Back in 2010, Isaiah Mustafa set the internet on fire with a steamy series of Old Spice commercials. Declaring himself "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like," the Old Spice pitchman insisted that ladies should have their fellas buy Old Spice so they no longer smelled like women. The commercial also featured a number of scene changes and quirky special effects, perfectly feeding into the early social media era's love of randomness (and its enforcement of strict gender roles — like we said, it was 2010).
Thanks to the ultra-virality of those commercials, Mustafa himself became a cultural figure. He parlayed those appearances into a number of high-profile acting roles, proving that there was more to him than just a guy who looked good in the shower or on a beach or on a horse. While most viewer