Hollywood actors face new worry as reality commercials Rise

LOS ANGELES, Feb 15: For a recent TV commercial, H&R Block’s advertising agency passed on using actors and instead chose Riley Holmes, who works at the tax preparer’s Chicago office, to pitch the company’s free “second look service” that claims it can find new deductions from prior returns. “People bring in old tax returns and I’m like, ‘Who did this to you?'” says Holmes in the 30-second TV commercial. (agencies)