Clay Earl Jackson
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Clayton Earl Jackson is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

, most notable for being cast in the part of the Maytag
Maytag
Maytag Corporation is an American home and commercial appliance company, headquartered in Newton, Iowa, that is a division of the Whirlpool Corporation.-Company history:...

 Repairman in a national search. Jackson graduated from North Carolina Wesleyan College
North Carolina Wesleyan College
North Carolina Wesleyan College is a private four-year coeducational, liberal arts college, located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Founded in 1956, the school is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and offers a number of preprofessional programs...

 in 1997, where he studied drama.http://www.nextmaytagrepairman.com/ He acted professionally for three years before giving up acting to join his family's real estate business.

"On a whim" he auditioned for the part of Maytag
Maytag
Maytag Corporation is an American home and commercial appliance company, headquartered in Newton, Iowa, that is a division of the Whirlpool Corporation.-Company history:...

 repairman. He was formally introduced by Maytag
Maytag
Maytag Corporation is an American home and commercial appliance company, headquartered in Newton, Iowa, that is a division of the Whirlpool Corporation.-Company history:...

 on April 2, 2007. Since his introduction, Jackson has been in four commercials (to date), appeared on The Ellen Degenres Show, The CBS Early Show, CBS Sunday Morning News, Fox's Best Damn Sports Show and various personal appearances across the country. Jackson is the fourth man to play the iconic role. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/04-02-2007/0004557791&EDATE=

Jackson is a member of the Zeta Sigma chapter (North Carolina Wesleyan University) of the Sigma Pi Fraternity.

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