MICHAEL JETER – EPILEPTIC SEIZURE

Emmy Award-winning actor Michael Jeter puts a smile on everyone’s faces for his roles in television shows Sesame Street and Evening Shade, where he played a math teacher whose teachings came in handy for students computing their student loans. The charismatic actor also made his way to the big screen in movies such as Jurassic Park III, The Green Mile, Waterworld, Patch Adams, and Tango & Cash.

In 1990, he won a Tony Award for his amazing performance in Grand Hotel, a Broadway musical show. Then, in 1992, he was awarded at Emmy’s for his character Herman Stiles in the previously-mentioned Evening Shade. Other achievements he has are Clarence Derwent Prize, Outer Critics Circle Award, and Drama Desk Award. Down the road, Michael found out that he was HIV positive, but he immediately received treatment and was in good health for many years. Unfortunately, he suffered from an epileptic seizure and died inside his home in 2003.