It is michael jeter’s last acting role (as as smokey and steamer) before his death, and the film was thus dedicated to his memory. Smokey and steamers (the michael jeter characters) were traditionally animated, not mocapped. The actor had completed work.
The polar express was dedicated to micheal jeter in his memory. The polar express is a heartwarming story about the power of belief that resonates across generations and cultures. A young boy wanting to find out if santa is real by hearing his.
This accomplished actor had played roles in many blockbuster movies, including jurassic park iii, tango & cash, the. Robert zemeckis honored one of the cast members of the polar express whom he’d worked with for the first time on the project. The polar express is dedicated to michael jeter. Michael jeter was 51 in the polar express when he played the character 'smokey / steamer'.
In 2003 he died aged just 50, starring in 44 films in his. The film is dedicated to the memory of the late michael jeter, who voices smokey and steamer, the mischievous and playful conductor’s helpers who power the polar express. That was over 20 years ago in 2004. Characters from the 1985 book, the polar express and the 2004 film of the same name.