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Michael Jeter

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Biography

Michael Jeter was born and raised in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. He attended Memphis State University, originally majoring in medicine, before deciding to switch his major…more

Born

8/26/1952, Lawrenceberg, Tennessee

Died

3/30/2003

Birth Name

Michael Jeeter

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (4)

Role
- Taken
  William Jeffries
  - S 1: Ep 10 Taken
    12/13/02
- Evening Shade
  Herman Stiles
  - S 4: Ep 26 I Left My Ring in Evening Shade
    5/23/94
  - S 4: Ep 25 The Odder Couple
    5/16/94
  - S 4: Ep 24 Mama Knows Best
    5/9/94
  - S 4: Ep 23 Wood Climbs to New Heights
    4/11/94
  - S 4: Ep 22 Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wood?
    3/28/94
  - + 93 More Credits
- Hothouse
  Dr. Art Makter
  - S 1: Ep 7 Love and Taxes
    8/25/88
  - S 1: Ep 6 His Mother
    8/11/88
  - S 1: Ep 5 Nancy (Part 2)
    8/4/88
  - S 1: Ep 4 Nancy (Part 1)
    7/28/88
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Actress
    7/14/88
  - + 2 More Credits
- Sesame Street
  Mr. Noodle's Brother, Mr. Noodle
  - S 1: Ep 38 Episode 38
    12/31/69
  - S 1: Ep 37 Episode 37
    12/30/69
  - S 1: Ep 36 Episode 36
    12/29/69
  - S 1: Ep 35 Episode 35
    12/26/69
  - S 1: Ep 34 Episode 34
    12/25/69
  - + 1111 More Credits
Guest Star (20)

Role
- Touched By an Angel
  Gus Zimmerman
  - S 5: Ep 16 The Man Upstairs
    2/21/99
- Veronica's Closet
  Edwin/Merloff
  - S 1: Ep 17 Veronica's Blackout
    3/12/98
- Second Noah
  The Chicken Man
  - S 2: Ep 9 Diving In
    6/8/97
- Duckman
  Voice of Dr. William Blay
  - S 4: Ep 8 Ajax and Ajaxer
    2/22/97
- Murphy Brown
  Vic
  - S 9: Ep 16 You Don't Know Jackal
    1/20/97
- Suddenly Susan
  Lawrence Rosewood
  - S 1: Ep 2 Dr. No
    9/26/96
- Dream On
  Dr. Enoch
  - S 6: Ep 27 Finale with a Vengeance (2)
    3/27/96
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Arnold Wiggins
  - S 45: Ep 2 The Boys Next Door
    2/4/96
- Can't Hurry Love
  Mr. Barbour
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Boss
    1/22/96
- Chicago Hope
  Bob Ryan
  - S 2: Ep 3 A Coupla Stiffs
    10/2/95
- Picket Fences
  Peter LeBeck [uncredited]
  - S 3: Ep 17 Changing of the Guard
    3/10/95
- Picket Fences
  Peter LeBeck
  - S 3: Ep 12 Frogman Returns
    1/13/95
  - S 1: Ep 13 Frog Man
    1/8/93
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 123 March 7, 1994
    3/7/94
- Tales Of The City
  Carson Callas
  - S 1: Ep 5 Tales of the City (5)
    1/12/94
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 58 Show #1642
    6/9/92
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 30: Ep 90 Show #4501
    3/23/92
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 17: Ep 1 The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/91
- Designing Women
  Calvin Klein
  - S 1: Ep 12 Old Spouses Never Die
    2/1/87
- Night Court
  Unknown
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Night Off
    1/16/86
- Lou Grant
  Max Galt
  - S 3: Ep 21 Dogs
    3/3/80
Director (1)

Role
- Evening Shade
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 24 The Perfect Birthday Party, Sort Of
    5/18/92

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- Michael's family includes his parents, Dr. William and Virginia Jeter, his brother William, and his four sisters, Virginia, Amanda, Emily, and Larie.
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- When Michael first started working on stage, he began in Baltimore, Maryland because he had heard it was hard to work in New York City without an equity card.
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- Michael's longtime boyfriend was Sean Blue. The two were together until Michael's death.
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- Michael: (On growing up in a conservative community while knowing he was gay) I knew instinctually that I had to get out of there if I was ever going to understand what [my] difference was and get comfortable with it.
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- Michael: I know that I am not what one normally thinks of as, let's say, fit for fantasy. I am not a romantic lead, and that's fine....There was a time in my life when I hated myself for being so sort of squirrelly looking and odd.
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- Michael: (On his character, Herman Stiles, from Evening Shade) He is not perfect in any sense of the word. Everyone is Herman on some level.
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