Ryan "Zeus" Fleming ESPN NFL Commercial Bills Fan

[ChevyVanMiller]

Just want to give a shout out to a good buddy of mine, Ryan "Zeus" Fleming. Ryan is a longtime Bell Captain at the hotel that I work for in Niagara Falls, and he has been pursuing the acting bug for a number of years. Recently, he has landed a number of national commercials, including playing the Bills fan in a Josh jersey in the just debuted spot that advertises the 2025 ESPN NFL schedule.

 

You may also recognize Ryan as the dishwasher repairman in Cascade commercials, the exasperated dad whose daughter drives through the wall in the Dominos "emergency pizza" commercials and the guy in a nondescript #7 jersey in the Keytruda commercial. (All of these commercials are filmed in Toronto, btw).

 

I have posted his greatest hits below. He also has a recurring role on a Canadian TV show called "Gelato Stories," and he has appeared in a handful of independent movies.

 

He's a hardworking guy whose dreams are starting to come true. Hopefully, you can follow along as his star continues to rise. And if you stay at the Hilton Fallsview, there's a good chance you can meet him and say, "Hi." 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 31 by ChevyVanMiller

[Walking Tall]

Good luck to him. He still has a long way to go before he’s on par with the old lady in the “where’s the beef” Wendy’s commercials.

[PromoTheRobot]

Many big stars began with commercials.

 

[thenorthremembers]

9 hours ago, Walking Tall said:

Good luck to him. He still has a long way to go before he’s on par with the old lady in the “where’s the beef” Wendy’s commercials.

 

If she only knew it was at Arby's the entire time.

[ChevyVanMiller]

11 hours ago, Walking Tall said:

Good luck to him. He still has a long way to go before he’s on par with the old lady in the “where’s the beef” Wendy’s commercials.

She was, along with Mr. Whipple, the gold standard of tv commercials.

[strive_for_five_guy]

11 hours ago, Walking Tall said:

Good luck to him. He still has a long way to go before he’s on par with the old lady in the “where’s the beef” Wendy’s commercials.

“Where’s the wings!”

[Big Turk]

43 minutes ago, ChevyVanMiller said:

She was, along with Mr. Whipple, the gold standard of tv commercials.

 

Maytag Repairman

[Breakout Squad]

9 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

Maytag Repairman

That guy is annoying. Screw him 😝

[Sojourner]

We’re all commercial Bills’ fans I guess!

[Haslett_Stomp]

6 hours ago, Big Turk said:

 

Maytag Repairman

 

Wasn't he the same actor that played Mr. Carlson in WKRP?

[Sierra Foothills]

4 hours ago, Haslett_Stomp said:

Wasn't he the same actor that played Mr. Carlson in WKRP?

 

No. Gordon Jump played Mr. Carlson.

 

The Maytage repairman was played by Buffalo-born Jesse White.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_White_(actor)

 

"An advertising director who saw his performance on the film's release soon cast him in a television advertising campaign for the Maytag Corporation. White played the role of a lonely Maytag repairman, "Ol' Lonely", a man with nothing to do as a result of his company's dependable products. The campaign proved wildly successful, and the actor began a long-running and highly paid career as the ever-lonely Maytag repairman.

White continued appearing in both television and films during his many years as the Maytag repairman. His final film role was a small but pivotal role in the 1993 Joe Dante comedy Matinee starring John Goodman, and his last TV role was in "The Cadillac", an episode of Seinfeld in 1996. Seinfeld co-creator/star Jerry Seinfeld, who co-wrote the episode, had been a fan of White since his appearances on The Ann Sothern Show, and described having him on Seinfeld as a boyhood dream come true."

 

[ChevyVanMiller]

53 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said:

 

No. Gordon Jump played Mr. Carlson.

 

The Maytage repairman was played by Buffalo-born Jesse White.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_White_(actor)

 

"An advertising director who saw his performance on the film's release soon cast him in a television advertising campaign for the Maytag Corporation. White played the role of a lonely Maytag repairman, "Ol' Lonely", a man with nothing to do as a result of his company's dependable products. The campaign proved wildly successful, and the actor began a long-running and highly paid career as the ever-lonely Maytag repairman.

White continued appearing in both television and films during his many years as the Maytag repairman. His final film role was a small but pivotal role in the 1993 Joe Dante comedy Matinee starring John Goodman, and his last TV role was in "The Cadillac", an episode of Seinfeld in 1996. Seinfeld co-creator/star Jerry Seinfeld, who co-wrote the episode, had been a fan of White since his appearances on The Ann Sothern Show, and described having him on Seinfeld as a boyhood dream come true."

 

Gordon Jump took over the role from 1989 until 2003. In 1987, Jesse White retired and was made a Maytag consultant.

Edited September 1 by ChevyVanMiller

[Max Fischer]

Cool. He seems to have “it”: presence, likability, etc.  Hope he can make a living doing it.  

[ChevyVanMiller]

**Update**

 

Ryan scored another national ad, this time for IKEA.

 

 

[Fleezoid]

Cool!

 

I think the current commercial pinnacle is the Allstate Mayhem guy.