Supporting Actor Spotlights - Michael Jeter

[@ruthlester-scott7572]

There's something so special and endearing about the late, great Michael Jeter.....he was magic. RIP 💔

[@velvetgm2000able]

my heart bled when he won the Tony. he had a very contagious cry, you can't help but cry with him.

[@GamingSaturnMoonManBoy]

I will always remember him as Mr Noodle’s brother Mr Noodle. His physical comedy made me laugh but has also inspired me. RIP Michael Jeter

[@supermariofan-yz6yv]

Me too. I remember his character a lot. Dedicated to the loving memory of Michael Jeter 1952 - 2003 Gone too soon.

[@valliemariegraff6218]

Michael Jeter is one of my favoritest actors! Oh, he was SO Talented! Love Love

[@miguellopez1810]

Open Range (2003) and The Polar Express (2004) are Michael Jeter's posthumous roles and his last 2 movies were thus dedicated to his memory.

[@juliusnepos6013]

Yeah

[@noblemattox188]

Michael Jeter played Smokey and Steamer (motion capture only) in The Polar Express. And then, Michael Jeter died of HIV/AIDS.

[@supermariofan-yz6yv]

@@noblemattox188 Actually, he passed away from an epileptic seizure/asphyxiation.

[@noblemattox188]

​@@supermariofan-yz6yvOne question, does HIV/AIDS causes seizures?

[@supermariofan-yz6yv]

@ Yes

[@joshplays878]

Mr. Jeter was great in The Green Mile,Jurassic Park 3, and the movie with the boy and his dog that could play basketball the title of the movie escapes me. Sad that he is no longer with us.

[@wordenentertainment1997]

Michael Jeter's story is very inspiring. That he chose to continue his career and not throw it all away is very powerful. My dream is to become a filmmaker, screenwriter, director, producer and maybe an actor if they like me. Thank you for making this Brandon and RIP Michael Jeter.

[@IcedEarth127]

I know it’s been 3 years since you posted this video but regardless I wanted to say thank you for positing it. Recently my daughter has started watching Sesame Street and as Mr Noodles brother showed up I immediately recognized him from Jurassic Park 3 and then made me realize just how many films I’ve seen this man in. So obviously I wanted to learn a little more about him, especially once I discovered how he passed so long ago, so this video was absolutely everything I wanted to know, so thank you for making this great video!

[@SteveSilverActor]

As a character actor myself, I was very happy to see such a great profile on a great character actor!

[@silentdecay]

Thank you. I appreciated so very much his Fisher King presence & charismatic performances with such heart. He's forever part of my Be-ing. So great & wonderful. Miss seeing him in New things.

[@silentdecay]

A top tier favorite actor & your summary video does justice to his life & the future that followed his performances (including his husband who stuck by him & i just learned, also sadly passed in 2020). Thank you again for a great tribute

[@MYNAMECHEF_FilthyFrank]

I remembered a few of his roles but I couldn't believe I forgot his Iconic role as Mr.Noodle. I remember I used to love when he was on the most and I can't believe I've grown up with him since I was toddler. R.I.P.

[@GenerallyTyler]

I'm very glad I found this video. I am a big fan of Jeter's work. And thank you for clarifying his passing. I'd not looked into his death since it happened and have been living with the erroneous knowledge that he'd died from HIV/AIDS that I heard at the time. Now I know it was a seizure.

[@marka.1213]

Yes, that's him in Night Court. Go check out the episode again. He has a few lines with Harry Anderson.

[@captainlebowski3014]

I can't express the gravity of excitement I have to finally see these returning! The Vincent Schiavelli was my favorite & I treasured it so much. I have a huge appreciation for the passion & true commitment to painting these immortalizing vignettes detailing the lives of such humbled yet masterful talent! You do such an incredibly great job shining the spotlight on the careers of these character actors. I just hope to see the Schiavelli spotlight posted again - your coverage of his later life in Italy & his cooking is so beautifully executed & appropriate. I'm from a Sicilian bloodline & can speak confidently on the justice you served by covering the aspect of Italians & their relationship to food - there's such a care & love put into the preparation of such meals. Apologies for the novel. It just made my day to see these back!

[@TheVoiceCast]

This video inspired me to look into the performing arts. I've seen it dozens of times, and probably will a dozen more in the future. It's great to see it back on KZbin. Thanks Brandon.

[@sajunbecker3275]

Michael Jeter was truly one of the greatest character actors of the last four or five decades. I would absolutely love to see a Supporting Actor Spotlights analysis on the career and life of Robert Prosky, another of the all-time greats.

[@DanielHettenbach1]

Beautiful. I love him. Thank you for honoring him.

[@dvilla3686]

On August 26th 2020 it's Michael Jeter 68th birthday happy birthday Michael Jeter🥳🎂🧁🍰🥃🏳️‍🌈

[@TechnicJunglist]

He is dearly missed

[@bondfool]

A lovely tribute. He’s missed dearly.

[@eileenmacdougall8945]

He was such a true talent.

[@Ginger-g8j]

He was such a physical actor I just love this guy

[@nslater1388]

As I kid I always thought of him as a friendly Einstein figure. Maybe that’s why I like him so much because he looks like a bit of a mad genius.

[@jonnybarnard8578]

This man has been in my top 10 character actors of all time since I saw him in the fisher king in the 2000s. Not to mention the green mile. Thank you so much for this great tribute to a great actor and even better human being.

[@mistychenoweth9716]

That was great. What a great tribute. Loved him in “The Boys Next Door.”

[@ascotberks2018]

Michael was an amazing talent, I wished I had seen him in Grand Hotel. Condolences to Sean, his partner at the time. I remember talking about him. Even 18 years after his death, he still pops up in movies and brings a smile to my face.

[@ssharkbait]

This video was so inspirational as Hell. I’m in a crossroads in my life over choosing a chance at a career or not going to school at all and just worry about making money over being happy. It’s good to see not giving up pays off eventually.

[@benmazur7329]

I was 6 years old (2 months before my 7th birthday) when Michael Jeter passed away.

[@mylesreilly9729]

Michael was one of the nicest guys to walk on this planet. FYI that is not David Carroll in the bar scene with Michael in Grand Hotel . He originated the role but had to leave the production early due to illness and he was replaced by Brent Barrett who appears in the Tony awards performance.

[@masterduke3733]

I can tell you, the same night I saw the most amazing performance in June of 1990 on the Tony awards (better then any regular performance) - From his own mouth, Burt Reynolds said I was watching the Tony awards and up popped this amazing man doing wonderful thing and I said we can use him on the show." Evening Shade."

[@hendo337]

Burt had a lot of gay friends...almost like he was gay too 😂😂

[@derekbrou]

Every time one of these is re-uploaded I click on it just to watch a minute or two since I've already seen them so many times. And every time I just end up watching the whole thing.

[@petlahk4119]

For real.

[@TechnicJunglist]

Same

[@vinzler]

Yepp, here too

[@FPalace]

Just one slight correction, Brent Barrett performed with Jeter in Grand Hotel at the Tony Awards. Lovely tribute video and dive into his career either way.

[@Chadner]

The Green Mile is like the second coming of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, so many cool character actors. Some of my favorites like Doug Hutchinson, Sam Rockwell, David Morse, Harry Dean Stanton, James Cromwell, Jeffrey deMunn, and so on. Awesome movie all around too.

[@benmazur7329]

I saw his last movie The Polar Express when I was 8 years old.

[@johnselwitz5362]

10:13 Hard to believe he had no formal training in singing or dancing, that was seriously impressive

[@JTC2227]

R.I.P. Michael Jeter 1952 - 2003

[@stephaniethetvshowgirl1072]

I mostly remember him as Mr. noodles brother Mr. noodle in Elmo’s world when I watched the show as a kid he will be dearly missed

[@multifruti9033]

I saw him in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Sesame Street, The Green Mile, Zelig and Miller's Crossing

[@redteamla]

This was beautiful. Thank you for making this.

[@phantomheadlightsmusic]

This was a beautiful, very inspiring video. Thank you for this portrait of a very special man.

[@jillfromatlanta427]

Loved his Ethel Merman part in Fischer King, then Open Range! Never knew about his Tony win/performance til this video. Thank you!!

[@ChilesRussellTaylor]

R.I.P. Michael Jeter!

[@aVerveQuest]

The Fisher King was one of my favorite movies of all time and a horribly underrated one. It's through this feeling that I grew to love Michael Jeter.

[@farticusmaximusOG]

Saw him first in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas! Instantly recognizable.

[@michellfadul]

Great Actor... An inspiration for all persons that think in give up

[@IjeomaThePlantMama]

I still regularly watch the Tony performance of "Take a Glass" thanks to this video. I've even found footage of the original production of Grand Hotel to watch and it's really wonderful. That Tony was so well deserved. It's crazy that I only knew him as Mr. Noodle, the recruit with the nail polish in Hair, and the teacher from Sister Act 2, and had no idea about his body of work before No Small Parts. I wish he was still with us🙏🏾 As always, thank you again for the re-upload💕

[@miahula8926]

And udesky from Jurassic Park 3

[@musicvibe88]

I was introduced to Michael's work through the 1989 live broadcast of the Tony Awards and Grand Hotel performance of "Let's Raise a Glass." I still love re-watching this video with his mesmerizing dancing! I then saw Mark Baker play the same part in the national touring show of Grand Hotel in Phoenix the next year (1990).

[@newwavepop]

its great to see you back, i use to love your old series. which i first found one day when i was looking up Michael Jeter clips. his song in the Fisher King is one of my favorite scenes of all time. and the clip from "the Grand hotel" which i had never seen before watching this is incredible, his movement is absolutely amazing. he flies across that stage like Astaire.

[@Nubian_Traveller]

I remember when he died. I saw it on the news when I was 13. 17 years later and it still saddens me.

[@kaleahcollins4567]

I clearly remember his first few appearances as the other mr. Noodle or mr. Noodles brother in the 90s when the tall guy was still there they appeared together a couple of times

[@texas4197]

Wonderful Tribute. But if I'm not mistaken, the actor who appears in the Tony segment from Grand Hotel with Michael Jeter is Brett Barrett. David Carroll, whose name you mention, originated the role of the Baron on Broadway, but this is Mr. Barrett, not Mr. Carroll.

[@robertamsel4769]

Michael Jeter is actually dancing with Brent Barrett in "Grand Hotel" at the Tony Awards. The original actor mentioned, David Carroll, had to drop out of the show due to poor health and died soon after.

[@anneockershausen3155]

Thank you for this! I love this man. What a terrible loss for all of us!

[@JMein13074]

23:46 THIS is how Robin Williams was greeted in Heaven.

[@SandySez]

Funny to see this comment, I just watched "The Fisher King" (1991), and it left me wanting more MJ, which is how I ended up here.

[@Zennofobic]

over the years the characters he's played has always caught my attention and I remember looking him up on IMDB after watching Open Range and was delighted to find out he was the same guy who caught my attention in Green Mile and then discovered so many other roles which I've seen him in that suddenly came to mind. What a talent, he is greatly missed.

[@kenmcleod5775]

The Tony video of “We’ll Take a Drink Together” is Brent Barrett not David Carroll. However Carroll is in the Macy’s Parade performance of the same number.

[@fionamaclean7948]

David Carroll originated the role of the Baron in The Grand Hotel and is shown in the open air clip outside Macys. Unfortunately he died of a pulmonary embolism at the New York City BMG/RCA studio while attempting to record the cast album for Grand Hotel. Brent Barrett replaced him and is the one performing with the stupendous Michael at The Tonys.

[@jasonrick594]

man i love his acting🥲 he was sooooo talented🥲

[@spiritdancer36]

Thank you for this. I miss and appreciate this great mans talent so much.

[@jayclyde6045]

I teared up badly when his character was wrongly executed in "The Green Mile" and I definitely lost it when Mr. Jingles got stomped. He contributed so much to that film, I actually still can't bear to watch that movie too many times for those reasons, it's an emotionally draining movie.

[@andim.8788]

He was fantastic in it

[@04killer07]

Damnit Percy

[@johnselwitz5362]

He wasn’t “wrongfully executed”, that would mean Del was innocent, the execution was botched. I don’t know if it was ever explained in the movie, but in the book Eduard Delacroix was on death row for raping and murdering a girl, tried to cover up his crime by burning her body, but the fire got out of control and burned down a nearby apartment building, killing six more people. So while Del may not have deserved such an agonizing death, he was certainly no angel. Michael Jeter was a fantastic actor and played the part masterfully, he deserves the same praise as Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan get for that movie.

[@jammin2575]

@@johnselwitz5362 True, I don’t remember if it’s fully stated either (been a long time since a gave it a full watch through)but I’m sure there is a mention or a nod to his crime. Tom Hanks character does say something to tune of “ we aren’t here to judge these prisoners, just look after them till it’s their time to go down the mile” to Percy when he’s trying to justify his aggressive behaviour of the prisoners. I remember that watching that movie, i did feel a pity for Delacroix over the course of his time in the movie. I had read the book previous to seeing the film so I knew his heinous crime but with Michael Jeter’s performance you definitely felt that his character had regrets over his actions and wanted to be a better person (unlike Wild Bill or Percy Wetmore) Michael Jeter definitely made everyone feel horrified when his execution was at hand and disgust at Percy for such a disrespectful way of dealing with Delacroix. All to say he was an incredible actor in that movie and alongside Tom Hanks, Michael Clark Duncan, Sam Rockwell and the rest of the cast he absolutely smashed it out the park.

[@johnselwitz5362]

@@jammin2575 While I’m not a religious person myself, I do appreciate the biblical references in The Green Mile, you had John Coffey as a reference to Jesus Christ while Del and Wild Bill represented the two thieves who were crucified alongside Jesus, Del represented the Penitent Thief as he was remorseful for what he had done and asked for forgiveness while Bill was the Impenitent Thief, who mocked Coffey and was full of sin until the very end. It’s why by the end, Del becomes a much more sympathetic character even for those who had read the book and knew about the horrific crime he committed, because I’ve seen the movie several times, I don’t think they ever mentioned what Del actually did to wind up on The Mile, unless it’s in a deleted scene that I haven’t watched. And I know what scene you’re talking about, Paul Edgecombe is explaining to Percy that working on death row should be no different than working at the intensive care unit of a hospital, in which Percy just scoffs and mocks his fellow coworkers for showing compassion to those who he thinks doesn’t deserve any. Jeter was fantastic in that movie and I don’t think he ever got the recognition he deserved, although his performance in The Green Mile was a reason why he got a pretty significant role in the third Jurassic Park movie. But the fact that he wasn’t even nominated for a Oscar for his performance is a shame, he was a big reason why the movie is so good and is revered to this day by many people.

[@ChilliCheezdog]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Jurassic Park 3. Michael's acting grabs your attention.

[@ValKob]

I'm glad he succeeded in acting and got his dream, he's so talented and cute

[@kyrastube]

he was so, so talented. and utterly adorale. like you, I love the song he has in fisher king. that charm just reaches through the screen and makes me smile every time I see it.

[@martinsmith6342]

Great actor!

[@ladyQrock]

Amazing job man , the material , the information , the articles , everything just great ... Michael is one of the best artist

[@Iskalla]

Goddamit mr noodle!

[@themusicalspeakeasy2439]

the Tony was for the title of "Best **Featured** Actor in a Musical"!

[@randiekay4994]

The way he died in the green mile was brutal

[@meierstudio]

I have "ALICE AT THE PALACE" and that's how I discovered Jeter...and Streep's musical abilities. Get it...

[@dortesandal4303]

I love this, well done, ty😍

[@SmokingSpoon]

His voice always reminded me of Kevin Mcdonald. Very memorable actor!

[@miriamponlatetera4611]

Llámenme loca pero el estilo de actuación de Dylan O'Brian me recuerda a él. Estuve viendo "La Villa Verde" o "Milagros inesperados" como la conocemos en latinoamérica, y me pregunté dónde está este actor. No tenía idea de que nos había dejado hace ya 16 años. Adiós Michael Jeter, buen viaje. 🍀🌳🌳🍀🌳🍀🐁🌌🌌🌌🌌

[@williamfreemon3878]

Lawrenceburg Pride!!! Him and my dad went to school together. Huge talent gone too soon

[@aVerveQuest]

Stunning a celebrity who goes through rehab and difficulties with addiction and doesn't broadcast it on all media as if it's a reality TV show

[@Amber417]

It felt so weird for me as an adult seeing him in movies like The Green Mile and The Fisher King when I had always known him as Mr. Noodle from Sesame Street as a kid

[@TheBackFocus]

Same!

[@eileenmacdougall8945]

Excellant video btw. Thank you.

[@MrAdamNeeson]

Just discovered your channel, I absolutely love the idea for your videos! Subscribed and can't wait to binge everything!

[@joyceharrison1682]

First saw him in “Hothouse,” which aired on ABC for a few weeks during the writers’ strike in 1988.

[@TimothyJonSarris]

entirely enjoyed this....thank you

[@toguro5117]

Very underrated actor

[@Ethericrose]

Thank you so much for sharing this, I adore his acting, such a wonderful man.

[@fullplate100]

WOW, indeed!

[@Tangobutton]

I love love LOVE him in the Theragram ads from 1982! I still say his singsong line "I have a theragrammmm....for YOU!"

[@These2StrongEyesAreOpen]

Haha!, I remember that! *"I HAVE A THERAGRAMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOR MISTER STONE!!!!!!!!"*

[@Hatingmeisconforming]

Dude you gotta do a full video about "the boys next door" with Michael Jeter it's like my favorite movie(although I'm pretty sure it was made for t.v.)

[@theedrstrangelove]

Fisher King was his most awesome role!

[@FreedomKat]

The footage from Grand Hotel was not David Carroll. That was Brent Barrett.

[@Mr3Machine]

Cant get enough of this series :)

[@kaleahcollins4567]

My mother adored that show Evening Shade and if she can catch the reruns he still loves it he was definitely phenomenal with his comedic timing

[@voiceofreason2691]

R.l.P.,⚰️Great actor!

[@miguelmarino5017]

He also was in one of my favorite Jurassic Park films aka Jurassic park 3 as Udesky awesome actor he was he worked with Robin Williams 3 times one being the fisher king 1991 Patch Adams 1998 and Jacob the lair 1998 rest in peace both Legends to this Day.

[@tristanbray2184]

That's not David Carroll. That's Brent Barrett.

[@frankiemarrone5871]

David Carroll who originated the role sadly died of complications from AIDS before the Tony awards and Brent Barrett replaced him.

[@themusicalspeakeasy2439]

@@frankiemarrone5871 not true - David's sitting in the audience during this performance! he was too unwell to be performing in the Tony's but he was in fact there, and though he did drop out of the show because of his declining health he did come back to the show about a year after he dropped out.

[@nobrayn]

Thank you so much for re-upping these. I do enjoy your NSP series with IMDb but these first batches were something special.

[@kaleahcollins4567]

YES HE'S A FELLOW VIRGO. NOW I KNOW WHY I ALWAYS LIKED HIM

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

18:18 I love that movie!

[@vincentwhitehead]

I remember him being the second Mr. noodle on Sesame Street

[@ayannag4760]

Excellent video and tribute, I learned so much and appreciate everything he overcame and accomplished.

[@mrslavinator1057]

Rest In peace you absolute bloody legend

[@joelieastell244]

This is the first of your videos I’ve seen and Now I’m subscribed. Nice one

[@freedomring6364]

GREAT ACTOR

[@ChristopherBrown-m9w]

R.I.P. to Both Michael Clark Duncan & Michael Jeter

[@jwilson544]

he was basically the jack of all trades among actors