And then when we started to cast the Folgers spot, I requested that he come in. Matthew Alan (actor, played the brother in the ad): I was auditioning for a lot of commercials at the time and I was still pretty green. I had worked with the director before - he was such a lovely guy.

Alan's character, while nameless, was also inspired by one of the set producers' sons, who had joined the Peace Corps that year. He and Catherine Combs, the actress playing the sister from the commercial, didn't meet until the first day of filming on set in a house covered with fake snow in Santa Monica.

Anyway, that got me and my wife laughing and reminiscing about the first time we saw that commercial. Turns out, the girl from that ad is Catherine Combs, the daughter of Jeffrey Combs. Who'da thunkit? If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device.

In the 1850s, company founder James Folger traveled from Massachusetts to California. He hoped to get rich from gold mining but instead partnered with a coffee roaster. By the end of the Civil War, Folger had taken over the company and renamed it J.A. Folger & Co.

Clooney has been the face of Nespresso, and its "What Else?" campaign, since 2006. In the eighteen years since, he's starred alongside Matt Damon, Danny DeVito and Jack Black in pushing the limits of what he'll do for a cup of coffee - and where he'll go.

Josh C. The future royalties for the song were auctioned off on Friday for the starting price of $63,000 and a bidder named Josh C. beat out the competition with a bid of $90,500.

Background. In 1985, Folgers released a long-running commercial called "Peter Comes Home For Christmas". In that commercial, a man named "Peter" comes home and his greeted by his younger sister, who is a little girl (as opposed to a teenager).

Advertising. Folgers is promoted with the slogan "The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup!" It is well associated with a jingle featured in almost every advertisement since 1984, with lyrics by Susan Spiegel Solovay and Bill Vernick, and music by Leslie Pearl.

Folger m (strong, genitive Folgers, plural Folger, feminine Folgerin) agent noun of folgen; follower.

San Francisco Although Folgers coffee has its roots in San Francisco, New Orleans has played a major role in its production since the 1960s. In the 1850s, company founder James Folger traveled from Massachusetts to California. He hoped to get rich from gold mining but instead partnered with a coffee roaster.

James Hoffmann Hi! My name is James, and I make videos about anything and everything to do with coffee, occasionally food and sometimes business/entrepreneurship. I create how-tos, guides, reviews, vlogs, video essays and mini-documentary films.

My name is James Hoffmann, and for the most part I work in coffee. I've done so since 2003, and have since started a few companies, competed in a few competitions and written at least one proper book.