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Tony Hale is the actor in the 2024 Verizon commercial

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After Beyoncé and the Super Bowl, Tony Hale becomes the new face of the 2024 Verizon commercial: let’s discover the American actor.

If you think you already saw his face recently, well, you are definitely not wrong. And that’s not only because of the movies and TV shows where he played: you saw Tony Hale just a few weeks ago in the Verizon commercial aired at the Super Bowl 2024. Yes, the one with Beyoncé. He was the fellow who kept checking the Verizon connection while the singer was doing everything to break it. His embarrassed facial expression when he had to repeatedly announce that Verizon “still works” was one of the highlights of the 2024 advertising world. Watch it again.

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That’s what we call a successful collaboration. Just a few weeks later, Verizon shared a new commercial with Tony Hale as the only protagonist. In the new ad, he shows his availability to take a picture of the family sitting beside him. He also explains why they should switch to Verizon and take advantage of their offer: the man has an old phone, and an upgrade is definitely needed. What better occasion than Verizon’s partnership with Apple, offering the iPhone 15 Pro and its vast storage for pics?

You can watch the second Verizon commercial with Tony Hale here on iSpot.tv.

Tony Hale is an American actor who has been active in movies and TV shows since 1997. He is best known for his roles in television comedies, particularly for playing Buster Bluth on the critically acclaimed sitcom Arrested Development. His portrayal of Buster, a socially awkward and often clueless character, earned him widespread recognition and praise.

In addition to his work on Arrested Development, Tony Hale gained further fame for his role as Gary Walsh, the personal aide to the vice president, on the HBO political comedy series Veep. His performance in Veep earned him several Emmy Awards and solidified his reputation as a talented comedic actor. He has also lent his voice to various animated characters, including Forky in Pixar’s Toy Story 4. His career spans a range of comedic and dramatic roles, showcasing his versatility as an actor. And you will soon hear his voice again in 2024, in Inside Out 2: he will be Fear.

You can imagine the fun Tony Hale had playing in the 2024 Verizon commercial. As he confessed in this interview with Variety, when they told him he would play with Beyoncé in the new ad, he had a hard time hiding this secret from his daughter: she’s a huge fan; she even went to her concert, and the risk she would spread the rumor was serious. This means he had to stay secretive about it for weeks, never mentioning what he was doing at work.

With his long history of comedy roles, Tony Hale is a perfect actor for a commercial like the ones Verizon released in 2024, continuing a long tradition of American comedians starring in their ads. That’s a milestone too, isn’t it?

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