<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Film, voice actor, screenwriter </Td> </Tr> <P> Paul Marcarelli (born May 24, 1970) is an American actor, best known as the spokesperson for Sprint . Previously, he was the ubiquitous "Test Man" character in commercials ("Can you hear me now?") for Verizon Wireless . He appeared in all of his Verizon commercials wearing a gray Verizon jacket and his own horn - rimmed glasses until 2011 . </P> <P> Marcarelli is a native of North Haven, Connecticut and graduated from North Haven High School . Marcarelli then received his bachelor's degree in English from Fairfield University in 1992 where he was a member of Theatre Fairfield, the resident production company . </P> <P> A founding member of New York's Mobius Group Productions in 1998, Marcarelli produced and performed in works by Eric Bogosian, Warren Leight, and Richard Nelson . Mobius's production of The Adding Machine, in which he played the lead role, garnered the award for excellence in overall production from the New York International Fringe Festival in 2001; and his 2005 production, Bridezilla Strikes Back! starring Cynthia Silver, which The New York Times called "irresistible," won the Fringe's overall excellence award for outstanding solo show . </P>

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