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This Is How Much The Familiar Faces From TV Commercials Make

John Gilchrist: Quaker Oats, Unkown

It is a bit hard to believe that John Gilchrist got his first break at the age of 3 ½ years. He was seen in an American television commercial of breakfast cereal named Life. The advertisement was so popular that it went on running for more than 12 years. During these 12 years, Little Mikey (John Gilchrist) remained in continuous rotation for the commercial.

In short, he made most of his fortune with the Quaker Oats cereal commercial. The commercial even won a Clio Award in 1974. Post this; John Gilchrist was seen in over 250 commercials before he moved on from acting.

Jesse Heiman: Go Daddy – $900 Thousand

Apart from all the small and big roles in movies and web series, the thing that made him famous on a national level was a GoDaddy commercial during the 2103 Super Bowl. The advertisement took a total of 67 takes to shoot. The advertisement received a good response, and Jesse was offered to appear in a movie based on that.

In addition to this, he is considered one of the best extra characters in movies and TV shows. This is the reason he has worked in movies like The Social Network, Spider-Man, Transformers Dark of the Moon, and American Pie 2.

Vanessa Lynn Branch: Orbit – $500,000

Recognized as the Orbit Gum Girl, a flash of Vanessa Lynn Branch’s smile can take dozens of people down! She has appeared in various projects such as 90210, Redline, and Little Hercules. However, she mainly gained attention when she appeared in the Orbit commercials.

Branch holds dual citizenship in the UK (where she was born) and the United States of America (after she moved here). While studying in her senior year of college, she won Miss Vermont 1994 and has been doing great in the modeling industry ever since. She has also appeared in Jimmy Kimmel Live with some skit roles.

Laurel Coppock: Jan, Toyota – $1 Million

We all know Laurel as the famous Toyota Girl. Jan has made a great fortune out of the Toyota Commercials. After playing Jan in over 50 commercials for Toyota and in a few of those ads, she is also pregnant. More amazingly, Laurel was actually pregnant at that moment, and her script was written accordingly to immerse her new look into the commercial.

Not only in the commercials, but Laurel also had some stints with the TV shows like The Office. More interestingly, when Laurel was about to call it quits on her advertisement career, Toyota handpicked her from the other 500 candidates.

Diane Amos: Pine-Sol – $2.5 Million

We all can say that we have grown up watching the shoutings of this Pine-Sol lady. Her real name is Diane Amos, and she is a stand-up comedian and an American actress. She is widely known for her Pine-Sol commercials that are on for more than 27 years now. Yes, that’s how long she has been around.

Her first Pine-Sol advertisement was released in 1993 when Diane was just 35 years of age. The Pine-Sol commercials played a significant role in her life, and it is claimed that she has made more than $500,000 from those commercials. Diane has a current net worth of $2.5 million.

Carly Foulkes: T-Mobile – $3 Million

Ever since Carly has played the “No More Mrs. Nice Girl” character in her first T-Mobile ad, there is no stopping for her. Carly started acting in T-Mobile commercials in 2013 and was paid $1 Million per year. Also, she took over the reins of being the spokesperson for T-Mobile from Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Carly was taken to modeling at a younger age. She was 13 when she started to model. Moreover, before she landed her dream job with T-Mobile. Even though Carly had a different dialect, she was chosen for the role as she was described as picture-perfect for the T-Mobile Commercials.

Wendy Kaufman: Snapple – $500 Thousand

Better known as the Snapple lady, now turned reality TV star Wendy Kaufman made a big name for herself in the television industry with her popular Snapple advertisements. Before becoming a reality TV star, Wendy was working at the Snapple Beverage Corporation that was co-founded by her best friend’s father, Arnie Greenberg.

Snapple was getting hugely successful and used to get hundreds of fan mails that were hardly replied to. Wendy, being compassionate, started responding to every fan mail that made her famous and a popular choice for their TV advertisements. Soon she got popular and started making huge chunks of money from the commercials.

Melanie Paxson: Gladware – $600 Thousand

Melanie Paxson is a successful television actor who is primarily known for Gladware commercials and famous sitcoms like Happy Family and Notes from the Underbelly. She first appeared on the television in the famous show Cupid. She was then cast in a television comedy The Opera Lover in 1999.

But the biggest success she got was from the advertisement industry when she was picked from over 500 actresses by Gladware to play the Voice of Reason. Her impactful performance led her to earn many other commercials, including DayQuil. It is believed that the actress was making around $200,000 a year from her Gladware commercials.

John Gilchrist: Quaker Oats, Unkown

It is a bit hard to believe that John Gilchrist got his first break at the age of 3 ½ years. He was seen in an American television commercial of breakfast cereal named Life. The advertisement was so popular that it went on running for more than 12 years. During these 12 years, Little Mikey (John Gilchrist) remained in continuous rotation for the commercial.

In short, he made most of his fortune with the Quaker Oats cereal commercial. The commercial even won a Clio Award in 1974. Post this; John Gilchrist was seen in over 250 commercials before he moved on from acting.

Edith Fore: LifeCall – Unknown

‘I’ve Fallen, and I can’t get up…!’ is the one-liner that made a 70-year-old Edith Fore famous overnight. She is one commercial artist who fell, injured her hip, and with blood dripping, delivered an impeccable dialogue.

Ironically, all this happened while she was acting for the commercial of LifeCall pendant, worn around the neck, and one could contact the LifeCall team on the press of a button. Though she was saved that day, the commercial became an overnight success. Edith took her last breath in 1997, and there is no information available on her commercial earnings back in 1990.

Milana Vayntrub: AT&T – $3 Million

Milana Vayntrub is an American actor who is famously known for her character of Lily Adams in a series of AT&T commercials. The actor has been seen off and on in the television industry. She first appeared in the role of Tatiana in the television series ER in 1995. Then again, she was seen in the year 2001 – 2002 in the Lizzie McGuire series.

Milana got highly recognized and popular when she started appearing in the AT&T commercials. Apart from earning popularity from the audiences, she also made around $500,000 from the commercials. Currently, she is in talks for her popular LivePrudeGirls YouTube channel.

Valerie Bertinelli: Jenny Craig – $20 Million

Nobody can deny their love for the Barbara Cooper Royer of the world-famous sitcom, One Day At A Time. At the age of just 15, Valerie got approached by Norman Lar for the role of Barbara Cooper. Valerie being a television fanatic, quickly said yes to the show and made a debut in the television industry.

Her beauty and gorgeous looks led her to many TV series and commercials, including the Jenny Craig commercials. Valerie starred in multiple advertisements for Jenny Craig’s weight loss programs and products. The ads made her extremely popular, and it is estimated that she made around $300,000 – $500,000 from those commercials.

Morgan Smith-Goodwin: Wendy’s – $5 Million

As soon as the new Wendy’s ad was out with Morgan Smith-Goodwin in the lead, it became the talk of the town. Everyone was curious about the new damsel, while many wondered if she was the real daughter of Dave Thomas.

At the same time, Wendy’s itself is impressed by the response that Morgan, who has dyed her locks red for the commercials, has garnered. Though there is little to no insight on how much she earned from Wendy’s commercials, reports suggest that she made a fortune between $1 Million – $5 Million last year alone.

Jonathan Goldsmith: Dos Equis Beer – $1 million

The face of a popular meme, Jonathan Goldsmith, has become an internet sensation with his strikingly handsome looks. He is known as the Most Interesting Man in the World, and no one can deny that! Goldsmith earned this title while appearing for the Dos Equis Beer ad campaign. The sale of the beer increased by 15.4% when he started appearing in the ad. It gave him a chance to go beyond the world of commercials. 

The charismatic actor began acting in the early 1960s and has appeared in Magnum P.I., Dallas, and Charlie’s Angels. Other than that, he has more than 300 TV appearances in his resume.

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