He starred in several films including Hair, Tango & Cash, The Fisher King, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Waterworld, Air Bid, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Patch Adams, The Green Mile, Jurassic Park III, The Polar Express, and more. In 1992 he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and he was nominated for four other Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Michael Jeter passed away on March 30, 2003 at 50 years old from complications from a severe epileptic seizure.