Real Name: Donna Loren
Salary Deal: $500
Donna Loren is one of the most well-known female vocalists of all time, and Pepsi was able to grab her early on in her career; they signed her for a paltry salary of only $500. Pretty quickly her career took off, getting more and more vocal and acting roles, but she never gave up commercials.
She modeled as a teenager for hats, makeup, dental care, and exercise products – anything that could feature that pretty face. Her other national ad campaign was the “If I Can Sew, You Can Sew” campaign for Simplicity Pattern Company. It might be even more famous than her Dr. Pepper campaign.
The AT&T Woman
Real Name : Milana Vayntrub
Salary Deal : $500,000
Milana Vayntrub has been making waves recently as the pretty and smiling Lily Adams from AT&T commercials, but she's had plenty of other roles. Her very first was in a Barbie commercial at just five years old, in order to help support her family – they had moved to Hollywood from Uzbekistan, and were in dire financial straits.
She's also appeared in the web series Let's Talk About Something More Interesting, as well as the Yahoo! series Other Space. She also enjoys appearing in short art project films. Financial straits are long gone thanks to AT&T, which has Vayntrub on a deal worth $500,000.
The Maytag Man
Real Name: Colin Ferguson
Salary Deal: $1 million
Colin Ferguson has a widely-recognized name and face, and not just as the Maytag Man. He has played Sheriff Carter on Eureka, and Lewis on the sitcom Then Came You. He's also starred in The Vampire Diaries, as well as several Lifetime Christmas movies such as Christmas in Paradise, alongside Charlotte Ross.
He became the face for the appliance company, Maytag, in 2014, and has shot commercials with them ever since. His salary deal has been reported at a million dollars. He'll get you the appliances you need to bake fresh cookies or keep your laundry clean.
The T-Mobile Girl
Real Name: Carly Foulkes
Salary Deal: $1 million
How did Foulkes become the T-Mobile Girl? By answering a random ad in 2009. She became a staple of the commercials, for some reason wearing pink and white biker gear, in the ads the brand put out between 2010 and 2013. She's made some guest appearances since then, and is still part of the “brand family.”
Her deal brought her a cool million. An interesting fact – the bright pink color Foulkes and other faces of T-Mobile wear is actually a trademarked shade, as it is part of their corporate marketing plan. No imitations here.
The Pillsbury Doughboy
Real Name: Paul Frees
Salary Deal: $1 million
For a salary of one million big ones, Paul Frees brought his talent as a man of many voices to Pillsbury, appearing in plenty of ads as the little white creature in the 1960s. Famous for his voice-acting prowess, Frees was born in Chicago in the 1920s and was married to actress Beverly Marlow until he passed in 1986.
There are plenty of places you'll recognize Frees: Rudolph & Frosty, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, and Jack Frost. All Christmas movies, yes, but he's done plenty of others, including acting in A Place in the Sun in 1951. But we'll always know him for his cheerful chuckle and delicious bakery treats.