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Michael Jeter
Born	August 26, 1952(1952-08-26) Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, USA
Died	March 30, 2003 (aged 50) Los Angeles, California
Awards Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Comedy Series 1992 Evening Shade Tony Awards Best Featured Actor in a Musical 1990 Grand Hotel

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Biography

Jeter was born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, son of William and Virginia Jeter. He was a student at Memphis State University when his interests changed from medicine to acting. 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. Town square in Lawrenceburg with a statue of David Crockett in the center. ... The University of Memphis was founded in Memphis, TN in 1912 as the West Tennessee Normal School. ... For the chemical substances known as medicines, see medication. ... Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. ... Baltimore redirects here. ... This article is about the state. ... The Actors Equity Association (commonly simply Equity) is the trade union of American theatrical performers and stage managers. ...

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 Tune (born February 28, 1939) is a famous actor, dancer, singer, and choreographer. ... Cloud Nine could refer to one of the following: Cloud Nine, a Grammy-winning 1968 song by The Temptations. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Grand Hotel is a musical with music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest, with additional music by Maury Yeston and Wally Harper, additional lyrics by Maury Yeston, and a book by Luther Davis. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ...

He 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. 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. Although occasionally, Jeter was able to stray away from these kinds of roles for more appealing characters like Jurassic Park III and Open Range. He won an Emmy award in 1992 for his role in the television sitcom Evening Shade. 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. Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ... Drug addiction, or dependency is the compulsive use of drugs, to the point where the user has no effective choice but to continue use. ... This article needs cleanup. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... 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. Thompsons 1971 novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream. ... Drop zone in Empuriabrava, Catalonia Drop zone in Pepperell, MA (USA) seen from the air In parachuting, a Drop zone or DZ is the area above and around a location where a parachutist freefalls and expects to land. ... Jurassic Park III is a 2001 film that is the third film as part of the Jurassic Park franchise. ... Open Range is a 2003 movie based on the novel The Open Range Men by Lauran Paine, and directed by Kevin Costner. ... An Emmy Award. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Evening Shade aired on CBS from 1990 to 1994. ... The goofy-acting human characters Mr. ... Sesame Street is an American educational childrens television series for preschoolers and is a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. ...

He was diagnosed to be HIV-positive in 1997^[1]. Species Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Human immunodeficiency virus 2 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS, a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections). ...

Work

Theatre

• Once in a Lifetime
• G. R. Point
• Cloud 9
• Grand Hotel
• Alice in Concert
• Greater Tuna

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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

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Filmography

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References

External links

• Michael Jeter at the Internet Broadway Database
• Michael Jeter at the Internet Movie Database
• Michael Jeter at Find A Grave