Ever had a crush on a commercial spokesperson?

I've always been fond of the Tic Tac girl of the indeterminate (South African?) accent from a few years ago.

I love the guy in the indoor dog food commercial whose dog follows him around his house. I just think he is so cute and so sweet with his dog.

I thought the blue kilt wearing hunk in the Skittle commercials was hot. I'd take him over the creepy evil beard guy.

I love the boy in the Gain detergent commercial who's being surrounded and sniffed by all the ladies. He is just so funny-looking and cute. I could eat him with a spoon. Oh, and sniff him... Deeply.

The Sprint guy! So cute, so huggable...word to what that girl says on her webpage:


Amen, sister!

The old Taster's Choice commercials showing an ongoing relationship between a man and a woman made me swoon for the actor. He had the most delightful English accent.

Imagine my joy years later, when I recognized him as Anthony Stewart Head AKA "Giles" from Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

I've been crushing on the dim-bulb guy in the cranberry bog for Ocean Spray - I'm not sure why, maybe it's the hip-waders?

I loved him too, but I don't think he had a British accent in the Taster's choice commercials. The woman did, but I remember him using his American accent, which he does very well. I remeber being surprised to later find out he was British (same with John Mahoney).

There was an ad for Folger's a few years back with a woman Irish step dancing around her kitchen (yeah, I don't know, either.) Kind of a silly ad, but I always thought she was too damn cute. Freckles are my weakness.

I thought the Folger's woman was cute too, McKay. I miss that commercial.

Bit of trivia: The Folger's woman is Sharon Maughan, who's been in a couple of recent British television programs (Holby City, Casualty, etc) and is married to actor Trevor Eve (Troy, Possession, my beloved Waking the Dead (TV), etc).

Uh, nevermind.

I have a mad crush on the guy from the Miracle-Gro commercial. Jeans, ruffle-able hair, crinkly eyes, killer smile...

I still have a little crush on the awsome dad from that hotels.com commercial. You know, the one that played 9,978 times during the US Open.

I don't love the Sprint guy, but the Verizon guy is absolutely adorable. What can I say, I love me some geeks. :D

Sigh. I'm a sucker for a guy in a trenchcoat.

I also wouldn't mind having the guy from the Verizon (?) "Sweet Melissa" ad warmin' the sofa with me. :)

Ooo, me, too. He reminds me some of a moustache-less Tom Selleck.

What is it about the crushability of phone company spokesmen? I had a crush on Chris Eigeman when he was the spokesman for Pacific Bell.

Latest commercial crush: the girl who throws the pickle jar against the wall in the Miller "Fridge Pack" commercial.

That yummy Dyson guy makes me want to buy a ridiculously overpriced vacuum cleaner. (Which, from what I heard, might be worth the money... but I live in a 650sf apartment.)

Remember when Will Kemp was in the Gap ad where he was dancing around to "Stuff Like That."? Yeah.

Amen! He is just absolutely a-dork-able. His are the few commercials I don't FF through.

I used to have a MAJOR crush on the hottie in the Alltel commercial. He was at the top of a power pole, dark hair, gorgeous, with the most amazing killer smile. God, I miss him.

You know who I have a crush on? There's some car commercial (Volkswagen, maybe?) with a guy has a broken foot, and the car is complaining about not going anywhere. That guy is SO HOT to me. Not the car, the guy with the broken foot.

Anyone remember it?

I don't love that Verizon guy. The Verizon guy I love is the suddenly-friendly mob boss who gets all excited about how powerful the network is. I dunno...I just like the way he folds his arms and crinkles his face when he says, "You get reception out here?"

Probably a no-brainer, but the chick from the DiSarrano commercial who fellates the ice cube is tops in my book . . .

I wouldn't really call it a crush (I don't even think she's terribly attractive, kind of average), but I have immense affection for the girl in the anti-smoking PSA who's marvelling at how good her hair smells since she quit smoking. I don't know why. She just makes me smile. Nice casting job - for once, someone in a PSA who doesn't make me want to put a shoe through the TV screen.

...not to mention the bartender who pours the DiSarrano (sigh).

Wasn't the DiSarrano guy also in the second season of Joe Schmoe? He annoyed me in the commercial before, because he took the bait of that hussy with the ice cube, but after I thought I saw him in Joe Schmoe 2, I gave him a second look.

I know! He's really kind of adorable for somebody who's supposed to be a criminal.

He reminds me of Sean Bean. How can you not love him?

I fourth the 'Tony Soprano-lite' crushing (and I usually don't go for blonds). I know he must be a HITG, but I've yet to place where I've seen him before...

I love the spokesman for FreeCreditReport.com (the ad runs about five times during Starting Over). He makes me want to have a perfect credit report so we can buy a home together free of hassle.

I'm starting to get lost in the dark, dreamy eyes of the brunette in the NetZero ads that are parodies of reality show "confessionals" . . .

I think she's really cute as well. But damn, those ads get on my nerves.

Do I need to slink over to the Unpopular Opinions About TV thread? Because this smarmy, goodygoody bastard gets on my last nerve, and I'd love to bash his puky little face in every time I see him.

There's this brunette in the Slim-Fast Control Shakes ad (the one with what sounds like Tina Turner doing 'Time Is On My Side'), all in blue...my God, I heart that woman...

This may be a bit crazy, but you remember that PSA a few years ago, where that girl says "This is what heroin does to your brain." and smashes an egg with a frying pan. Call me mad, but all I could think about during that whole thing was My GAWD she is HOT!!!!

No. Trust me, cowkitty, you don't. He has also been mentioned in the "Commercials with People Who Should Just Go Away Now" thread.

And, hey, cute blond mobster from the Verizon commercials? Call me, dude. Seriously.

Was that the one with Rachel Leigh Cook? (If it is, she goes on to smash all sorts of things with the pan, saying, "And this is what it does to your family! And your friends!" etc etc.)

This is exactly how I feel about the Disaronno guy (and girl). He creeps me out.

I'm almost embarrassed to admit this but I love the diet coke guy with short dark hair who dances in his bedroom while getting dressed to go out. He reminds me of a friend who is funny and incredibly sexy. Yum.

Oh, really? That just makes me sad. But to each their own.

No disrespect intended, JakeyIsSusan - I just prefer them dark and/or hairy.

Back on topic, the Verizon mobster is definitely growing on me despite my efforts to resist.

As to Hot Heroin PSA Chick, I remember teasing my male buddies who knew better than to even try to deny thinking the same thing.

Am I weird that I kinda crush on the "adorkable" guys? I lurve the younger guy on the Ocean Spray ads. He looks so familiar tho' like he was in a sitcom or something.

I also like the poor geeky guy who has to eat the live "calamari" or milk the bull on the AIG ads. Of course, "Johnson" who keeps eating cereal at his desk to the chagrin of his supervisor is a cutie. And even tho' he doesn't have a big geek factor, I like the handsome guy on the "Free Credit Report" commercials too.

How does one find out who these commercial actors are anyway? Is there a website or something? Erm, not like I will start stalking them or anything... unless they live close by.

Is he the "I'm thinking of a number" guy? If so, I'm a fellow fan. :)

Yup, Hey I'm Jeff, that's the one, and while I'll happily step outta the way - and even refrain from bashing his face in so he'll look nice on your date - you may have to fight JakeyIsSusan who lusts after him also.

Me, I just flipped across an old Magnum, P.I. episode and remembered why I used to lust after Tom Selleck, who is now a pruny, slimy haired has-been. Give me 80s Tom Selleck please!

Oops, back on topic: Cereal eating Johnson has some cuteness, especially since we fired our loser Johnson from our office so I can see the humor in the spots once again.

In the Adorable Dork category, I'm starting to fall deeply in love with the guy who plays "Propane". Cute, cuddly and capable of handling any crisis that arises around the house. And he can really rock that tight white tee shirt. His buddy "Electricity"? Not so much.

I'm totally crushing the Travelocity Gnome. He's so cute, has a charming accent, and always seems to be having a perfectly lovely time. Plus, I love how he says, "bullhonkery."

Yes! I imagine him with a rough British accent, for some reason. You have to love a man who dances with that much joy.

Two new ones that I just saw and gave a little piece of my heart to:

There's a Dockers commercial with a young studmuffin in khakis sitting at a sidewalk cafe, reading, while the song "I Want a Sunday Kind of Love" plays over him. A girl walks by and they Meet Cute when a waiter drops a tray of glasses on them. There's something about the way the guy looks up at her that gets me. Also, he has really nice ankles. Don't look at me like that, it's just something I notice about a guy.

Then there's a new "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" commercial where a landscape gardener tells his customer that the price for doing his lawn has gone up dramatically. When the customer asks why the price has shot up, the gardener says "I was in Vegas last weekend. I had a wild time...but not as wild a time as you did." The customer turns pale, gulps and meekly buys the guy's silence. The blackmailing gardener is obviously a total sleazeball, but he's so damn cute and has such a beautiful smile that I overlooked the moral issues and just drooled. Does this make me a bad person?

Does anyone list who are actually on these commercials?