{{short description|American actor}} {{infobox person | name = JoBe Cerny | birth_date = | birth_place = Cicero, Illinois, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1979–present | other_names = Jo Be Cerny }} '''JoBe Cerny''', sometimes credited as '''Jo Be Cerny''', is an American actor. He is best known as the voice of the Pillsbury Doughboy, succeeding Paul Frees and Jeff Bergman,<ref name=ctribune>{{cite news |first=Joan |last=Giangrasse Kates |title=Fern Persons, 1910-2012, Worked for decades as actress in radio, TV, films, commercials and stage |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/08/01/fern-persons-1910-2012/ |work=Chicago Tribune |date=August 1, 2012 |access-date=August 2, 2012 |archive-date=August 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802231546/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-01/news/ct-met-fern-parsons-obit-20120801_1_chicago-actor-chicago-story-actors-union |url-status=live }}</ref> and as Procter & Gamble's silent spokesman, The Cheer Man.

==Career== In addition to appearing in advertising spots and commercials, Cerny has appeared in numerous films, including ''Legally Blonde 2'' (2003), ''Road to Perdition'' (2002), and ''My Best Friend's Wedding'' (1997). Cerny has also been featured in televised series and talk shows including ''Chicago Hope'' and ''Oprah'', as well as appearing in numerous theatrical performances.

Currently, Cerny is the founder and president of Cerny/American Creative, a Chicago-based production company which offers creative services catering to film companies and advertising agencies, a weekly column writer for Screen Magazine and a recipient of The American Scene Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aaf.org/_PDF/AAF%20Website%20Content/202_ClubServices/Speakers/Info_Cerny_Jobe.pdf |title=JoBe Cerny's Biography |work=American Advertising Federation |accessdate=August 17, 2019 |archive-date=January 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108045131/http://www.aaf.org/_PDF/AAF%20Website%20Content/202_ClubServices/Speakers/Info_Cerny_Jobe.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Cerny received his bachelor's degree in Speech & Drama at Valparaiso University and his master's degree in Theater at Northwestern University.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/life/audio-bible-recording-project-features-more-than-actors/article_0eed974e-dbd0-11de-b11d-001cc4c03286.amp.html |date=November 28, 2009 |title=Audio Bible recording project features more than 600 actors |work=Billings Gazette |accessdate=August 17, 2019}}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1979|| ''Dreamer'' || Patterson || |- |1980|| ''Somewhere in Time'' || 2nd Day Desk Clerk, in 1912 || |- |1987|| ''Rent-a-Cop'' || Hotel Clerk No. 1 || |- |1992|| ''Prelude to a Kiss'' || Clerk || |- |1992|| ''Mo' Money'' || Patrolman || |- |1996|| ''Early Edition'' || Connor || Episode: "His Girl Thursday" |- |1997|| ''Chicago Hope'' || FBI Agent David Greenblatt || Episode: "The Day of the Rope" |- |1997|| ''My Best Friend's Wedding'' || Tailor || |- |1999|| ''Love and Action in Chicago'' || Mr. Jensen || |- |2001|| ''Novocaine'' || Pharmacist Wayne Ponze || |- |2002|| ''Road to Perdition'' || Banker || |- |2003|| ''Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde'' || House Clerk || |- |2013|| ''Even and Odd'' || Mysterious voice || |- |2015|| ''The Dreamers'' || Priest || Episode: "Nuptials" |- |2015|| ''The Origins of Wit and Humor'' || Dr. Booregard Von Shriek || |- |2016|| ''Margaret and the Moon'' || Grandpa || |}

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0148691}} *[http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/ourtown/071122/BooksonTapeAll27ofEm/ Chicago Reader article on JoBe Cerny] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071126004939/http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/ourtown/071122/BooksonTapeAll27ofEm/ |date=2007-11-26 }} *{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707032230/http://www.cernyamerican.com/whoswho/jobe.htm|date=July 7, 2007|title=JoBe Cerny, Cerny American Creative}}

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