In 2019, he was charged in his native Houston with driving while intoxicated after being found with his foot on the brake in traffic. The police said he failed a sobriety test. Fret not though: In 2020, just months before the pandemic ended life as we knew it, prosecutors dropped their charges against Williams.

Did they fire the Trivago guy?

But the Trivago Guy apparently has been phased out over the last couple of weeks in favor of the Trivago Gal. Even actor William Shatner, the veteran pitchman for rival Priceline.com as The Negotiator, got killed off, brought back, and repurposed for voice-overs in TV commercials.

What happened to the Trivago Guy 2021?

Timothy Williams, best known as the pitchman for travel site “Trivago,” was arrested this week after Houston police say they found him passed out behind the wheel of a car in traffic. “He was passed out with his foot on the brake in a moving lane of traffic,” said Houston Police spokeswoman Jodi Silva.