{"id":2106070,"date":"2025-10-21T16:33:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2106070"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:33:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:33:16","slug":"the-old-spice-commercial-guy-starred-in-a-fantasy-tv-series-that-deserves-another-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-old-spice-commercial-guy-starred-in-a-fantasy-tv-series-that-deserves-another-look\/","title":{"rendered":"The Old Spice Commercial Guy Starred In A Fantasy TV Series That Deserves Another Look"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Like most brands that are around for multiple generations, male grooming product company Old Spice needed a younger, hipper refresh of its identity in the 2010s. As part of that aim, the company enlisted former NFL player and up-and-coming actor Isaiah Mustafa to star in its &#8220;The Man Your Man Could Smell Like&#8221; ad campaign. The campaign was extremely popular, not only helping the sales of Old Spice but also catapulting Mustafa \u2014 who&#8217;d appear in various commercials for Old Spice through 2015&#8211; to a higher level of celebrity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Once a popular ad campaign runs its course, people are left asking <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/3743\/whatever-happened-famous-commercial-actors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:what happened to the actors from those commercials.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">what happened to the actors from those commercials.<\/a> As mentioned, Mustafa had already began dabbling in acting prior to his Old Spice gig, and he doubled down on that career once he was done pitching deodorant and body wash. Among his most high-profile roles was one of the leads on the Freeform fantasy series &#8220;Shadowhunters,&#8221; which ran for three seasons from its premiere in 2016\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/458620\/the-ending-of-shadowhunters-explained\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:to its ending;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">to its ending<\/a> in 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/18580\/untold-truth-bones\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Untold Truth Of Bones;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Untold Truth Of Bones<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Isaiah Mustafa played Luke Garroway in Shadowhunters<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Clary, Jace, Luke, and Michael looking at someone in Shadowhunters &#8211; Freeform<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Shadowhunters&#8221; follows the titular line of half-human, half-angel demon hunters. More specifically, it centers on a teenager named Clary Fray (Katherine McNamara), who finds out that she herself is a Shadowhunter.\u00a0Isaiah Mustafa plays Luke Garroway, an NYC police officer by day and werewolf by night who used to be a Shadowhunter. The series is based on the &#8220;Mortal Instruments&#8221; book series \u2014 which may or may not <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1950927\/movies-tv-shows-started-fan-fiction\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:have its roots in fan fiction;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">have its roots in fan fiction<\/a> \u2014 and narratively starts where the books start.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The Mortal Instruments&#8221; was originally meant to be a film series, though those plans were scrapped after the first movie \u2014 &#8220;The Mortal Instruments:\u00a0City of Bones&#8221; \u2014 underperformed at the box office. Instead, the franchise was moved to the small screen, and it was decided to just reboot entirely rather than follow up the movie. To that end, &#8220;Shadowhunters&#8221; is definitely the better adaptation of the material, with the TV show format allowing for deeper exploration of the characters and lore, as well as including many of the elements that were left out of the film due to lack of time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Unfortunately, the series also didn&#8217;t last the way it was intended, and as of yet, it&#8217;s the most recent &#8220;Mortal Instruments&#8221; project to see a screen adaptation. But it&#8217;s still worth checking out for all the things it does right in adapting the books, and had found its way to a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes by Season 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you enjoyed this article, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.looper.com\/newsletter-syndicated\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sign up to our free newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sign up to our free newsletter<\/a> for the biggest movie and TV news delivered straight to your inbox. You can also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=looper.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:add us as a preferred search source;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">add us as a preferred search source<\/a> on Google.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1999218\/old-spice-commercial-guy-isaiah-mustafa-shadowhunters-the-mortal-instruments\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:original article on Looper;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">original article on Looper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like most brands that are around for multiple generations, male grooming product company Old Spice needed a younger, hipper refresh of its identity in the 2010s. As part of that aim, the company enlisted former NFL player and up-and-coming actor Isaiah Mustafa to star in its &#8220;The Man Your Man Could Smell Like&#8221; ad campaign. 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