Actor Charles Malik Whitfield, the man who plays the black father in the ad, supports the Cheerios ad wholeheartedly. "As an actor who happens to be African-American, I am very proud to be part of the forward-thinking Cheerios commercial produced by General Mills.

The two, who are close pals off-screen, reveal what makes their friendship so strong. "It's just easy and fun," Baker says. "We just love each other unromantically," Smith shares. "We respect each other.

The Office actors, Leslie David Baker and Phyllis Smith, are representing the Cheerios cereal brand in their campaign promoting heart health.

The commercial, about a daughter who pours Cheerios on her sleeping dad's chest because she thinks it will aid his health, ultimately became a huge hit for the brand.

Honey Nut Cheerios TV Spot, 'Secrets' Featuring Leslie David Baker, Phyllis Smith - iSpot.tv.

The Honey Nut Cheerios honey bee is named BuzzBee, or Buzz for short.

Cheerios is running a campaign to increase wildflower coverage and bring back the bees. A rusty patch bumble bee forages on a flower.

Happy heart shapes are back for a limited time. For a limited time, we're adding heart shapes to Honey Nut Cheerios and classic Cheerios to remind Americans that living a happy, heart-healthy lifestyle can be fun, easy and delicious.

Cheerios is an example of an invented word that looks and sounds like a real word. Bringing together “cheery” and “oats” created the first iteration of the name, Cheerioats. But being challenged by Quaker Oats forced the brand name to be more refined and get even better.

Grace Colbert Grace Colbert, the adorable 6-year-old actress who stars as the daughter in the recent - and unexpectedly controversial - Cheerio's ad, sat down with her real parents, Janet and Christopher Colbert, for an interview with Thomas Roberts on MSNBC on Tuesday.

The worker bees are female, but they do not breed. The queen bee is female and creates all the babies for the hive. The drone bees are male and do not have a sting. Bees communicate with each other about food sources using dances.

The original Honey Nut Cheerios recipe was described as a "sweetened toasted oat cereal with crushed nuts and honey." While real nuts were used in the original formulation, the current cereal only uses "Natural Almond Flavor." If you're allergic to nuts, it may still be unwise to try this cereal.