Real Name: Farrah Fawcett
Salary Deal : $10,000
With world-famous feathered hair and piercing blue eyes, Farrah Fawcett has been drawing love-struck looks since the seventies. She famously appeared in a commercial for Noxzema, a shaving cream, alongside famous NFL quarterback Joe Namath (who bore the nickname “Broadway Joe”). The tagline was “Let Noxzema cream your face” and yes, they did know.
Fawcett was in the famous Charlie’s Angels television show, as well as movies such as Cannonball Run, Extremities, Burning Bed, and Small Sacrifices. But this campaign may have been her most lucrative deal, earning her $10,000 per commercial. She stuck to feature films and TV after the commercials, though, perhaps embarrassed.
The “That's a Spicy Meatball” Guy
Real Name: Jack Somack
Salary Deal : $10,000
Born in 1918 in Chicago, Jack Somack is not only known for the few classic movies he's appeared in, but also for this famous ad, which has him appear as the Italian man who exclaims in a bright manner: “Mamma mia, that's a spicy meatball!” for ten grand.
It was a slogan for Alka-Seltzer – after a spicy meatball, you might have heartburn. Somack's movies include The Frisco Kid, Sanford and Son, Carlton Your Doorman, Desperate Characters, Portnoy's Complaint, and more. He passed away in 1983, but we will always remember him for his work, and for telling us just how spicy that meatball is. RIP.
The Target Lady
Real Name: Maria Bamford
Salary Deal : $300,000
Maria Bamford wears plenty of hats in the entertainment industry, including as a stand-up artist, a voice actress, and a film actor. Her first comedy album was 'The Burning Bridges Tour', and four years later 'How to WIN!' followed. Her first movie role was Lucky Numbers, in 2000, before she switched to voice-acting.
Her Target deal brought in $300,000, but you might be more familiar with the variety of animated voices she has provided, including American Dad!, Bojack Horseman, CatDog, and Adventure Time. In 2015 she was in the movie Hell & Back.
FedEx's Fast-Talker
Real Name: John Moschitta
Salary Deal: $3 million
Famous motormouth John Moschitta has a famous, unique talent: he can speak at a rate of 586 words per minute. While he held the world record for World's Fastest Talker in the eighties, the record has been broken a few times – though Moschitta debates the legitimacy of the new records.
Moshcitta was not only the lightning-fast pitchman for FedEx's rapid delivery service, he is also the famous speedy talker for Micro Machines in more than a hundred commercials. He has also voiced Blurr in the Transformers movies and has directed two straight-to-video movies. FedEx had him on salary for three million dollars. A high price – but fast talkers aren't a dime a dozen.
The “It's Not That Complicated” Guy
Real Name: Beck Bennett
Salary Deal : $250,000
Beck Bennett knew acting was for him when he performed in a children's theater in his hometown. He's known for his roles on Saturday Night Live as a regular cast member, but before that he appeared in the “It's Not That Complicated” AT&T commercials, for a total salary deal of $250,000.
During that same time, he created sketch videos with “Good Neighbor”, a comedy group, and had roles in Theatre of Life, which are available on Youtube. He began acting on Saturday Night Live in 2013, thanks to his skill at humorous impressions.