Sean Whalen

Sean Whalen (born May 19, 1964) is an American actor and writer. He is known for his work in numerous TV shows, including Shannon's Deal and Grace Under Fire, as well as movies, including The People Under the Stairs and Doppelganger. He is also known for appearing as a hapless history buff in the first "Got Milk?" commercial, directed by Michael Bay, which aired in 1993.[1][2][3]

Sean Whalen
Born	May 19, 1964 Washington, D.C., United States
Years active	1990–present
Known for	History buff in the first "Got Milk?" commercial
Spouse(s)	Deborah S. Katz-divorced
Children	2

Select filmography

Film

• The People Under the Stairs (1991, as Roach)[4][5]
• Batman Returns (1992, as Paperboy)
• Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992, as Wormser)
• Stepmonster (1993, as the Comic Cashier)
• Tammy and the T-Rex (1994, as Weasel)
• Jury Duty (film) (1995, as Carl Wayne Bishop)
• Twister (1996, as Allan Sanders)
• That Thing You Do! (1996, as a fan)
• Never Been Kissed (1999, as Merkin)
• Idle Hands (1999, as McMacy)
• Employee of the Month (2006, as Dirk)
• Halloween II (2009, as Becks)[6]
• The FP (2011, as Stacy's dad)
• Hatchet III (2013, as Randy)[7][8]
• Jersey Boys (2014 , Engineer)
• Blood Brothers (also known as The Divine Tragedies, 2015, as Doug)[9][10]
• The Axe Murders of Villisca (2016, as Reverend Kelly)[11][12][13]
• Death House (2017, as Satan)[14]
• Ugly Sweater Party (2018, as Declan Raines)[15]
• FP2: Beats of Rage (2018, as Stanya)
• 3 from Hell (2019, as Burt Willie)[16]
• Ice Cream in the Cupboard (2019, as Doug Hannigan)
• An American Pickle (2020, as Scientist)

Television

• Friends (1994, Pizza Guy, “The One With George Stephanopoulos”)
• Just Shoot Me! (1999, Maury, "Blackmail Photographer")
• Special Unit 2 (2001, 6 episodes, as Sean Radmon)
• My Wife and Kids (2003–2004, 3 episodes as Larry)
• Unfabulous (2004–2007, 14 episodes, as Coach Pearson)
• Wizards of Waverly Place (2009, 'Halloween' as Mantooth)
• Lost (2009–2010, 4 episodes, as Neil 'Frogurt')
• The Bold and the Beautiful (2007–2011, 34 episodes, as Carl Ferret)
• Days of Our Lives (2014, 3 episodes, as Ted)
• Superstore (2015–2016, 4 episodes, as Sal Kazlauskas)
• The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys

References

1. "'Got Milk?' turns 25: 'Aaron Burr' reflects on classic Michael Bay-directed commercial". Yahoo TV. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
2. Cesari, Rick; Lynch, Ron (2011). Buy Now: Creative Marketing that Gets Customers to Respond to You and Your Product. John Wiley & Sons. p. 133. ISBN 978-0470888018.
3. Craggs, Ryan (2015-07-15). "The Aaron Burr "Got Milk?" Commercial: The Craziest Ad Ever, Broken Down". Thrillist. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
4. Murray, Noel. "Wes Craven's The People Under The Stairs is a timeless American nightmare". AV Club. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
5. "The People Under The Stairs: Collector's Edition (Blu-ray)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
6. "Rob Zombie's 3 From Hell Adds Sean Whalen and Kevin Jackson". Dread Central. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
7. "Hatchet Wounds: Ranking the Hatchet Trilogy by Best Kills". Dread Central. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
8. Sneider, Jeff (2012-05-24). "'Hatchet' buried in cast of slasher stars". Variety. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
9. "Sean Whalen Experiences The Divine Tragedies". Dread Central. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
10. "The Divine Tragedies adds Sean Whalen". JoBlo. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
11. "A Real-Life Murder House Inspired Fantastical VILLISCA (LA Film Fest Review)". Nerdist. 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
12. "'The Axe Murders of Villisca': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
13. "The Axe Murders Of Villisca Review". We Got This Covered. 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
14. "'Death House' Interview: Sean Whalen". Nerdly. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
15. "Movie Review – Ugly Sweater Party (2018)". Flickering Myth. 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
16. "'People Under the Stairs' Star Sean Whalen Will Cross Paths With Rob Zombie's '3 from Hell'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2018-11-23.

External links

• Sean Whalen on IMDb
• Official website