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1 April 2003 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Character actor Michael Jeter, a veteran of stage, screen and television who appeared on Sesame Street as well as in the prison drama The Green Mile, died over the weekend in Los Angeles; he was 50. A longtime supporter of AIDS charities who revealed in 1997 that he was HIV positive, Jeter was found dead in his home, according to his publicist, who also said the cause of death was not yet determined. A small, slight actor with a large presence, Jeter won a Tony Award in 1990 for Grand Hotel, an honor he soon followed up with an Emmy Award in 1992 for the sitcom Evening Shade, co-starring Burt Reynolds. Called an "actor's actor" by critics, Jeter received acclaim for his scene-stealing turn as a homeless cabaret singer in The Fisher King, and was also featured in Sister Act 2, Waterworld, Mouse Hunt, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Patch Adams, The Gift, and Jurassic Park III. Jeter played a death row inmate in 1999's The Green Mile, and had almost completed a role opposite his Green Mile co-star, Tom Hanks, in The Polar Express, slated for release in 2004; filming was suspended on Monday in observance of his passing. On the small screen, Jeter appeared in the Tales of the City miniseries as well as two David E. Kelley shows, Picket Fences and Chicago Hope. He also played "The Other Mr. Noodle" on Sesame Street beginning in 2000. Jeter is survived by his life partner, Sean Blue, his parents and five siblings. --Prepared by IMDb staff

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