Little Mikey is a fictional boy played by John Gilchrist (born February 2, 1968) in an American television commercial promoting Quaker Oats' breakfast cereal Life. The ad was created by art director Bob Gage, who also directed the commercial.[1] It first aired in 1971. The popular ad campaign featuring Mikey remained in regular rotation for more than 12 years and was one of the longest continuously running commercial campaigns.[2][3]
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- ^ Spitznagel, Eric. "Mikey: An Investigation". Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern. Archived from the original on June 10, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
- ^ "Press release". Quaker Oats (Press release). January 1, 2000.