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Paul Marcarelli

  • Producer
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Paul Marcarelli is most recognizable from his nearly twenty-five 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 (Now TMobile). 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."
BornMay 24, 1970
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins total

    Known for

    Julia Ormond, Illeana Douglas, Jason Butler Harner, and Cheyenne Jackson in The Green (2011)
    The Green
    6.4
    • Producer
    • 2011
    Clutter (2013)
    Clutter
    5.8
    • Producer
    • 2013
    Pizza: A Love Story (2019)
    Pizza: A Love Story
    7.3
    • Producer
    • 2019
    Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)
    Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
    7.0
    • Producer
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Producer



    • Keeley Karsten in Pretty Doesn't Hurt (2023)
      Pretty Doesn't Hurt
      6.1
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2023
    • Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)
      Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
      7.0
      • co-executive producer
      • 2021
    • Parker Winston, Sanai James, and Zoe Wilson in The Shallow End (2019)
      The Shallow End
      7.8
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Pizza: A Love Story (2019)
      Pizza: A Love Story
      7.3
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Chemistry (2019)
      Chemistry
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Tatienne Hendricks-Tellefsen and Julie Cohn in Adult (2018)
      Adult
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Sibs (2016)
      Sibs
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Official poster from The Royal Road, a film by Jenni Olson.
      The Royal Road
      6.7
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Clutter (2013)
      Clutter
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Sci-Fly (2013)
      Sci-Fly
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2013
    • Divine in I Am Divine (2013)
      I Am Divine
      7.5
      • co-produced by
      • 2013
    • Julia Ormond, Illeana Douglas, Jason Butler Harner, and Cheyenne Jackson in The Green (2011)
      The Green
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2011

    Actor



    • The Basics (2020)
      The Basics
      5.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Therapist
      • 2021
    • Jennifer Lopez Feat. Gente de Zona: Ni tú ni yo (2017)
      Jennifer Lopez Feat. Gente de Zona: Ni tú ni yo
      6.1
      Music Video
      • Paul Marcarelli
      • 2017
    • Talking to Stan (1999)
      Talking to Stan
      Short
      • Director
      • 1999
    • True Confessions of a Sushi Addict (1999)
      True Confessions of a Sushi Addict
      6.3
      Short
      • Sushi Support Group
      • 1999
    • Colin Fitz (1997)
      Colin Fitz
      5.5
      • Magical Fan #1
      • 1997

    Writer



    • Clutter (2013)
      Clutter
      5.8
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • Julia Ormond, Illeana Douglas, Jason Butler Harner, and Cheyenne Jackson in The Green (2011)
      The Green
      6.4
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2011

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
    • Born
      • May 24, 1970
      • North Haven, Connecticut, USA
    • Spouse
      • Ryan BrownOctober 6, 2014 - present
    • Other works
      Appeared in Mobius Group's productions of "The Adding Machine" (Winner, Best Overall Production, 2001 NY Int'l Fringe Festival); "Jitterbugging: Scenes of Sex in a New Society" by Richard Nelson, directed by Paul Urcioli; "Scenes From the New World" by Eric Bogosian; "The Loop" by Warren Leight; and Wendy MacLeod's "House of Yes".
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      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Article

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    • Trivia
      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.

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