Joseph Wayne Miller (

Park Ridge, Illinois Park Ridge is a city in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a Chicago suburb. Per the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 39,656. It is located northwest of downtown Chicago. It is close to O' ...

, December 18, 1981 -

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, January 9, 2018) was an American actor, known for his appearance in the film ''

Heavyweights ''Heavyweights'' is a 1995 American black comedy film directed by Steven Brill and written by Brill with Judd Apatow. The film follows a fat camp for kids that is taken over by a fitness guru named Tony Perkis (Ben Stiller). Plot When school e ...

'' where he played Salami Sam. He died in his sleep on January 9, 2018. He was 36 when he died and his mother said he had

sleep apnea Sleep apnea, also spelled sleep apnoea, is a sleep disorder in which pauses in breathing or periods of shallow breathing during sleep occur more often than normal. Each pause can last for a few seconds to a few minutes and they happen many times ...

Filmography

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Folks! ''Folks!'' is a 1992 American comedy-drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Robert Klane and starring Tom Selleck as a selfish yuppie who takes in his parents after their house burns down. It was panned by critics, earning Selleck a Raz ...

'' (1992) – Jerry, Jon's nephew *''

'' (1995) – Salami Sam

References

2018 deaths American male film actors People from Park Ridge, Illinois 1981 births {{US-film-actor-1980s-stub