What is John Dye?
{{Infobox person |name=John Dye |image_name= |image_size= |image_caption=John Dye |birth_name=John Carroll Dye |birth_date={{birth date|1963|1|31}} |birth_place=[[Amory, Mississippi]], U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|2011|1|10|1963|1|31}} |death_place=[[San Francisco, California]], U.S. |occupation=Actor |years_active=1984–2007 }} '''John Carroll Dye''' (January 31, 1963 – January 10, 2011) was an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]]. He was born in [[Amory, Mississippi]]. He attended [[Mississippi State University]] and the [[University of Memphis]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jan/14/local/la-me-passings-20110114 |title=Passings: John Dye, Ellen Stewart, Del Reisman, Irene Jerison |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 14, 2011 |accessdate=October 22, 2011}}</ref> In 1994, Dye played the part of Andrew, the angel of death, in the [[television series]] ''[[Touched by an Angel]]''. The show ran for nine seasons before ending in April 2003. In 2000, he starred in the television movie ''[[Once upon a Christmas (movie)|Once Upon a Christmas]]''. In 2001, he appeared in the sequel ''[[Twice Upon a Christmas]]''. Dye died on January 10, 2011, in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], from [[heart failure]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013932291_apusobitjohndye.html |title=Actor John Dye found dead in San Francisco home |publisher=[[The Seattle Times]] |agency=Associated Press |date=January 13, 2011 |accessdate=October 22, 2011}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{US-actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dye, John}} [[Category:1963 births]] [[Category:2011 deaths]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:Actors from Mississippi]]