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...... Good morning. I'm Jane Pauley, and this is Sunday morning.

They may not be household names, but a select few actors have what you might call household faces.

They star in some of our most familiar commercials and can be as recognizable to TV viewers as just about any of their more famous acting brethren.

This morning, David Pogue meets the person behind the pitch.

Release the Hounds. Puppy monkey baby.

TV commercials are big business.

I'm on a port.

But what's it like to star in those ads?

Being dressed like this, you can't have a bad moment.

You can't be like, no, I'm not in the mood.

There are some casting directors that won't touch me with a 10-foot pole because they're like,

oh, he's too visible as that guy.

TV ad Hall of Famers, ahead on Sunday morning.

And speaking of recognizable actors, this year no TV series earned more Emmy nominations

than the hit streaming show Severance, which means the face of its unassuming star, Adam Scott,

has been, well, everywhere. This morning, he's here talking with our Connor Knighton.

When I first read the script, I thought, this is amazing.

I'll never get this role.

What's up, guys?

Actor Adam Scott has been working in Hollywood for more than three decades.

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