Actor Paul Marcarelli played a “Test Man” for Verizon, clad in a gray jacket and horn-rimmed glasses for nearly a decade in ...

When most of us last saw Paul Marcarelli, the actor who plays the "Test Man," he appeared in a 2016 commercial touting the improvements Verizon competitor Sprint had made in its network.

The actor in the Verizon commercial is Tony Hale, who's starred in a litany of comedies over the years. Hale is well-suited to play a slightly timid guy who informs Beyoncé that her stunts haven ...