Michael Jeter was an American Tony– and Emmy-winning film, stage, and television actor and voice actor. He was best known for playing Mr. Noodle's Brother, "Mr. Noodle", in the children's TV series Sesame Street. He has also appeared in TV shows and movies, such as Touched by an Angel, Jurassic Park III, The Green Mile, and The Polar Express (his final film which is dedicated to him).
For Disney, he played the drunken clown Norman Snively in the first Air Bud movie and provided the voice of Runta in the Aladdin TV series. He also played Father Ignatius in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit and Percy in Open Range (his last live-action role which was dedicated to him).