What Famous TV Commercial Actors Get Paid

The Red Robin Lady

Melanie Paxson ran the commercial gambit for a few years before she landed her iconic gig with Red Robin. She did a ton of ad spots for Gladware as a commercial actress, but she also had small roles in a ton of famous TV shows. Some, but not all, of these shows include The Drew Carey Show Joey, Kitchen Confidential, CSI, Rules of Engagement, The Exes, and Medium.

The More You Know

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Brett Wicks, who designed the logo for the show, originally thought The Sopranos was about singers, not mobsters.
The "blue sky" in Breaking Bad was actually rock candy.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.