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Mini Bio (1)

Paul Marcarelli is most recognizable from his nearly twenty years as an actor in commercials. From 2001-2014, he appeared in hundreds of commercials for Verizon Wireless, portraying the ubiquitous "Can You Hear Me Now Guy," and in 2016 he surprised the advertising world by becoming the face of Verizon competitor Sprint.The feature film "Clutter," which Marcarelli wrote and produced, starring Carol Kane and Natasha Lyonne, premiered in competition at 2013's Seattle International Film Festival, and theatrically in May 2014. The film was nominated for the New American Cinema Award, The Women Film Critics Circle Award, and won best feature at Harlem International Film Festival. The 2011 film "The Green," which he wrote and produced, premiered at Outfest, and went on to win several best feature awards and dozens of honors for the screenplay and cast.He is also Co-Producer of 2014's "I Am Divine" and Executive Producer of Jenni Olson's 2015 Sundance hit "The Royal Road," which Variety called "...a beguiling meditation, serenely accomplished."

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Spouse (1)

Ryan Brown (6 October 2014 - present)

Trivia (6)

"Can you hear me now?" "Good." This line has made Marcarelli famous as the "tester" for Verizon wireless TV and print ads.



Wears his own glasses in his television commercials for Verizon.



Has a twin brother, Matt.



Hometown is North Haven, Connecticut.



In 2011, he told "The Atlantic" magazine that the catchphrase from his Verizon ads plagued him to such an extent that someone even said "can you hear me now?" to him at his grandmother's funeral as her casket was being lowered into the cemetery plot.

