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

  • The Nielsen ratings monitor commercial viewership
  • The extremely popular British sci-fi television series Doctor Who ran from 1963 to 1989 and was re-booted in 2005; the title character, Dr. Who, has so far been played by 13 different actors, including female Jodi Whittaker, during its run.
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Valerie Harper almost didn't get the part of Rhoda because she was too "attractive." Apparently the producers had someone more "unkempt" in mind.
  • 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.
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