The man who plays The Most Interesting Man in the World in commercials for Dos Equis beer appears larger than life and has an accent in the ads, but he's actually a New York-born Jew who's just 5'7".
Jonathan Goldsmith, 76, may not be able to brag about the same exploits as his characdter, but he has had an interesting acting career.
Goldsmith says he played bit parts, usually the villain, and was a struggling actor when he was hired for the Dos Equis role. Nine years later, his estimated worth is about $8 million.
Goldsmith said was beaten up 16 times on the TV show “Gunsmoke.”
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"During a career that spans more than 50 years, he has been drawn-and-quartered, shot, electrocuted and drowned… Goldsmith's favorite death sequence was a public hanging in a movie of the week—the 1969 Western 'Cutter's Trail.'" (Source: JewishJournal.com)
How did he end up with a Spanish accent on the commercials? During his audition, he modeled his Dos Equis character on a friend, the late actor Fernando Lamas, and it landed him the part.
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