Steff Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Taster's Choice model notices his face on the label and wins a $15.6 million settlement! It seems Nestle had used this man's image on various worldwide Taster's Choice labels since 1986. They just didn't bother to tell him about it... or pay him the royalties he was due! SFGate.com: An Antioch kindergarten teacher has earned $15.6 million for modeling work he did 19 years ago in a photo shoot he'd forgotten all about that created a world-famous label he never saw for a coffee he never drank. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/artic...MILLIONAIRE.TMP Christoff might have never known his image was on Taster's Choice if a woman standing in line with him at Home Depot in May 2002 hadn't casually mentioned that he looked like the guy on her coffee jar at home. He shrugged it off. He was used to people recognizing him from ads and training films he'd helped do for companies such as Visa and Xerox, not to mention a smattering of acting credits including the role as police commissioner in the 1995 Holly Hunter thriller, "Copycat." But a few days later he was buying Bloody Mary mix at a drugstore, and there it was -- his image on a jar of Taster's Choice, on the shelf nearby. The hair was black in the picture, unlike his now-silver locks, but the arching eyebrows and narrow lips and chin were unmistakable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Link doesn't work...again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted February 2, 2005 Author Share Posted February 2, 2005 QUOTE(mreye @ Feb 2, 2005 -> 11:15 AM) Link doesn't work...again. I can't imagine any of you are surprised.. I keep telling you I am internet challenged.. This work..? http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...MILLIONAIRE.TMP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ Feb 2, 2005 -> 12:19 PM) I can't imagine any of you are surprised.. I keep telling you I am internet challenged.. This work..? http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...MILLIONAIRE.TMP Applause! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 For the record. The link worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controlled Chaos Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 I saw it on the news last night and they said he asked Taster's Choice for 8 million and they said no...He sued them and got 15.6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Feb 2, 2005 -> 11:26 AM) I saw it on the news last night and they said he asked Taster's Choice for 8 million and they said no...He sued them and got 15.6. Good for him. They tried to pull a fast one. They payed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJester99 Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Seems his modeling career turned out pretty good for him eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 QUOTE(EvilJester99 @ Feb 2, 2005 -> 12:27 PM) Seems his modeling career turned out pretty good for him eh? Or pretty well. Sorry. I couldn't stop myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted February 2, 2005 Author Share Posted February 2, 2005 QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 2, 2005 -> 11:26 AM) For the record. The link worked for me. Ah ha!! Eye musta forgot to clean his contact this morning.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJester99 Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Oh hell... I forgot my proper English again... oh wait I don't think I have any of that....I only know bad English.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ Feb 2, 2005 -> 12:33 PM) Ah ha!! Eye musta forgot to clean his contact this morning.. I have perfect 20-10 vision, thank you very much. And thanks for throwing me under the bus, Yas! :headshake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 QUOTE(mreye @ Feb 2, 2005 -> 11:42 AM) I have perfect 20-10 vision, thank you very much. And thanks for throwing me under the bus, Yas! :headshake Beep Beep!!! Sorry, I'm a little late with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Haha, good for that guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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