| Michael Jeter | |
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 Jeter at the 44th Emmy Awards, August 1992 |
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| Born | August 26, 1952 Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 2003 (aged 50) Los Angeles, California |
Michael Jeter (August 26, 1952 – March 30, 2003) was a Tony- and Emmy Award-winning American actor, well known for his work on stage and screen. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lawrenceburg is the name of several places in the United States of America: Lawrenceburg Indiana Lawrenceburg Kentucky Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
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Biography
Early life
Jeter was born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, the son of Virginia and William Jeter, who was a dentist. Lawrenceburg is a city in Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States. Dentistry' is the "evaluation diagnosis prevention and/or treatment (nonsurgical surgical or related procedures of diseases disorders and/or conditions of the oral cavity [1][2] Jeter was a student at Memphis State University when his interests changed from medicine to acting. The University of Memphis is an American public Research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the Acting is the work of an Actor or Actress, which is a person in Theatre, Television, Film, or any other Storytelling He pursued his initial stage career in Baltimore, Maryland, as he had heard it was hard to get work in New York without an equity card. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The Actors' Equity Association (AEA commonly referred to as Actors' Equity
Career
His woebegone look, extreme flexibility and high energy led Tommy Tune to cast him in the Off-Broadway Cloud 9 and, on Broadway, in a memorable role in the musical Grand Hotel, for which he won a Tony Award in 1990. Thomas James “Tommy” Tune (born February 28, 1939) is an American Actor, Dancer, Singer, director, Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Grand Hotel is a musical with a book by Luther Davis and music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest, with additional The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Much of his film and television work specialized in playing eccentric, pretentious or wimpy characters like The Fisher King, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Drop Zone. The Fisher King is a Comedy-drama Film made in 1991, written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Terry Gilliam. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 Film adaptation of Hunter S In Parachuting, a drop zone or DZ is the area above and around a location where a parachutist jumps and expects to land Although occasionally, Jeter was able to stay away from these kinds of roles for more appealing characters like Jurassic Park III and Open Range. Jurassic Park III is a 2001 and the third film of the ''Jurassic Park'' film series. Open Range is a 2003 Western movie based on the novel The Open Range Men by Lauran Paine. He won an Emmy award in 1992 for his role in the television sitcom Evening Shade. Evening Shade is an American Comedy Television series which aired on CBS from 1990 to 1994 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 goofy-acting human characters Mr Noodle, Mr Noodle's Brother Mr Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining The movie The Polar Express is dedicated to his memory. The Polar Express is a 2004 Academy Award -nominated feature film based on the children's book of the same title by Chris Van [3]
Personal life
Jeter was open about his homosexuality and troubles with drug and alcohol addiction, and for a time decided to retire from entertainment, but was eventually enticed back with roles on television and in movies. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Drug addiction is widely considered a pathological state. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute Drug use to the development of drug-seeking Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic He was diagnosed to be HIV-positive in 1997. Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [4]
Work
Theatre
- Once in a Lifetime
- G. R. Point
- Cloud 9
- Grand Hotel
- Alice in Concert
- Greater Tuna
Television
- Evening Shade (1990-1994, as Herman Stiles)
- Tales of the City (1994 PBS miniseries)
- Gypsy (1993 TV version)
- Sesame Street: as Elmo's friend "Mr. Noodle's Brother, Mr. Noodle"
- Picket Fences
- Hothouse (1988)
- From Here to Eternity
- Taken
Filmography
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References
- ^ Michael Jeter, 50, Dies; Won Acting Prizes - New York Times
- ^ Michael Jeter Biography (1952-)
- ^ The Polar Express film credits. Grand Hotel is a musical with a book by Luther Davis and music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest, with additional Evening Shade is an American Comedy Television series which aired on CBS from 1990 to 1994 This article is about the novel series see also Tales of the City (novel and Tales of the City (miniseries Tales of the City is a series of Gypsy is a 1959 musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining The goofy-acting human characters Mr Noodle, Mr Noodle's Brother Mr The goofy-acting human characters Mr Noodle, Mr Noodle's Brother Mr Picket Fences is a 60-minute television drama centering around the residents of the fictional community of Rome Wisconsin. The Polar Express is a 2004 Academy Award -nominated feature film based on the children's book of the same title by Chris Van Open Range is a 2003 Western movie based on the novel The Open Range Men by Lauran Paine. Welcome to Collinwood is a 2002 film about five small-time criminals from the Collinwood area of Cleveland, who try to organise one last Jurassic Park III is a 2001 and the third film of the ''Jurassic Park'' film series. The Green Mile is a 1999 American Drama film, directed by Frank Darabont and adapted by him from the 1996 Stephen The Gift (2000 is an American movie, directed by Sam Raimi, and written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson Jakob the Liar is a 1999 Black comedy film directed by Peter Kassovitz and starring Robin Williams, Alan Arkin, Liev Schreiber True Crime is a 1999 film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. Patch Adams is a 1998 Comedy-drama Film directed by Tom Shadyac and based on the true life story of Hunter "Patch" Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 Film adaptation of Hunter S The Naked Man is a 1998 comedy film produced by Naked Man Productions directed by J MouseHunt is a 1997 Slapstick / Black comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski, scored by Alan Silvestri and released Air Bud is the 1997 Feature film that sparked the franchise centered around the Fictional Dog Buddy a Golden Retriever The Boys Next Door is a 1996 Television movie about four mentally challenged men Norman ( Nathan Lane) Lucien ( Courtney B Waterworld is a 1995 post-apocalyptic science fiction film The film stars Kevin Costner who also produced it In Parachuting, a drop zone or DZ is the area above and around a location where a parachutist jumps and expects to land Sister Act 2 Back in the Habit is a 1993 Comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg, directed by Bill Duke, and released by Touchstone The Fisher King is a Comedy-drama Film made in 1991, written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Terry Gilliam. Tango & Cash is a 1989 American action / Comedy film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky ( Albert Magnoli took over Dead Bang is a 1989 Action film starring Don Johnson and Tim Reid, and directed by John Frankenheimer. For the location known as "The Money Pit" for its (supposed buried treasure see Oak Island. Zelig is a 1983 American Mockumentary written and directed by Woody Allen. Ragtime is a 1981 motion picture based on the Historical novel Ragtime by E Hair is a 1979 film adaptation of the 1968 Broadway musical of the same title about a Vietnam war draftee who meets and befriends
- ^ Actor Michael Jeter dies at age 50
External links
- Michael Jeter at the Internet Broadway Database
- Michael Jeter at the Internet Movie Database
- Michael Jeter at Find A Grave
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Scott Wise for Jerome Robbins' Broadway |
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical 1990 for Grand Hotel |
Succeeded by Hinton Battle for Miss Saigon |
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