Just Who Is This Old Spice Guy And What’s His Story
You must have seen the commercials. This deep-voiced, brawny smooth talker with a muscular midriff looks directly into the camera and talks to the women viewers while swaggering through seamless set changes in an uninterrupted take. The commercials are sexy, funny, and effective, and viewers everywhere are asking, "Who is this Old Spice Guy?".
The easy answer is, "Isaiah Mustafa". He is a 36-year-old from Portland, Oregon, who has become a celebrity in just a few months thanks to the now famous ads. Mustafa was a history student at Arizona State University, where he also played wide receiver for the Sun Devils football team. He managed to signed with a few different NFL and NFL Europe teams, including the Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, and Barcelona Dragons, but his professional football career never developed. Previously, he also ran a Los Angeles restaurant Jo Jo's Barbecue.
Then, around 2005, Mustafa started to make episodic appearances in minor roles on TV his television credits include such shows as "Days of Our Lives", "The Island", "Ugly Betty", "Castle", and "NCIS". His big break, however, didn't come until February 2010 when the big ad campaign hit the airwaves, causing an immediate sensation.
One aspect of Mustafa's catapult to fame has been his popularity on social networking media. The commercials themselves have been big hits on YouTube. But Mustafa built on the popularity of his character by recreating it in a series of YouTube videos in which he responds in character to questions posed to him by fans and celebrities through websites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit. Through these videos, Mustafa has become one of the most popular celebrities on the internet.
This new found fame seems to be bringing big rewards for Mustafa. Mustafa is currently reported to be working with Tyler Perry in an upcoming film version of the Ntozake Shange play, "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf", in which he will be appearing with Whoopi Goldberg, Kerry Washington, Thandie Newton, Janet Jackson, Macy Gray, Phylicia Rashad, and many others. Mustafa will also be joining the production of "Free Enterprise 2", a forthcoming William Shatner movie.
After that, who knows what lies ahead for the new celebrity. A long-time comic book fan, Mustafa is apparently been interested in playing the Marvel Comics superhero Luke Cage, though nothing tangible has developed on that front yet. Meanwhile, he has reportedly signed a recent television deal with NBC.
So who is that Old Spice guy? He is a savvy, former football player turned actor who is beginning to make a name for himself. He is Isaiah Mustafa.
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