Pillsbury Doughboy voice actor JoBe Cerny dies at 78

NEW YORK — The voice actor who helped bring Pillsbury’s Doughboy mascot to life has died. JoBe Cerny was 78 . An obituary states that he died on Oct. 30 in Illinois. Cerny’s son told TMZ on Tuesday his father lost his long battle with Alzheimer’s. The cognitive disease reportedly prompted him to step away from commercial work as the doughy character also known as Poppin’ Fresh in 2020. kAmr6C?J 2=D@ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]:>53]4@>^?2>6^?>_`cgeh`^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?@G:6Dk^2m :?4=F5:?8 “$@>6H96C6 :? %:>6[” “|J q6DE uC:6?5’D (655:?8[” “#@25 E@ !6C5:E:@?” 2?5 “{682==J q=@?56 ai #65[ (9:E6 U2>Aj q=@?56[” 244@C5:?8 E@ x|s3] qFE 9:D 36DE @FD=J 49F4<=65 H96? 9:D 36==J H2D A@<65 2E E96 6?5 @7 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]J@FEF36]4@>^H2E49nGlJ?CDFFs+4r8Q E2C86ElQ03=2?0A:5la`afedhacU2>AjEE>0277:=:2E6l=6824JAC@U2>AjEE>0277:=:2E6EJA6lDE2?52C5U2>AjEE>042>A2:8?l=6824JQ E2C86ElQ03=2?@56= EC2:?D 2?5 C2465 8@\<2CED 2?5 @A6C2E65 2 r9:428@ C64@C5:?8 DEF5:@ 7@C b_ J62CD]k^Am kAmw:D F?FDF2= 7:CDE ?2>6 H2D 5C62>65 FA 3J 9:D A2C6?ED — 2? 6?8:?66C 525 ?2>65 y@6 2?5 2? 2CE:DE ?2>65 q62 — 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 a__h k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]49:428@EC:3F?6]4@>^a__h^`_^ad^49:428@2?\3C:?8D\H@C5\E@\=:76^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?2DE6C’D 568C66 2E }@CE9H6DE6C? &?:G6CD:EJ] w6 2=D@ A6C7@C>65 H:E9 E96 E@FC:?8 4@>A2?J @7 r9:428@’D 72>65 $64@?5 r:EJ 8C@FA]k^Am kAmw6 56D4C:365 E96 s@F893@J 492C24E6C 96 G@:465 7@C >@C6 E92? 7:G6 J62CD 2D “H2C>[ 4FE6 2?5 ;FDE 2 =:<23=6 8FJ]”k^Am kAmw6 D2:5 :E H2D 9:D ;@3 E@ >2<6 DFC6 E92E A6C46AE:@? 5:5?’E 492?86] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]A:==D3FCJ]4@>^5@F893@JQ E2C86ElQ03=2?2D4@Ek^2m 3642>6 2 9@FD69@=5 ?2>6 :? `hed]k^Am kAmp AC:G2E6 D6CG:46 7@C r6C?J 92D 2=C625J E2<6? A=246] w6’D DFCG:G65 3J 9:D H:76 @7 de J62CD[ t:=66? r6C?J[ 2?5 E96:C EH@ D@?D]k^Am