Village Spotlight on Floral Park and Stewart Manor

Local family featured in Chevy commercial shot on Gladiolus Avenue

Michael Ilkiw, a 2003 Floral Park Memorial High School graduate, along with his brother, Mark, and father, Mike, all played integral roles in the making of a commercial titled “Chevy Happy Grad,” which won the Chevrolet Route 66 film contest. The winning spot will not only be aired during the Super Bowl but also netted Zachary Borst, a 26-year-old filmmaker from Merrick, $25,000 for winning the contest.

The commercial, which will be broadcast to a national television audience estimated to be more than 170 million people on Super Bowl Sunday, showcases a high school graduate who mistakenly thinks his parents got him a yellow Chevy Camaro as a graduation present. In actuality, the car belongs to his neighbor, played by Mike Ilkiw, who drives it away as the commercial comes to a close.

Watching this commercial, I laughed so much, I was practically in tears!  Check it out for yourself!