(1999) TV commercial for Tylenol. (2007-11) Large series of TV commercials for the Ford Motor company vehicle line including F-150 trucks.

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Be Like Mike is a television advertisement for Gatorade starring American professional basketball player Michael Jordan.

Mary Sullivan Mary Sullivan is the President of mikeroweWORKS. She started as a straight-A biochemistry major who wound up with a law degree and a career in corporate finance. Somehow she wound up in Hollywood, and by the time I wound up on her doorstep she was the managing partner of an entertainment law firm in Santa Monica.

Best known as the Creator and Host of Dirty Jobs, Mike Rowe worked as an apprentice on at least 300 difficult, strange, and often messy jobs, including as a sheep breeder, garbage collector, and dairy farmer. Mike Rowe is a TV host, writer, narrator, producer, actor and spokesman.

Background. Michael Jordan in 1987. Be Like Mike was created by advertising agency Bayer Bess Vanderwarker, which had been doing advertisements for Gatorade since 1983.

The phrase promotes ideas of bringing awareness to. racial injustice, systemic inequality, and social justice. Whereas the original ad blended footage. of Michael Jordan's athleticism on the court and his interactions with fans, this new campaign. portrays the league's current generation of stars as activists.

Television host Mike Rowe has a net worth of $40 million. Mike Rowe earns $250,000 salary per episode through hosting various television shows. He is known for his work on the Discovery Channel series Dirty Jobs and the series Somebody's Gotta Do It.

A voice-over for a Walmart ad in 2014 sparked death threats from fans. In 2016, he was subject to rumors describing his death, leading him to quote the famous line attributed to Mark Twain: "Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." He is in a long-term relationship, but not married.

As the first Gatorade commercial to feature Jordan, the concept for Be Like Mike originated from advertisement executive Bernie Pitzel. Pitzel was inspired by the song "I Wanna Be Like You" from the Disney film The Jungle Book, but failed to secure the rights to use it.

Be Like Mike. The catchphrase of one of the most memorable ad campaigns of all time. The three simple words linked with the Gatorade commercial of 1992 convey a simple message. In order to be more like the superstar athlete, celebrity and role model Michael Jordan, consumers should drink Gatorade.

mike in American English (maik) (verb miked, miking) Brit slang. noun. 1. loafing; idling.