Nov 03 2008
Michael Jeter
As a new dad I am aware of. Michael Jeter the man who played the original “Mr. Noodle,” on ELMOS WORLD.
Michael Jeter was one of those character actors that were invisible because each character he slipped into, he did seamlessly. Michael Jeter was known for his stint on the Burt Reynolds sitcom EVENING SHADE. He appeared in more than twenty films including the Wesley Snipes thriller DROP ZONE, JURRASIC PARK 3, and the academy award nominated film STEPHEN KING’S THE GREEN MILE. It was not until 1997 when ELMO’S WORLD exploded and Mr. Noodle was a featured character that interacts with Elmo through an animated window. Mr. Noodle does odd and silly bits where Elmo has to correct him in order to do the right thing.
Sadly Michael Jeter died in 2006 of undisclosed causes. However re-runs of ELMO’S WORLD still feature Jeter as Mr. Noodle, so he still has a long after life.
