Actor in cult favorite 'American Movie' dies at age 53

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    AP Top News Package, 10/17/2022
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      Mike Schank poses holding a guitar in this Feb. 20, 2002 photo. Schank, best known for his good guy role in the award-winning documentary film œAmerican Movie," has died at age 56, according to a close friend. Jackie Bogenberger told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Schank had been battling cancer in recent months. He died on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. (Gary Porter/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP) MILWAUKEE (AP) ” Musician Mike Schank, best known for his good guy role in the award-winning documentary film œAmerican Movie," has died, according to a close friend. He was 53. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]