What Famous TV Commercial Actors Get Paid

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Milana first appeared in Barbie commercials when she was younger, but her participation in the web series Let's Talk About Something More Interesting got her recognized for the AT&T gig. After she was the AT&T lady, Milana had enough cash in savings that she was able to participate in the Yahoo! series Other Space. AT&T paid her $500,000 for the commercials she did for them, so she's going to be set for a few years.

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