Paul Marcarelli is best known for being the ubiquitous "Test Man" character in commercials for Verizon Wireless from 2002 to 2011.
12 Facts About Paul Marcarelli
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Paul Marcarelli appeared in all of his Verizon commercials wearing a gray Verizon jacket and his own horn-rimmed glasses.
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Paul Marcarelli then received his bachelor's degree in English from Fairfield University in 1992, having been a member of Theatre Fairfield, the resident production company.
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Paul Marcarelli is a founding member of the Table Ten Films production company.
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Paul Marcarelli co-wrote the storyline for the 2011 independent film The Green, for which he wrote the screenplay.
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Paul Marcarelli wrote and produced the feature film Clutter, starring Carol Kane and Natasha Lyonne.
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In 2002 Paul Marcarelli started appearing as the "Test Man" character in Verizon Wireless commercials, for which Entertainment Weekly named him one of the most intriguing people of 2002.
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Paul Marcarelli remained under contract but would no longer play "Test Man".
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Paul Marcarelli was glad that he was able to move on from it.
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Paul Marcarelli performed in industrial and promotional films, and as a voiceover artist for Comedy Central, United Airlines, and Aetna Insurance, among others.
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Since 2016 Paul Marcarelli has been working as a Sprint spokesman and often refers to his switch from Verizon to Sprint in the commercials in which he appears.
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Paul Marcarelli is married to his husband Ryan Brown, who appeared with Paul in a Sprint ad.