The ''Time To Make The Donuts" Man Has Passed

Michael Vale, stage and screen actor best known for his role as the "time to make the donuts" baker on a series of commercials for Dunkin donuts, has passed away at the age of 83. The donuts commercials that ran from 1982 to 1997 featured Vale as an often unenthusiastic baker whose life was dominated by his jobs incessant demand to produce the popular pastries. Ironically Michael Vale is said to have died from complications related to diabetes.