Wylie Draper ( MJ in American Dream)

Wylie Hughes Draper Jr. was born May 5 1969 in West Virginia. His claim to fame was when he portrayed the older and successful Michael Jackson in the TV drama American Dream. 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. , americandream, wyliedraper, mj, kingofpop, michaeljackson, tribute