receiver in the NFL, playing for the Oilers (a team that doesn't even exist anymore) in the 1990s – he was also on the practice squads for the Browns and the Raiders but left football for acting.
He appeared on the soap opera Days of Our Lives before signing a deal with NBC for Horrible Bosses. He went on to star in It Two. Mustafa expressed interest in playing Marvel character Luke Cage before losing the role to Idris Elba, though the product never materialized. His deal with Old Spice was $5 million.
The “You're Not You When You're Hungry” Lady
Real Name: Betty White
Salary Deal: $5 million
She was one of the Golden Girls, and a leading lady in the world of television, but even the late Betty got hungry. That's why she appeared in the “You're not you when you're hungry” ad for Snickers, which netted her $5 million.
Madam White credited Snickers for helping her get more acting roles as the years have gone on. The commercial came out in 2010, with Betty playing a pro lineman, and its success not only led to more roles for Betty during the later years in her career but for plenty of other “Hungry” ads with other long-time acting names.
Mr. Mayhem from the Allstate Commercials
Real Name: Dean Winters
Salary Deal: $4,750 per aired commercial
Mr. Mayhem has been causing incredible destruction and problems for all kinds of people on his large campaign of ads for insurance company Allstate. The ingenious part of his contract is that it's not a flat fee – Winters gets $4,750 every time one of his commercials airs. It's enough to keep him in slim gray suits and face bandages for years to come.
Winters has had a recurring role as Ryan in prison drama Oz, and other television credits include Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Law & Order SVU, Rescue me, 30 Rock, and Battle Creek.