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Michael Jeter (August 26, 1952 - March 30, 2003)
was a United States actor.

Born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, Jeter 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. 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 (musical)|Grand Hotel, for
which he won a Tony Award in 1990.

He was open about his troubles with drug
addiction|drug and alcohol addiction, and for a
time decided to retire from entertainment, but was
eventually enticed back with roles on television
and in film|movies.

When he was diagnosed with HIV, he discussed it
openly at a time when there was still much
unreasoned fear about the disease.

He had been thought to be in good health, but was
found dead in his home in Los Angeles, California.
 As of 2004 the cause of death has yet to be
determined.

He is survived by his partner, Sean Blue.

==Theatre==
*Once in a Lifetime
*G. R. Point
*Cloud 9
*Grand Hotel (musical)|Grand Hotel (Tony award for
his portrayal of Otto Kringelein, a dying man with
a thirst for life, his song "We'll Take a Glass
Together" was revelatory.)

==Television==
*Evening Shade
*Gypsy: A Musical Fable|Gypsy (1993 TV version)
*Sesame Street: as Elmo's friend "Mr. Noodle's
Brother, Mr. Noodle's Brother|Mr. Noodle"
*Hothouse
*From Here to Eternity
*Taken

==Movies==
*The Polar Express, Smokey/Steamer (released
posthumously)
*Open Range (movie)|Open Range, Percy
*Welcome to Collinwood, Toto
*Jurassic Park III, Mr. Udesky
*The Green Mile (movie)|The Green Mile, Eduard
Delacroix
*Jakob the Liar, Avron
*Patch Adams, Rudy
*Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, L. Ron Bumquist
*Mouse Hunt, Quincy Thorpe
*Air Bud, Norman F. 'Norm' Snively/Clown the Hound
*The Boys Next Door (movie)|The Boys Next Door,
Arnold Wiggins
*Waterworld, Old Gregor
*Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Father Ignatius
*The Fisher King (movie)|The Fisher King, homeless
cabaret singer
*Tango & Cash, Skinner
*Dead Bang, Dr. Krantz
*The Money Pit, Arnie
*Zelig, Freshman #2
*Ragtime (movie)|Ragtime, Special Reporter
*Hair (movie)|Hair, Sheldon

== External Links ==
*imdb name|id=0005052|name=Michael Jeter
*http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=46970 Jeter's
Internet Broadway Database entry