Aside from working on the Las Vegas Super Bowl commercial and his own music videos, Tobe Nwigwe has also made some serious headway lately as an actor. The rapper appeared on four episodes of “MO” and appeared as himself on an episode of Max’s “Rap Sh!t.”
However, his most high-profile role came in 2023’s “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” where he plays Reek, the guy who convinces Noah (Anthony Ramos) to steal a car, setting him on a path with the Transformers. Speaking with ScreenRant about his thief character, he said, “The thief, I had to figure out how to do that because I haven’t been a thief for so long, but I did use to steal Transformers toys out of the mall. Sorry, Hasbro.”
But the Las Vegas commercial for Super Bowl LVIII also allows Nwigwe to be part of a world he lost out on a while ago. The rapper-turned-actor originally had NFL aspirations, but an injury prevented him from continuing down that path. He turned to music afterward, and the rest is history. The ad became a full-circle moment — and also looks like it was a ton of fun to film.
