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Dunkin Donuts Enlists the Help of Dancing Pumpkin Man for Halloween
Pumpkin coffee is back. And so is Dancing Pumpkin Man.
Back in 2006, comedian Matt Geiler killed time on an Omaha, Nebraska news station by putting a pumpkin mask on his face and dancing in front of a green screen on Halloween night. Little did Geiler realize that the video would soon go viral; nor could he have ever predicted that he’d forever become known as “Dancing Pumpkin Man.”
Thankfully for the rest of us, Geiler decided to embrace his newfound fame as a seasonal internet meme, popping up to make us all smile a bit whenever Halloween is near. And, well, even when it’s not; Geiler (as Dancing Pumpkin Man) auditioned for “America’s Got Talent” earlier this year!
Oh and there’s also a Dancing Pumpkin Man Twitter account.
So what’s Dancing Pumpkin Man up to these days? Well, he’s just partnered with Dunkin Donuts to help them announce the forthcoming roll-out of their Fall goodies, including pumpkin donuts, pumpkin muffins and of course, pumpkin coffee. It’s truly a wonderful time of the year.
“Dancing Pumpkin Man, by definition, has to be excited about the arrival of fall and pumpkin-flavored anything,” explains Geiler. “Plus, I’m a huge Dunkin’ Donuts fan in real life, so I’m thrilled to help celebrate the return of all things pumpkin at Dunkin’.”
Check out the teaser below!
All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are deeply sad to learn that actress Daveigh Chase has passed away at just 35 years old. The news was first reported by TMZ this afternoon.
The outlet reports, “The actress’ boyfriend, Roy Hernandez, tells TMZ … Daveigh died Tuesday from meningitis and an infection in her blood, which caused her to have septic issues and led to her body shutting down.” The website’s report continues, “We’re told Daveigh had been admitted to a hospital in Los Angeles earlier this month because of malnutrition.”
Here in the horror world, a young Daveigh Chase memorably played Samara in Gore Verbinski’s 2002 horror movie The Ring, the American remake of the Japanese horror hit.
Far outside the horror world, Daveigh Chase voiced Lilo in the 2002 animated movie Lilo & Stitch, a character she continued to voice in various animated spinoff projects.
Chase also appeared as Samantha Darko in the 2001 classic Donnie Darko, later returning to play the sister of Donnie Darko in the 2009 spinoff movie titled S. Darko.
Daveigh Chase’s resume also includes roles on the TV shows “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” “Charmed,” “ER,” “Touched by an Angel,” “CSI,” “Cold Case,” and 32 episodes of “Big Love.”
Chase appeared in the films The Rats, Silence, Carolina, Beethoven’s 5th, Yellow, Little Red Wagon, Transference, Killer Crush, Jack Goes Home, and American Romance.
We send our deepest condolences to Daveigh Chase’s family, friends, and fans.
Pictured: Daveigh Chase in ‘Killer Crush’ (2015)
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