Here’s a little known fact: A patron of The Abbey – possibly the biggest and most popular gay bar in West Hollywood – informed us that the Old Spice guy Isaiah Mustafa was a bartender there for YEARS before he hit it big. Apparently his charm and hunk factor garnered lots of big tips. But as soon as his commercial came out, he quit and never looked back, and the boys miss him. By the way, he and Kathy Griffin aren’t really dating….
Tyler Perry knows what he’s doing. He snapped up the Old Spice guy, Isaiah Mustafa, to do a small role in his “Colored Girls” movie, but Tyler liked him so much he pulled Isaiah OUT of the movie and instead gave him his first STARRING role in “Madea’s Big Happy Family.” Isaiah, 36, will play a guy with relationship problems. His Old Spice commercial changed everything for the former footballer- he became an internet sensation and was offered a number of small acting roles. This is his first LEAD and Isaiah is “thrilled and grateful.”