No Time to Make the Donuts
Michael Vale, R.I.P.
On Christmas Eve 2005, Michael Vale, a.k.a. Fred the Baker, a.k.a. "The Dunkin' Donuts 'Time to make the donuts!' guy", passed away at age 83 from complications due to diabetes.
"It's time to make the donuts!" was and always will be one of those pop-culture phrases that will forever ring in my generation's ear.
I don't remember it, but Vale also played Soapy Suds in several 3-2-1 Contact episodes. He also appeared in three episodes of Car 54, Where Are You? as well as an episode of The Cosby Show.
Also, John Lovitz played Vale in a Saturday Night Live skit about Vale's retirement in 1997 that was sort of funny.
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