Michael Jeter
| Michael Jeter | |
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Jeter in 1992
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| Born |
August 26, 1952 Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 2003 (aged 50) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Memphis State University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1979–2003 |
| Home town | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Partner(s) | Sean Blue (1995–2003) |
Michael Jeter (August 26, 1952 – March 30, 2003) was an Emmy Award-winning American actor of film, stage, and television. His television roles include Herman Stiles on Evening Shade from 1990 until 1994 and Mr. Noodle's brother, Mr. Noodle on Elmo's World (Sesame Street) from 2000 until 2003. Jeter's film roles include Zelig, The Fisher King, Waterworld, Air Bud, Patch Adams, The Green Mile, Jurassic Park III, and The Polar Express.
Jeter was born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee on August 26, 1952. His mother, Virginia (née Raines; May 6, 1927), was a housewife. His father, William Claud Jeter (March 10, 1922 – March 1, 2010), was a dentist. Jeter had one brother, William, and four sisters, Virginia, Amanda, Emily, and Larie. Jeter was a student at Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis) when his interests changed from medicine to acting. He performed in several plays and musicals at the Circuit Theatre and its sister theatre, the Playhouse on the Square, in midtown Memphis. He left Memphis to further pursue his stage career in Baltimore, Maryland.
Jeter's woebegone look, extreme flexibility, and high energy led Tommy Tune to cast him in the off-Broadway play Cloud 9 in 1981. Much of his work specialized in playing eccentric, pretentious, or wimpy characters, as in The Fisher King, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Drop Zone. Occasionally, Jeter was able to stay away from these types of roles for more diverse characters like those he portrayed in Jurassic Park III, Air Bud, and Open Range. Perhaps the most enduring role he starred in on the big screen was when he starred in the classic movie 'Green Mile' and was nominated along with others on the cast for a Screen Actors Guild award.
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