The dictionary defines a celebrity simply as a famous or well-known person. Who, then, could be more of a celebrity than the guy whose face we all know by heart, the gal who sneaks into our consciousness when we're not paying attention - the dude from that commercial! What dude? Which commercial? Doesn't matter - at any given time, there are a dozen or more actors that every single person with a TV could recognize, even if we don't know their names.

The thing is, sometimes they're not just recognizable - they're good. We're calling out some of our favorites that we think deserve to be huge stars, not just the faces of products. Sound off in the polls and make sure to leave your favorite commercial superstars in the comments section. We'll be adding your suggestions in the days and weeks ahead - check back for the next round!

Progressive salesgirl Flo is really Stephanie Courtney, an actress and comedian who's appeared in 'Mad Men,' 'Kath & Kim' and 'Cavemen,' a show actually based on a commercial.

His character doesn't know the value of rollover minutes, but actor Matt Bush knows the value of getting his face out there, even in a recurring role in AT&T ads. You may have caught Bush in the recent movie 'Adventureland.'

The most famous man in America is named Paul Marcarelli. You say you've never heard of him? Think again. Try the words "Can you hear me now?" on for size.

Admit it: you get those blasted Free Credit Report songs stuck in your head for days. So tell your friends, tell your dad, tell your mom - the pirate you love to hate (or hate to love) is actually a French-Canadian actor/musician named Eric Violette.

They made a prime time sitcom out of their cavemen ad campaign, but we wish Geico had bet on the Gecko. Their small, green spokesman with the snappy British accent has star power written all over him.

We know two things: 1. This Orbit commercial is one of the funniest things we've ever seen, and 2. Jesse Copano, the actress who makes "lint licker" sound so incredibly filthy, deserves some kind of award for this better-than-advertisement performance.

Dos Equis calls him the Most Interesting Man In the World. We call him Jonathan Goldsmith. Upon watching his 15-second spots carefully - we're both right. Goldsmith had a busy acting career in the '80s. We say it's time for a resurgence.

Something about those adorable hamsters in the new Kia spot makes us want to get in the car, bust out some jammy jams, and go on a road trip - preferably with some rodents rocking out in the backseat.

Vanessa Branch, the Orbit gum spokeswoman, has such a squeaky clean, cheerful Britishness about her, she makes us truly want to clean up our dirty mouths.

The stars of Sonic's drive-in ad campaign have mastered the hilarious non-joke. Turns out they've mastered the regular joke too. T. J. Jagodowski and Peter Grosz are comedians and writers, having worked with Second City and 'The Colbert Report,' respectively.