Actor JoBe Cerny, voice of Pillsbury Doughboy, dies at 78

JoBe Cerny, an actor who voiced the Pillsbury Doughboy in commercials and appeared in several films, died on Oct. 30. He was 78.Read more trending newsAccording to his obituary, Cerny died in Grayslake, Illnois. While no cause of death was listed, Cerny had been battling Alzheimer’s disease, according to The Hollywood Reporter.For more than 30 years, Cerny owned and operated Cerny/American Creative Recording Studio in the River North neighborhood of Chicago, the entertainment news outlet reported.His company completed thousands of projects, including commercials, features and audiobooks.Cerny succeeded Paul Frees and Jeff Bergman as the high-pitched voice of the Pillsbury Co.’s cheerful Pillsbury Doughboy. The character, named Poppin’ Fresh, giggled when he was poked in the belly, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Cerny voiced the character until around 2020. “I’ve gone through phases over the years,” he said in a 2007 interview. “Sometimes (Pillsbury gets) a new executive. One guy s