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Michael Jeter
At the 44th Emmy Awards, August 1992Born August 26, 1952
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, U.S.Died March 30, 2003 (aged 50)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.Occupation Actor Years active 1979–2003 Spouse Sean Blue (m. 1995-2003) Michael Jeter (August 26, 1952 – March 30, 2003) was an American actor.
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Early life
Michael Jeter was born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. His mother, Virginia (née Raines), was a housewife. His father, William Claud Jeter (March 10, 1922 – March 1, 2010), was an [optometrist].http://www.tributes.com/show/William-C.-Jeter-88070972 Jeter had one brother, William, and four sisters, Virginia, Amanda, Emily, and Larie.[1] 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 mid-town Memphis. He left Memphis to further pursue his stage career in Baltimore, Maryland.
Career
His woebegone look, extreme flexibility, and high energy led Tommy Tune to cast him in the off-Broadway play, Cloud 9, and again on Broadway in a memorable role in the musical Grand Hotel, for which he won a Tony Award in 1990. 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 (where he was killed by a dinosaur), Air Bud, The Green Mile, and Open Range. He won an Emmy award in 1992 for his role in the television sitcom Evening Shade as math teacher and assistant football coach Herman Stiles. In the Evening Shade episode "Chip Off the Old Brick" Brian Keith plays his macho truck driver father, Brick Stiles. He was also a favorite with younger audiences in his role as Mr. Noodle's brother, Mr. Noodle on Sesame Street from 2000 to 2003. The movies The Polar Express and Open Range are dedicated to his memory.[2][3]
Death
Jeter died of AIDS on March 30, 2003, Jeter was found dead in his Hollywood home at the age of 50. Jeter was HIV positive but had been in good health. [4] He was cremated and his ashes were scattered.[citation needed]
Tributes
The Polar Express, in which Jeter voiced Smokey and Steamer, was his final film role and the movie was dedicated to him with a statement at the very end of the credits reading, "Dedicated to the memory of Michael Jeter" with his photo next to it.[5]
Work
Theatre
- Once in a Lifetime
- G. R. Point
- Cloud 9
- Grand Hotel
- Alice in Concert
- Greater Tuna
Television
- Mrs. Santa Claus (1996, as Santa's right-hand elf)
- Evening Shade (1990–1994, as Herman Stiles)
- Tales of the City (1994 PBS miniseries)
- Gypsy (1993)
- Sesame Street (as Mr. Noodle and Mr. Noodle's brother in Elmo's world)
- Picket Fences
- Hothouse (1988)
- From Here to Eternity
- Taken
- Alice at the Palace (1981)
Filmography
- The Polar Express (2004)
- Open Range (2003)
- Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
- Jurassic Park III (2001)
- The Gift (2000)
- The Green Mile (1999)
- The Black And The White (1999)
- Jakob the Liar (1999)
- True Crime (1999)
- Thursday (1998)
- The Ransom of Red Chief (1998)
- Patch Adams (1998)
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
- The Naked Man (1998)
- Mouse Hunt (1997)
- Air Bud (1997)
- The Boys Next Door (1996)
- Waterworld (1995)
- Drop Zone (1994)
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
- Bank Robber (1993)
- The Fisher King (1991)
- Millers Crossing (1990)
- Tango & Cash (1989)
- Dead Bang (1989)
- The Money Pit (1986)
- Zelig (1983)
- Ragtime (1981)
- Hair (1979)
References
- ^ "Michael Jeter Biography". filmreference. 2008. http://www.filmreference.com/film/53/Michael-Jeter.html. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
- ^ The Polar Express film credits.
- ^ Open Range film credits.
- ^ "Actor Michael Jeter Dead At 50". CBS. April 1, 2003. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/04/01/entertainment/main547217.shtml.
- ^ The Advocate, September 2, 1997
External links
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Ted Ross (1975) · George Rose (1976) · Ken Bichel / Michael Mark / John Miller / Joseph Saulter (1977) · Kevin Kline (1978) · Ken Jennings (1979) · Bob Gunton (1980) · Tony Azito (1981) · Cleavant Derricks (1982) · Charles Coles (1983) · Martin Vidnovic (1984) · René Auberjonois (1985) · Michael Rupert (1986) · Michael Maguire (1987) · Robert Westenberg (1988) · Michael Jeter (1990) · Bruce Adler (1991) · Scott Waara (1992) · Mark Michael Hutchinson (1993) · Jarrod Emick (1994) · Wilson Jermaine Heredia (1996) · Joel Grey (1997) · Gregg Edelman (1998) · Roger Bart (1999) · Stephen Spinella (2000)
Complete list · (1975–2000) · (2001–2025) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Comedy Series (1976–2000) Ted Knight (1976) · Gary Burghoff (1977) · Rob Reiner (1978) · Robert Guillaume (1979) · Harry Morgan (1980) · Danny DeVito (1981) · Christopher Lloyd (1982) · Christopher Lloyd (1983) · Pat Harrington, Jr. (1984) · John Larroquette (1985) · John Larroquette (1986) · John Larroquette (1987) · John Larroquette (1988) · Woody Harrelson (1989) · Alex Rocco (1990) · Jonathan Winters (1991) · Michael Jeter (1992) · Michael Richards (1993) · Michael Richards (1994) · David Hyde Pierce (1995) · Rip Torn (1996) · Michael Richards (1997) · David Hyde Pierce (1998) · David Hyde Pierce (1999) · Sean Hayes (2000)
Complete List · (1954–1975) · (1976–2000) · (2001–2025) Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (1976–2000) Sammy Williams (1976) · Lenny Baker (1977) · Kevin Kline (1978) · Henderson Forsythe (1979) · Mandy Patinkin (1980) · Hinton Battle (1981) · Cleavant Derricks (1982) · Charles Coles (1983) · Hinton Battle (1984) · Ron Richardson (1985) · Michael Rupert (1986) · Michael Maguire (1987) · Bill McCutcheon (1988) · Scott Wise (1989) · Michael Jeter (1990) · Hinton Battle (1991) · Scott Waara (1992) · Anthony Crivello (1993) · Jarrod Emick (1994) · George Hearn (1995) · Wilson Jermaine Heredia (1996) · Chuck Cooper (1997) · Ron Rifkin (1998) · Roger Bart (1999) · Boyd Gaines (2000)
Complete list · (1947–1975) · (1976–2000) · (2001–2025) Categories:- 1952 births
- 2003 deaths
- American film actors
- American musical theatre actors
- American stage actors
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- American voice actors
- Drama Desk Award winners
- Emmy Award winners
- Gay actors
- People from Lawrence County, Tennessee
- Actors from Tennessee
- Theatre World Award winners
- Tony Award winners
- University of Memphis alumni
- LGBT people from the United States
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