■PROJECT on BY CRISTABELLE TUMOLA air VOTE TO SEE ASTORIA MAN’S COMMERCIAL DURING SUPER BOWL An Astoria actor is trying to “crash” one of the most watched television events of the year. Alex Pepper could see his commercial, filmed at his Astoria home, air during this year’s Super Bowl, but he needs your vote. The 25-year-old is one of 10 finalists in the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl Contest. Two finalists’ commercials, one chosen by fan votes and the second by Doritos, will be shown during the Big Game. The commercial that receives the most fan votes will win $1 million and a chance to work as a contractor for a year at Universal Pictures in Hollywood. The contest was started nine years ago, and after seeing the commercials on past Super Bowls, Pepper decided he wanted to enter. “I am more of an actor/artist than a sports fan so to see what people bring to commercials is incredible,” he said. With only a couple weeks to go until the deadline, and the help of his girlfriend and pals, he shot the commercial inside his Astoria apartment and on the building’s roof. The concept came from his performance experience — the actor, who has done a national tour of “South Pacific” and background work for television, is also a dancer. “Being a male dancer, it’s your worst nightmare to drop your partner. So I took that idea and raised the stakes a Photo by Kristen Sandler
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