NDSU Department of Theatre Arts hosted voice-over artist Jobe Cerny Oct. 18. He met with theatre students to discuss his life, business and voice-over work.

Cerny is best known as the voice of the Pillsbury Doughboy, but also has been heard as a Kellogg’s Raisin Bran’s Talking Raisin, a Raid Bug or seen as the silent guy in the Cheer commercials. He also is the president of Cerny/American Creative, a resource that provides casting, artistic direction and sound design for advertising agencies and film companies. More about Cerny can be found at www.cernyamerican.com.

The public lecture was sponsored in part by the American Advertising Federation, North Dakota, www.aaf-nd.org.