Isaiah Mustafa is an African-American television actor and former professional football player in the National Football League. He has appeared in several small roles on television, including the television shows NCIS: Los Angeles, Days of Our Lives and Castle. He is most widely known as "the man your man could smell like" from the commercials for Old Spice.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/02/isaiah-mustafa-old-spice-commercial.html

In June of 2010, Mustafa signed a television network deal with NBC. The move may present him with an opportunity to appear on network sitcoms.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/social-media/7893293/The-Old-Spice-Guy-who-is-Isaiah-Mustafa.html He was also tapped to appear in the film "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf" directed by Tyler Perry.http://www.bvonmovies.com/2010/04/05/tyler-perry-old-spice-isaiah-mustafa-for-colored-girls/

Mustafa was born on February 11, 1974 as the youngest child in a family with six children. He went on to attend Arizona State University where he played college football with Pat Tillman and Jake Plummer.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2248149/bio http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/02/isaiah-mustafa-old-spice-commercial.html He graduated in 1997 and began his football career as a wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/social-media/7893293/The-Old-Spice-Guy-who-is-Isaiah-Mustafa.html Before leaving the NFL in 2000, Mustafa played for three other teams: the Oakland Raiders, the Cleveland Browns and the Seattle Seahawks.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2248149/bio He also played for the Barcelona Dragons in the European Football League.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/social-media/7893293/The-Old-Spice-Guy-who-is-Isaiah-Mustafa.html

After his football career was over, Mustafa began acting in small parts on television shows, but has achieved the most popularity since appearing in the Super Bowl ad for Old Spice.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/social-media/7893293/The-Old-Spice-Guy-who-is-Isaiah-Mustafa.html On July 13, 2010, Mustafa began tweeting from Old Spice's Twitter account with short videos directed at tech gurus, such as Kevin Rose, media websites, such as the Huffington Post and female celebrities, including Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan and Demi Moore.http://www.pcworld.com/article/201268/old_spice_guy_top_5_youtube_video_picks.html