John Dye
John Dye was born in Amory, Mississippi, United States on January 31st, 1963 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 47, John Dye biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, TV shows, and networth are available.
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John Carroll Dye (January 31, 1963 – January 10, 2011) was an American film and television actor known for his role as Andrew in the biblical television drama film Touched by an Angel.
Early life
Dye was born in Amory, Mississippi, one of four sons of Jim and Lynn Dye, a furniture maker and homemaker, who raised their sons in the Methodist faith. The family then moved to Cleveland, Tennessee, where he attended Cleveland High School, and later Tupelo, Mississippi. He was introduced to acting by playing Friedrich, the eldest male Trapp child in a Cleveland High School class production of The Sound of Music. He graduated from Tupelo High School, where he played Friedrich von Trapp once more. Dye was bitten by the flea virus, which was also responsible for the outbreak. He enrolled at Mississippi State University in the hopes of becoming a civil rights advocate after graduating. After a year at Mississippi State University, he decided to become an actor, but his great-grandmother warned against it. He went to Memphis State and majored in theater.
Career
Making the Grade (1984), a Judd Nelson film, was shot in Memphis, Dye. Dye played "Skip" in his first film role. He appeared alongside fellow actor Tracey Walter and Heather Langenkamp in the 1985 music video for the ZZ Top song "Sleeping Bag." In the comedy film Modern Girls, he appeared alongside actresses Virginia Madsen and Cynthia Gibb in 1986. Dye appeared in the film Campus Man as Todd Barrett in 1987. He re-teamed with Nelson in the television miniseries Billionaire Boys Club the following year. In 1989, he appeared alongside actors James Earl Jones and Eric Roberts in the martial-arts film Best of the Best.
Dye first appeared on television in 1987. Private Francis "Doc Hoc" Hockenbury was on stage in 1989 for the last season of Tour of Duty. When the series ended, he moved to short-lived series like Jack's Place (1992) and Hotel Malibu (1994). He appeared on Touched by an Angel with Roma Downey & Della Reese in 1996. He was first introduced as a recurring character in the third season and became a regular cast member as his role quickly became well-known. The show lasted for nine seasons before ending in April 2003. He appeared in the television movie Once Upon a Christmas in 2000 and the following year, he appeared in the sequel Twice Upon a Christmas. He appeared in the film Journey to a Hate Free Millennium in 2000.