Isaiah Mustafa - wikipedia Isaiah Mustafa Isaiah Mustafa Mustafa in August 2010 Isaiah Amir Mustafa ( 1974 - 02 - 11 ) February 11, 1974 ( age 44 ) Portland, Oregon, U.S. Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S. Alma mater Arizona State University Occupation Actor football player Years active 1997 -- present Children Isaiah Amir Mustafa ( born February 11, 1974 ) is an American actor and former NFL practice squad wide receiver. Mustafa is widely known as the main character in the series of Old Spice television commercials, The Man Your Man Could Smell Like. He is also known for portraying Luke Garroway on Freeform 's fantasy series Shadowhunters. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Football 2.2 Acting 2.2. 1 Old Spice 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Video games 5 References 6 External links Early life Mustafa was born in Portland, Oregon to Shahidah Mustafa - Davis and John Wali Mustafa, who owned and ran a limousine service in Laguna Hills, California. He is the youngest of seven children. His father was killed when he fell asleep at the wheel late one night and crashed. The family moved to Mission Viejo, California when Mustafa was young. He was educated at Santa Clara High School, and later attended Santa Monica College, before transferring to Moorpark College. Mustafa then studied history at Arizona State University, from which he graduated in 1995. Career Football Isaiah Mustafa No. 18 Position : Wide receiver Height : 6 ft 4 in ( 1.93 m ) Career information High school : Santa Clara High School College : Moorpark, Arizona State Undrafted : 1997 Career history Tennessee Oilers ( 1997 ) * Barcelona Dragons ( 1998 ) Oakland Raiders ( 1999 ) * Cleveland Browns ( 1999 ) * Seattle Seahawks ( 2000 ) * * Offseason and / or practice squad member only Mustafa played basketball and ran track at Santa Clara High School in Oxnard, California. He did not play high school football, but he tried out for Moorpark College 's football team hoping for an athletic scholarship ; he became a free safety, and later became a wide receiver. After transferring to Arizona State University in 1995, Mustafa was a starting wide receiver for the Arizona State Sun Devils but had an unspecified `` confrontation '' with a coach and was benched his senior year. He played during the 1997 Rose Bowl between the then - undefeated Sun Devils ( led by Mustafa 's friend Jake Plummer ) and the Ohio State Buckeyes. Although Mustafa expected to become a high school teacher after graduation, a sports agent suggested that he try out for NFL teams. The Tennessee Oilers signed him to the practice squad, then sent him to NFL Europe 's Barcelona Dragons in 1998. After a season on the Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns ' practice squads in 1999, Mustafa attended the Seattle Seahawks ' training camp in 2000. Acting After the Seahawks, Mustafa pursued an acting career, playing small roles on various television series, including Ugly Betty and Days of Our Lives. In 2010, he signed a talent deal with NBC and appeared in a supporting role in the comedy film Horrible Bosses. Mustafa hosted the TBS special Funniest Commercials of the Year in both 2010 and 2011. In 2011, Mustafa guest starred in 2 episodes of ABC 's action drama series Charlie 's Angels, portraying Detective Ray Goodson, an ex-boyfriend of one of the Angels. The following year, he guest starred in 2 episodes of The CW 's spy drama series Nikita, playing the role of Cyrus, a former agent for Division and a member of the `` Dirty Thirty ''. In April 2013, Mustafa appeared in a commercial for the Israeli beer Maccabee. The following year, he starred in the pilot episode of the USA Network comedy series Sirens as a police officer named Danny. In May 2015, it was announced that Mustafa would portray the werewolf Luke Garroway on the Freeform fantasy series Shadowhunters, based on The Mortal Instruments series of novels by Cassandra Clare. Old Spice In February 2010, he gained sudden fame for his main role in the popular The Man Your Man Could Smell Like advertising campaign for Old Spice, which featured his monologues. Mustafa 's first commercial in the series was directed by Tom Kuntz. Subsequently, a three - day session created a series of humorous, personalized YouTube videos, with Mustafa reprising the character from the original Old Spice commercial. These were directed at members of the public and celebrities, who had asked him questions on websites such as reddit, Facebook and Twitter. On July 26, 2011, Old Spice launched a new campaign on YouTube featuring a challenge between Mustafa and Fabio entitled Mano in el Baño. Mustafa said he was n't worried, even though Fabio has been `` the epitome of the sex symbol as a pitchman ''. Mustafa ultimately emerged as the winner. He resumed his work for Old Spice with a series of advertisements released in January 2014. The campaign featured several webpages selling false products directed at men, which were interrupted with Mustafa suggesting that men buy Old Spice instead. In August 2015, Mustafa once again appeared in Old Spice commercials, this time alongside Terry Crews. Personal life Mustafa has one daughter, Haley Mustafa, with his ex-wife. He owned a restaurant, Jo Jo 's Barbecue, on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles in 2000, but it has since closed. Mustafa is a comic book fan ; his knowledge of Doctor Doom 's first name helped him win $47,000 on The Weakest Link, for a question on the first name of Doctor Frankenstein. The money helped him pursue his post-restaurateur goal of becoming an actor. Mustafa had expressed interest in playing comic book superhero Luke Cage, and appeared as Cage in a Marvel Comics web short, styled after his Old Spice commercials. He has previously dated WWE Superstar Lana. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 The Island Injured Football Player 2006 The Last Supper Moses Short film 2006 Even Money Basketball Player 2011 Madea 's Big Happy Family Calvin 2011 Horrible Bosses Officer Wilkens 2012 The Three Stooges Moe 's Hip Executive 2013 Crush Coach Evans 2014 Back in the Day 2015 Girl Flu Gabriel 2015 After the Reality Garreth Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Football Wives Football Player Television film 2008 Ugly Betty Bailiff Episode : `` Odor in the Court '' 2009 Days of Our Lives Cleveland Cop 2 episodes 2009 NCIS : Los Angeles Brent Duffy Episode : `` Search and Destroy '' 2009 Eli Stone Newlywed Husband Episode : `` Tailspin '' 2009 NCIS Oliver Newcomb Episode : `` Caged '' Castle Team Leader Episode : `` Boom ! '' 2010 -- 2011 Chuck Richard `` Rick '' Noble 2 episodes 2011 Hot in Cleveland Coach Kevin Episode : `` LeBron is Le Gone '' 2011 Love Bites Captain Craig Episode : `` Sky High '' 2011 Femme Fatales Raven Episode : `` Speed Date '' 2011 Charlie 's Angels Detective Ray Goodson 2 episodes 2012 Rags Reginald Worth Television film 2012 Nikita Cyrus 2 episodes 2014 Anger Management Paul Episode : `` Charlie Screws a Prisoner 's Girlfriend '' 2014 Sirens Danny Episode : `` Pilot '' 2014 Selfie Mitchell McMoney Episode : `` Nugget of Wisdom '' 2014 Kroll Show Hammer Episode : `` Mother Daughter Sister Wife '' 2015 Baby Daddy Captain Hudson Episode : `` An Officer and a Gentle Ben '' 2016 -- present Shadowhunters Lucian `` Luke '' Garroway Main role 2017 Total Divas Himself Episode : `` What Happens in Vegas... '' 2018 Robot Chicken Cottonmouth / Frog / Attorney Voice role ; episode : `` Strummy Strummy Sad Sad '' Video games Year Title Role 2011 Gears of War 3 COG Gear ( voice ) References Jump up ^ `` Person Details for Isaiah Amir Mustafa, `` United States Public Records, 1970 -- 2009 '' ``. FamilySearch. Retrieved February 10, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Wharton, David ( April 18, 1998 ). `` Beach Ball ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 3, 2010. ^ Jump up to : Dominguez, Fernando ( October 9, 1993 ). `` Like Bo, Moorpark 's Mustafa Has Found a Hobby ''. Los Angeles Times. ^ Jump up to : Weber, Jim ( December 15, 2010 ). `` Catching up with Isaiah Mustafa : Obscure Sun Devil, famous pitch man ''. Yahoo !. ^ Jump up to : D'Zurilla, Christie ( February 16, 2010 ). `` It 's the guy in the Old Spice commercial : Isaiah Mustafa ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 3, 2010. ^ Jump up to : The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Wednesday July 28, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` SEAHAWKS CAMP : The long road to the NFL ''. M.kitsapsun.com. August 9, 2000. Retrieved March 3, 2010. Jump up ^ Farnsworth, Clare ( July 15, 2010 ). `` Hey, he smells familiar ''. Seattle Seahawks. Jump up ^ Stanhope, Kate ( June 11, 2010 ). `` Old Spice Isaiah Mustafa Signs Talent Deal with NBC ''. TV Guide. Jump up ^ O., Courtney ( July 27, 2010 ). `` Isaiah Mustafa Set for ' Horrible Bosses ' ''. MovieWeb. Jump up ^ Stanley, T.L. `` Isaiah Mustafa hosting TBS funny - ads show ''. Adweek. Retrieved February 5, 2011. Jump up ^ Webb Mitovich, Matt ( August 23, 2011 ). `` Charlie 's Angels Exclusive : Isaiah Mustafa Spices Things Up as Angel 's Lawman Ex ''. TVLine. Jump up ^ Nguyen, Hanh ( September 14, 2012 ). `` Exclusive : Old Spice Guy Isaiah Mustafa to Charm Nikita ''. TV Guide. Jump up ^ Wasserman, Todd ( May 9, 2013 ). `` The Old Spice Guy Is Selling Beer in Israel ''. Mashable. Jump up ^ Masters, Megan ( October 22, 2012 ). `` TVLine Items : Breaking Bad Vet Visits Parenthood, New Gig for Old Spice Guy and More ! ''. TVLine. Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( May 8, 2015 ). `` Matthew Daddario & Isaiah Mustafa Join ' Shadowhunters ' On ABC Family ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved May 9, 2015. Jump up ^ `` That great Old Spice TV ad : ' I 'm on a horse ' and how he got there ''. Entertainment Weekly. February 19, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2010. Jump up ^ Grant, Drew ( February 20, 2010 ). `` Old Spice 's Spicy Ad Campaign ''. Mediatite. Retrieved March 3, 2010. Jump up ^ Barol, Bill ( February 18, 2010 ). `` The making of ' The Man Your Man Could Smell Like ' ''. True Slant. Retrieved March 3, 2010. Jump up ^ `` ' Old Spice Guy ' takes pitch to YouTube, Twitter ''. CSMonitor.com. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Jump up ^ Kleinman, Zoe. `` See Also : Tech Brief ''. BBC. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Jump up ^ `` MSNBC : Old Spice guy wins online hunk - off over Fabio ''. MSNBC. Jump up ^ `` Old Spice, Isaiah Mustafa Stage ' Interneterventions ' on 9 Fake Websites for Manly Products ''. Adweek. January 21, 2014. Jump up ^ Monllos, Kristina ( August 6, 2015 ). `` Terry Crews and Isaiah Mustafa Are Now Battling for the Hearts of Old Spice Fans ''. Adweek. Jump up ^ Mills, Nancy ( April 22, 2011 ). `` Isaiah Mustafa takes Old Spice fame to big screen ''. USA Today. Jump up ^ `` Isaiah Mustafa Reveals Secrets Behind Old Spice Commercial ''. g4tv.com. July 1, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Matt ( May 31, 2011 ). `` Isaiah Mustafa Campaigns for LUKE CAGE with Fake Teaser Trailer ''. Collider.com. Jump up ^ http://www.eonline.com/uk/shows/total_divas/news/822717/a-tearful-lana-confesses-her-marriage-fears-to-rusev-after-running-into-her-famous-ex-on-emotional-total-divas-episode External links Isaiah Mustafa on IMDb Isaiah Mustafa on Twitter Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Isaiah_Mustafa&oldid=835865198 '' Categories : 1974 births 21st - century American male actors African - American male actors American male film actors American football wide receivers American male television actors Arizona State Sun Devils football players Arizona State University alumni Barcelona Dragons players Living people Male actors from Oxnard, California Male actors from Portland, Oregon Moorpark Raiders football players Moorpark College alumni Santa Monica College alumni Sportspeople from Oxnard, California Sportspeople from Portland, Oregon Players of American football from Oregon Sportspeople from Ventura County, California Hidden categories : Articles with hCards NFL player missing current team parameter Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Galego 한국어 Italiano עברית Norsk Occitan Edit links This page was last edited on 11 April 2018, at 07 : 16. 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Question: who plays the coach in old spice commercial
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