Outside of his part in the commercials, Jeff Daniel Phillips has appeared in numerous television series and movies. These have ranged from “Sneakers” and “Elsewhere” to “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” and “Westworld.” Phillips has also been a frequent collaborator with Rob Zombie, with roles in “Halloween II,” “The Lords of Salem,” and the 2022 film “The Munsters” where he played Herman Munster, a part that required extensive makeup and prosthetics to bring to life.
Speaking to Film Stories, Phillips explained that his time in the commercials provided him with invaluable experience on how to cope with the process and help make characters believable. “I know that the more you keep up the movement, the less people are concentrated on where the seam is or getting the make-up,” he said. “The more you come to life, people get lost in it and it becomes more the character. In my experience, anyway.”
In an interview with the Journal Star, Phillips also spoke about his experience of keeping his role as the Geico caveman a secret and how he didn’t want it to define him as an actor. “I kept a lid on it for a long time that I was the caveman,” Phillips said. “Only recently have I been letting people know it’s me because you always worry about being pigeon-holed.”
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