Arike Ogunbowale ' Yes, it's Arike Ogunbowale. Arike Ogunbowale leans back in a chair and kicks a pair of Nike Air Force 1s covered in Swarovski crystals onto a desk with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban standing in front of her. She sports sunglasses and two chains with gleaming diamond pendants - one encrusted with her No.

Jenny Taft Jenny Taft got her broadcasting career started in Minneapolis in 2011. Jenny Taft got her broadcasting career started in Minneapolis in 2011.

actor Kevin Miles Jake is portrayed by actor Kevin Miles (also credited as Kevin Mimm). The Chicago native studied at Chicago Academy for the Arts and Webster University's Conservatory of Theatre Arts in St. Louis before moving to L.A. He has starred in State Farm commercials since 2020, but you've likely seen him in other roles.

The Jake from State Farm character was rebooted in 2020 for a new campaign with a new actor in the role (Kevin Mimms, aka Kevin Miles), years after the original campaign featuring the famous “Uh … khakis” tagline. The “SNL” send-up featured host Michael B. Jordan playing Jake from State Farm.

Audiences may know State Farm's khaki-wearing representative as “Jake from State Farm,” but in real life, his name is Kevin Miles. Miles, whose birth name is Kevin Mimm, began starring in the insurance company's commercials in 2020, replacing Jake Stone who played the character in the now-infamous ad from 2011.

Khaby Lame Khaby Lame from TikTok, meet Jake from State Farm. The two screen icons - one from social media and the other from TV commercials - have teamed up to launch the #StateFarmStadium challenge.

The original Jake is now a bartender He was originally an employee at State Farm and after his role in the commercial, eventually left the job and currently works as a bartender at Pub II, a bar in Normal, Illinois.

It depends. If it's a non-Union commercial, the actor was probably paid on a buyout, meaning they got a lump sum and do not receive per-use residuals. If it's union, different kinds of usage are paid differently. National broadcast network usage is paid per-use (so we get paid every time it airs.)

State Farm said that a real actor was needed for the demanding nature of the expanded role, but the original Jake did well enough during his acting debut that he inspired a cult following.

Who is Jake from State Farm? Jake from State Farm is a character in a popular commercial for State Farm Insurance, a customer service employee who, due to no fault of his own, ends up caught in the middle of a spousal misunderstanding.

“Jake from State Farm isn't just an individual – he is all of us. He represents what every one of the 19,000 State Farm agents and 58,000 employees strive to deliver.”

The "Jake From State Farm" guy is Myles the ice cream customer. He is speaking to Jodi and Jack in line. He is an actor and his real name is Kevin Miles.