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Dean Gerard Winters (born July 20, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Ryan O'Reily on the HBO prison drama Oz and his roles in the TV series Millennium, Rescue Me, 30 Rock, Sex and the City, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as well as portraying "Mayhem" in a series of Allstate Insurance commercials.
Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League film trilogy, Secret Service agent Tim Collin in the political thriller film Absolute Power, Sergeant Major Jonas Blane on the CBS military action drama series The Unit, God on the Netflix show Lucifer, and President David Palmer on the first five ...
Atop a snowy roof, Mayhem, portrayed by the actor Dean Winters, claims to be an overworked elf and, with a bag of toys slung over his shoulders, says “Get over yourself, Blitzen,” to Sassy ...
The Allstate ad may have raised eyebrows among industry aficionados, because “SNL” executive producer Lorne Michaels has in the past frowned upon running commercials featuring current cast ...
Mayhem: Allstate insurance: 2010–present: actor Dean Winters: Bank Executive (aka focus group marketer) Ally Financial: debuted 2009: Candid Camera-type setting; Tricks real unsuspecting children with offers and leaves them hurt or upset after adding rules and fees. Played by RJ Kelly. Loveable Truly: Alpha-Bits cereal: 1964–early 1970s
"More people have seen me as the Allstate guy than any eight shows that I've ever done," the actor, who's starred in the commercials since 2003, tells PEOPLE
Mayhem was created by Leo Burnett Worldwide. [32] Burnett pitched the character to Allstate as "Mr. Mayhem", comparing him to the character Mr. White from the 1992 film Reservoir Dogs played by Harvey Keitel. [33] Mayhem has been played by Dean Winters since the campaign was launched in April 2010. [34]
The advertising agency Leo Burnett Worldwide created Mayhem in 2010, inspired by Harvey Keitel’s portrayal of Mr. White in the 1992 film “Reservoir Dogs.”As Lisa Cochrane, Allstate’s ...