actor Will Arnett By Adrianne Pasquarelli. Published on May 08, 2023. A new series of Geico spots include actor Will Arnett reluctantly teaming up with the brand's gecko mascot.

And his name is Will Arnett. The GEICO gecko has been featured in ads for more than 20 years. The long-running ads for the Chevy Chase insurance giant come from the creative minds of Richmond's The Martin Agency. Chevy Chase insurance giant GEICO has found a rival for its longtime gecko mascot.

GEICO TV Spot, 'Frenemy: Lost Dog' Featuring Will Arnett - iSpot.tv.

It depends. If it's a non-Union commercial, the actor was probably paid on a buyout, meaning they got a lump sum and do not receive per-use residuals. If it's union, different kinds of usage are paid differently. National broadcast network usage is paid per-use (so we get paid every time it airs.)

Jake Wood The current voice actor playing the role of the Gecko is Jake Wood.

Back in 1999, Geico debuted its brand new mascot: The Geico Gecko.

Lyle Drescher A man dressed as a lizard is making it big with a call-in comedy show. Lyle Drescher and I were supposed to meet at a vegan restaurant called the Jungle Cafe in Brooklyn. It would have been perfect - interviewing a man known for dressing up as a gecko in a restaurant named for its natural habitat.

10 best Geico commercials for a good laugh

• Unspeakable Family (2015)
• Crushed Pottery (2018)
• Scheduling Standoff (2022)
• The Gecko Takes a Stroll (2021)
• Rebel Rene (2022)
• Life in a Victorian Home (2022)
• Open Floor Plan Problem (2022)
• The Gecko Makes a Connection (2021)

The actors in the GEICO commercials now playing are Cecil (DC) Glenn (IMDB) and Stephen Gibson (IMDB) as Tag Team, Atlanta actress Nicci Carr (IMDB) as the housewife; Atlanta actor Anthony Goolsby (IMDB), who plays Tasha's husband; and ATL actress Amethyst Davis (IMDB), plays the daughter.

The industry standard is approximately 4-6 weeks from the day you worked, but it can sometimes take up to 3 months. Commercials and corporate jobs often don't pay until after 90 days from the invoice.

Actors are paid differently based on their chosen medium. Generally speaking, for screen work, actors are paid a day rate. If they are needed for more than five days, they are paid a weekly rate. Rates vary if actors are needed for the entirety of the film shoot or the entirety of a television season.

Remember the commercial that pitted the Chihuahua against the Gecko in a spokesanimal audition? The GEICO Gecko's real name is Martin, named after the advertising agency that created him. This character is so beloved that GEICO is working hard to protect his good name.