Paul Marcarelli
Paul Marcarelli | |
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Born | North Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | May 24, 1970
Alma mater | Fairfield University, B.A. |
Occupation(s) | Film, voice actor, screenwriter |
Height | 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) |
Paul Marcarelli (born May 24, 1970) is an American actor, who is currently a spokesman for
Early life and education
Marcarelli is a native of North Haven, Connecticut, and graduated from North Haven High School. Marcarelli then received his bachelor's degree in English from Fairfield University in 1992,[3] having been a member of Theatre Fairfield, the resident production company.[4]
Acting career
A founding member of New York's Mobius Group Productions in 1998, Marcarelli produced and performed in works by Eric Bogosian, Warren Leight, and Richard Nelson.[5] Mobius's production of The Adding Machine, in which he played the lead role, garnered the award for excellence in overall production from the New York International Fringe Festival in 2001; and his 2005 production, Bridezilla Strikes Back! starring Cynthia Silver, which The New York Times called "irresistible,"[6] won the Fringe's overall excellence award for an outstanding solo show.
Marcarelli is also a founding member of the Table Ten Films production company.[7] He co-wrote the storyline for the 2011 independent film The Green, for which he also wrote the screenplay.[8]
Marcarelli wrote and produced the feature film Clutter, starring
Advertising career
In 2002 Marcarelli started appearing as the "Test Man" character in Verizon Wireless commercials,[7] for which Entertainment Weekly named him one of the most intriguing people of 2002.[10]
In April 2011 Marcarelli was informed by email that Verizon was moving in a new direction with its advertising campaign. He remained under contract but would no longer play "Test Man".[5] Marcarelli was glad that he was able to move on from it.[11]
Prior to Verizon, Marcarelli had already appeared in numerous commercials for companies including
Since 2016 Marcarelli has been working as a Sprint (later merged with T-Mobile) spokesman and often refers to his switch from Verizon to Sprint in the commercials in which he appears.[12]
Personal life
He is married to his husband Ryan Brown, who appeared with Paul in a Sprint ad.[13]
References
- ^ Howard, Theresa (February 22, 2004). ""Can You Hear Me Now?" a Hit". USA Today. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ "Verizon's 'Can you hear me now' guy now at Sprint". USA Today.
- ^ Fenster, Jordan (October 13, 2011). "Guilford's Verizon guy makes a film about being gay in Connecticut". New Haven Register. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ "Life After Fairfield: Paul Marcarelli '92". fairfield.edu. Fairfield University. February 23, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ a b Morgan, Spencer (April 13, 2011). "Hear Me Now?". The Atlantic. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ Zinoman, Jason (August 16, 2005). "Fringe Festival Reviews; 'Bridezilla Strikes Back!'". The New York Times. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Harris, Elizabeth A. (April 18, 2010). "He Tested the Market". The New York Times. p. RE2. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ Fine, Marshall (October 21, 2011). "Interview: Creators talk about gay drama, The Green". HuffPost. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ "Clutter". clutterthemovie.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ "Scout Awards 2002". Entertainment Weekly. January 3, 2003. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ Cina, Mark (April 14, 2011). "Verizon Phases Out 'Can You Hear Me Now?' Guy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ Baig, Edward C. (June 6, 2016). "Verizon's 'Can you hear me now' guy now at Sprint". USA Today. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ Paul Marcarelli [@paulmarcarelli] (November 28, 2016). "Just a couple of dudes buyin' a Christmas tree. Sprint commercial with my husband @RBCateringNY" (Tweet) – via Twitter.