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- Wylie Hughes Draper Jr. was born May 5 1969 in West Virginia. He seemed destined for stardom from the very start, at the age of ten Wylie's brother Desmond would throw parties at a local skating rink where Wylie would dance like Michael Jackson often becoming the main attraction at the party! Even as a child many people noted the strong resemblance between Wylie and Michael Jackson, but as Wylie grew his focus from the arts shifted and as a teen he became a football player at Northside high school, but he changed his focus again back to the arts his Sophomore year, his drama teacher recalls him as a "Consummate student" and said he "Would teach forever if I had a class full of Wylies". After graduating Wylie attended Point Park College to hone his craft even more, during summers he worked as lead dancer at Disney World and lead entertainer on Norwegian cruise lines. Around this time Wylie auditioned and won the role as adult Michael Jackson in the television film "The Jacksons an American dream". A local hairstylist has recalled Wylie as being extremely calm and humble about his audition for the role of Michael Jackson, as he styled Wylie's hair to look more like Michael Jackson's he remembers the young man sitting in the chair listening to comedy tapes laughing! Not much is known about Wylie's life after his role as Michael Jackson, but it is apparent that his stellar performance did not lead to more lucrative film offers. He had a small role in another television film "The disappearance of Christina", was a dancer in Michael Jackson's video "Remember the time" and another dancer in the cable show "The Red Shoe Diaries", which aired after his death. Around 1993 Wylie was diagnosed as having a rare form of Leukemia, it is not known how long he battled illness or how he battled the disease, but what is known is that Wylie a talented young man with a bright future ahead of him was taken way too soon, he died December 20th 1993 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 24, with very little media fanfare.
After the death of Michael Jackson and the subsequent showings of the "The Jackson an American dream", the public fascination with the young man who brilliantly portrayed Jackson in the film has grown, most fans expressed world-wide shock and disbelief at not knowing Wylie had passed in 1993, there are two face book tributes dedicated to his memory, a you tube tribute video and rumors of an upcoming website dedicated to Wylies memory. The young man famous for one film role has not been forgotten and managed to touch the lives of many. - Hulusi Kentmen was born on 20 January 1912 in Tirnovo, Bulgaria. He was an actor, known for Oyun Bitti (1972), Dad, Make Me Marry (1975) and Ali Baba ve Kirk Haramiler (1971). He died on 20 December 1993 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Visual Effects
- Cinematographer
Ted Allan was born on 8 September 1910 in Arizona, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Bride of the Monster (1955), A Life at Stake (1955) and Man with a Camera (1958). He was married to Jeanne. He died on 20 December 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Ruth Langdon was born on 8 January 1892 in California, USA. She was an actress, known for Daredevil Jack (1920), Thru the Flames (1923) and Todd of the Times (1919). She died on 20 December 1993 in San Joaquin, California, USA.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
Al Jennings was born on 1 November 1909 in Indiana, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Deliverance (1972), Point Blank (1967) and The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959). He was married to Juanita Pierce Neal. He died on 20 December 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Henrikas Kurauskas was born on 10 February 1929 in Kaunas, Lithuania. He was an actor, known for Eksperiment doktora Absta (1969), Nerami rudens diena (1975) and Julius Janonis (1959). He was married to Elena Kurauskiene. He died on 20 December 1993 in Vilnius, Lithuania.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Bob Castella was born on 11 September 1910 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Air of Paris (1954), Du côté de chez Dave (2014) and Les refrains de la mémoire (2001). He was married to Denise Knabé, Andrée Roger and Esther Lévy. He died on 20 December 1993 in Paris, France.- Konstantin Karelskikh was born on 17 April 1915. He was an actor, known for Vsyo dlya vas (1965), The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin (1965) and Svoimi rukami (1956). He died on 20 December 1993.
- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Director
Abbey, as his friends called him was a big agent in Hollywood. He handled people such as Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Jayne Mansfield, David Janssen, and Mark and Clark the twin piano twins. He lived in Louie B. Mayers guest house outside the LB Mayer estate. His close associate for many years was Guy Snieder. He sued Dean and Jerry after their breakup and won the case. The money he received is unknown.- Make-Up Department
Pauline Eells was born in 1907 in Mexico. Pauline was married to Constantine Belletich and Rafael Heredia Aceves. Pauline died on 20 December 1993 in Mexico.- Werner Troegner was born on 13 January 1925 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Der Kinnhaken (1962), Die Glatzkopfbande (1963) and Der neue Fimmel (1960). He died on 20 December 1993 in Berlin, Germany.
- Alex Taifer was born on 14 April 1923 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Cop Shop (1977), In Search of Anna (1978) and The Sullivans (1976). He died on 20 December 1993 in Levittown, New York, USA.
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Emil Tzanev was a Bulgarian film director. Emil Georgiev Tzanev was born on September 8, 1953 in Dobrich, Bulgaria. He graduated in "film directing" at National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria (1979). He has made four movies. He was a member of Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers. He died in car crash on December 20, 1993.