Just what lives did old-school commercial kids lead?
“Lots of people are trained in theater and drama schools for years, so they act everything.
In commercials, they just need to be themselves.”
Luckily for children, being themselves is what they do best.
ToBackstage, Goldman revealed that she chooses children with big personalities.
And they are not shy at all," she wrote.
Lastly, Goldman looks for kids who excel at cold reads.
“Those are the kids that I remember,” she wrote.
Whatever happened to these talented kiddos?
“Do I look 20% smaller to you?”
“I must to McDonald’s.
Although you probably found the commercial cute and harmless at the time, the Golden Arches company was pissed.
Being barred from Mickey D’s didn’t prevent her from forging a successful acting career, though.
She grew up to beour favorite vampire slayeranda scream queen.
Yes, that adorable little girl is Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Gellar has since starred in numerous television series and even returned to her commercial roots in 2019.
Wood once promoted cheddar cheese as the star of a commercial for America’s Dairy Farmers (viaYouTube).
In an interview with IndieWire, Wood explained, “It’s such an organic process.
In the 1990s, the company released Glitter Hair Barbie and her accompanying commercial (viaYouTube).
Just before landing her first commercial, Kunis secured manager Susan Curtis.
“She took me on my first audition the next day, and I ended up getting it.
It was a Barbie commercial.
That’s how it started,” Kunis confirmed toInterview.
Kunis was just 14 when the pilot for “That ’70s Show” was filmed.
“So from 9 to 14 [years old] I probably did 20 commercials.”
Since starring in the hit show, Kunis has continued to act.
She and former co-star Ashton Kutcher also married and welcomedtwo children.
Be moved,” and introduced, “Zoom zoom.”
At the time, Mazda didn’t think of the phrase as a new tagline.
She said, “‘Zoom zoom’ sums up everything that we stand for as a company.”
Doner’s automotive president, Tim Blett, referred to the phrase as “an emotional promise.”
So, what happened to him?
We can only hope he drives a Mazda.
… And since I was around 15, I knew I’d be successful.
And so I got those ideas, and they have been north stars to me,” he explained.
And, unlike many children auditioning for commercials, he already had acting experience from attending drama school.
“Later, DiCaprio would recommend his friend for parts when he could.”
While the two are friends, Maguire told the publication, “Our lives are very different.”
As different as, say, Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby.
A series of drug- and alcohol-related offenses and criminal activity made her a huge hiring risk.
As such, many of the powers that be in Hollywood wereunwilling to take her on.
She’s since had several TV roles and recently starred in Netflix’s “Falling for Christmas.”
This wasn’t Eisenberg’s first gig, though.
Eisenberg’s older siblings were also in the acting business at the time and secured roles in Broadway plays.
Although you may not be familiar with the Pepsi girl’s older sister, you certainly know her brother.
In case you didn’t already spot the resemblance, Hallie Eisenberg is Jesse Eisenberg’s little sister.
From time to time, she shares photos onInstagramof her and the “Zombieland” star traveling together.
But it was almost a very different ad.
Nevertheless, the company realized it needed its own commercial.
One boy excitedly raised his hand.
“His name was Andy Lambros, I remember,” Ringlien revealed.
Today, Lambros is an entrepreneur and president ofThe Dream Builders, a site-building company.
But how did her career begin?
(it’s possible for you to watch it onYouTube.)
Her big break came when she starred in “I Am Sam” in 2001.
In the ’80s, she was the star of cereal commercials and Barbie ads, as reported byNPR.
From there, she was able to find work in films like “The Wizard.”
Lewis' parents were also artists.
After the ad aired in 1976, Rippy’s fame grew.
“He made movie cameos and recorded a hit album called ‘Take Life a Little Easier.'”
Despite signs of a promising career, Rippy’s stardom fizzled out by the ’80s.
After Rippy graduated high school, he attended college and earned a degree in marketing.
Some three decades later, Rippy made headlines once more.
He was no longer singing or acting, but instead running for mayor of Compton.
“But there was a quality about him that was so compelling,” she said.
“He’s very authoritative and mature on one hand, but a little boy on the other.”
“I had diarrhea for months lol,” he added.
What happened to this award-winning old-school commercial star?
In the 1970s and ’80s, Mason Reese was a young, charismatic commercial actor.
He also became the co-host of “The Mike Douglas Show.”
The ad also jump-started his career.
Gilchrist ultimately moved on from acting.
Gilchrist will forever be linked with the character Mikey, but he doesn’t mind.
“It doesn’t bother me to the contrary,” he told the publication.
“I just never looked at it like some huge, big deal.
Maybe that comes off to some people like I don’t want to talk about it.
Totally not the case.
I love talking about it.”
Yes, he likes it!
This old-school commercial star has an eclectic career
Alyson Stoner was a fixture of the early aughts.
Stoner was also pursued by big corporations, who sought to use the dancing sensation to sell their products.
Her most memorable commercial appearance was in 2004, when she danced for JCPenney’s back-to-school ad.
Stoner has been incredibly busy since the days of child stardom.
Stoner is also an accomplished voice actor for various video games, movies, and television shows.
In 2019, the icon teamed up with Missy Elliott for a nostalgia-filled VMAs performance.
Her signature pigtails were long gone; in their place, Stoner rocked an ultrachic pixie cut.
She tore up the stage in a yellow tracksuit, leaving fans in awe of her incredible transformation.
In addition to her bustling entertainment career, Stoner is also a successful influencer.
Her social media accounts are peppered with dance videos, wellness tips, and personal updates.
The busy creator also cofounded a wellness community calledMovement Genius.
The first iteration of the rap appeared in 2009.
In 2014, the cereal bigwigs created a new rap tune.
These days, Lupo is still making music however, the rapper no longer spits rhymes about cereal.
In 2019, Lupo released a music video for his song, “Michelin Man.”
In fact, boxes of the beloved cereal are featured prominently throughout the video.
In 2013, Cheerios finally acknowledged the issue by featuring an interracial family in one of its commercials.
The little girl was played by then-6-year-old Grace Colbert, a biracial actor.
Grace Colbert is a teenager now and a busy one at that.
In 2018, the budding actor appeared in a Ford Mustang ad (periSpot.tv).
The following year, she updated herFacebook, writing, “Hey guys!
I took a leave from acting to focus on school.
I’m about to get back to the grind.”
This old-school commercial kid would rather not say ‘Por que no los dos?’
In the 2010s, Old El Paso released an iconic ad for their hard and soft shell taco kit.
The now-famous catchphrase quickly became a staple in internet culture.
Due to her commercial stardom, Agraviador’s childhood wasn’t exactly normal.
The perpetual recognition was a problem for the shy youngster.
Plus, she was constantly hounded to recite the catchphrase that made her famous.
“I felt really uncomfortable and just upset if anyone talked about it.”
Agraviador found a new creative outlet in drawing and painting.
In 2020,The Daily Mailreported that she was working as a professional artist in Sydney, Australia.
For old times’ sake, she recited her iconic line, “Por que no los dos?”
In the Coca-Colaverse, everybody finds common ground even people who seem to be worlds apart.
That’s exactly what played out in the famous 1979 commercial featuring football titan “Mean” Joe Greene.
In the classic ad, Greene receives a Coca-Cola from a pint-size fan, played by 9-year-old Tom Okon.
Moved by the sweet gesture, Greene famously says, “Hey, kid.
Then he tosses his football jersey to little Okon.
Just like a fizzy glass of Coca-Cola, the ad is the epitome of sweet and refreshing.
Okon isn’t so little anymore.
In fact, the business owner is now in his 50s.
But he still feels that familiar sense of childlike wonder when he looks back on the commercial.
“It was a 9-year-old boy’s dream.”
He went on to film around 50 more commercials before his retirement from acting.
Okon later settled down and started a family in Westchester, New York.
And 36 years after filming the treasured Super Bowl commercial, Okon reunited with Greene.
CBS documented the encounter while the two old friends reflected on the impact of their commercial (viaYouTube).
“My mom had me at 17, and my dad was a teacher and still in school.
Song starred in a number of other commercials beforeachieving Disney prestige.
In recent years, she’s appeared in numerous films, television shows, and voice-acting roles.
Today, the former Ivory Snow baby is an actor, director, and all-around Hollywood icon.
