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Michael Jeter was an American actor from Tennessee. His best known roles were that of math teacher and assistant football coach Herman Stiles in the sitcom "Evening Shade" (1990-1994) and "Mr. Noodle's brother, Mister Noodle" in "Sesame Street", a role he played from 2000 to 2003. He specialized in playing "eccentric, pretentious, or wimpy characters".

In 1952, Jeter was born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, located between Chattanooga and Memphis. The town is mostly associated with local hero Davy Crockett (1786-1836), who owned a powder mill there in the early 19th century. The area is home to the David Crockett State Park.

Jeter's father was dentist William Claud Jeter (1922-2010), and his mother was housewife Virginia Raines (1927-2019). The Jeters were a large family, and Jeter had one brother and four sisters. Jeter enrolled at the Memphis State University (later renamed to the University of Memphis) with the intention to follow a medical career. His interests changed, and he pursued an acting education instead.

Jeter started his career as a theatrical actor, regularly performing at the Circuit Theatre and Playhouse on the Square, both located in Memphis. He made his film debut in the anti-war film "Hair" (1979), playing Woodrow Sheldon. The film depicted the hippie counterculture and the Vietnam War.

Jeter's early film roles included appearing in the historical drama "Ragtime" (1981), the sex comedy "Soup for One" (1982), the mockumentary "Zelig" (1983), the comedy film "The Money Pit" (1986), the action thriller "Dead Bang" (1989), and the action comedy "Tango & Cash" (1989). Meanwhile he appeared in guest-star roles in then-popular television series, such as "Night Court" and "Designing Women". His first recurring role in television was that of Dr. Art Makter in the short-lived medical drama "Hothouse". He appeared in all 7 episodes of the series.

Jeter found fame and critical success when playing the nerdy Herman Stiles in the sitcom "Evening Shade". He won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and the Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Comedy Series. The series lasted for 4 seasons, and a total of 98 episodes

Jeter guest starred as Peter Lebeck in three episodes of "Picket Fences". For this role he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 1993, but the award was won by rival actor Laurence Fishburne (1961-). Jeter had another notable television role as Bob Ryan in an episode of "Chicago Hope". He was again nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 1996 for this role, but the award was instead won by rival actor Peter Boyle (1935-2006).

Jeter played mostly supporting roles in 1990s film. He played (amon others_ a homeless cabaret singer in "The Fisher King" (1991), Father Ignatius in the Catholic nun-themed comedy "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit" (1993), the inventor Old Gregor in the post-apocalyptic film "Waterworld" (1995), alcoholic clown Norm Snively in the sports comedy "Air Bud" (1997), and sympathetic prisoner Eduard 'Del' Delacroix in "The Green Mile" (1999).

Jeter next earned the recurring role of "Mr. Noodle's brother, Mister Noodle" in "Sesame Street", His character replaced Mr. Noodle (played by Bill Irwin) in the "Elmo's World" segments of the series. Both character were silent mimes who made mistakes, but were able to correct them with the help of "enthusiastic kid voice overs". Jeter was enthusiastic about his role, and called it a career favorite. He played the role until his death.

The openly gay Jeter was HIV positive, but had been in good health for many years. In March 2003, Jeter was found dead at his home in Los Angeles. According to his life partner Sean Blue, the death was caused by an epileptic seizure. Jeter was 50-years-old at the time of death.

Michael Jeter at an event for The Gift (2000)

(June 15, 1978 - August 27, 1978) Play: &quot;Once in a Lifetime&quot; by <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0366454/?ref_=nmwrk">Moss Hart</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0442151/?ref_=nmwrk">George S. Kaufman</a>. Dir. Tom Moore. Circle in the Square Theatre, NY.

(November 15, 1978 - December 3, 1978) Play: &quot;The Master and Margarita&quot;, by Mikhail Bulgakov. Dir. Andrei Serban. Joseph Papp Public Theater/LuEsther Hall, New York.

(April 16, 1979 - May 13, 1979) Play: &quot;G.R. Point&quot;, by David Berry. Directed by <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0001137/?ref_=nmwrk">William Devane</a>. Playhouse Theatre, NY.

(December 29, 1980 - January 25, 1981) Play: &quot;Alice in Concert&quot;, by Elizabeth Swados. Dir. Joseph Papp. Joseph Papp Public Theater/Anspacher Theater, New York.

(1981 - 1982) Play: &quot;Cloud 9&quot;, by Caryl Churchill. Dir. Tommy Tune. Lucille Lortel Theatre, NYC.

(1982) Play: &quot;Greater Tuna&quot;, by Ed Howard, Joe Sears, and Jaston Williams. Dir. Ed Howard. Circle in the Square Downtown, NYC.

(November 23, 1987 - April 17, 1988) Play: &quot;The Boys Next Door&quot;, by Tom Griffin. Dir. Josephine R. Abady. Lamb&#39;s Theatre, New York.

(1989 - 1990) Play: &quot;Gran Hotel&quot;, by Luther Davis, Robert Wright, and George Forrest. Dir. Tommy Tune. Martin Beck Theatre, NYC.

(1983) TV commercial: Bounty Towels with Nancy Walker

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