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Jeffrey Mylett (June 8, 1949 – May 7, 1986) was an American actor and songwriter. Born in North Canton, Ohio, he attended Hoover High School there, and studied theater at Carnegie Mellon University. He appeared in the original off-Broadway production of Godspell. During its initial two-week run at La MaMa in New York City, the show featured songs by cast members, including two by Mylett. When a team of producers interested in presenting the show in an open-ended commercial transfer brought in songwriter Stephen Schwartz to compose a new score, all the original songs (including Mylett's)... MORE

Jeffrey Mylett (June 8, 1949 – May 7, 1986) was an American actor and songwriter. Born in North Canton, Ohio, he attended Hoover High School there, and studied theater at Carnegie Mellon University. He appeared in the original off-Broadway production of Godspell. During its initial two-week run at La MaMa in New York City, the show featured songs by cast members, including two by Mylett. When a team of producers interested in presenting the show in an open-ended commercial transfer brought in songwriter Stephen Schwartz to compose a new score, all the original songs (including Mylett's) were replaced, except for "By My Side" by Jay Hamburger and Peggy Gordon. He also appeared in the off-Broadway musical Thoughts (1973), written by Godspell castmate Lamar Alford, and the Broadway musical The Magic Show (1974), in which he was Doug Henning's standby and also played the role during Henning's vacations. During his scheduled appearances in the show, the character's name was changed from "Doug" to "Jeff." He recreated his stage role in the film version of Godspell (1973), and also appeared in the films Money Talks (1972), Brewster's Millions (1985) and My Man Adam (1985). He hosted The LESS