Título: Steve McQueen
Seção: Ford commercials
Background: Terence Steven McQueen was born on March 24, 1930, at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis. His father, William Terence McQueen, was a stunt pilot for a barnstorming flying circus who left McQueen's mother, Julia Ann (a.k.a. Julian; nee Crawford), six months after meeting her. Several biographers have stated that Julia Ann was an alcoholic.

Conteúdo: In 1952, with financial assistance provided by the G.I. Bill, McQueen began studying acting in New York at Sanford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse. Reportedly, he delivered his first dialogue on a theatre stage in a 1952 play produced by Yiddish theatre star Molly Picon. McQueen's character spoke one brief line: "Alts iz farloyrn." ("All is lost."). During this time, he also studied acting with Stella Adler in whose class he met Gia Scala.  McQueen began to earn money by competing in weekend motorcycle races at Long Island City Raceway and purchased the first of many motorcycles, a Harley-Davidson and Triumph. He soon became an excellent racer, and went home each weekend with about $100 in winnings (equivalent to $900 in 2017). He appeared as a musical judge in an episode of ABC's Jukebox Jury, that aired in the 1953-1954 season.  McQueen had minor roles in productions including Peg o' My Heart, The Member of the Wedding, and Two Fingers of Pride. He made his Broadway debut in 1955 in the play A Hatful of Rain, starring Ben Gazzara.  In late 1955, at the age of 25, McQueen left New York and headed for California, where he moved into a house on Vestal Avenue in the Echo Park area, seeking acting jobs in Hollywood. When McQueen appeared in a two-part television Westinghouse Studio One presentation entitled The Defenders, Hollywood manager Hilly Elkins (who managed McQueen's first wife, Neile) took note of him and decided that B-movies would be a good place for the young actor 

user: What Ford commercials was he in?

assistant: In 1998 director Paul Street created a commercial for the Ford Puma.

user: What was special about the commercial?

assistant: Footage was shot in modern-day San Francisco, set to the theme music from Bullitt.

user: Did they use any special effects?

assistant: digitally superimpose him driving and exiting the car in settings reminiscent of the film.

user: Was he in any other Ford commercials?

assistant: in a commercial for the 2005 Mustang.

user: Lol what was that commercial about?

assistant: In the commercial, a farmer builds a winding racetrack, which he circles in the 2005 Mustang.

user: Did he have any other influence on Ford commercials?

assistant: The farmer tosses his keys to McQueen, who drives off in the new Mustang.

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: four-speed manual gearbox.

user: What did that have to do with Ford?

assistant: a 1968 Mustang Fastback with a 390 cubic-inch engine

user: What commercial was that car in?

assistant: That car has been in possession of the same family since 1974 and hidden away from the public until now,

user: What family owns it?

assistant: McQueen.

user: Where was the car featured?

assistant: short film was shown in which Molly was introduced to the actual Bullitt Mustang,