What Famous TV Commercial Actors Get Paid

The Legacy Fits the Bill

With all the accolades that Amos had in her belt, she earned herself $250,000 from Pine-Sol. Had they hired someone who wasn't as knowledgable of the industry and didn't have a track record, they might have ended up paying the person less, but Amos got hers while she could. 

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The More You Know

  • Looney Tunes was created in 1930, in direct competition with Mickey Mouse cartoons. A second series, Merrie Melodies, soon followed. Both shows feature characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig
  • The first television drama was "The Queen's Messenger." The 40-minute show was aired by General Electric's station "WGY Television" on September 11, 1928.
  • One of the most influential TV series of all time, Star Trek broke several boundaries, including showing the first interracial kiss on television—between Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura—in the 1968 episode "Plato's Stepchildren."
  • Brett Wicks, who designed the logo for the show, originally thought The Sopranos was about singers, not mobsters.
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