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Mike Schank, well known for his performance in the critically acclaimed 1999 documentary "American Movie," has died. He was 53.
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Jackie Bogenberger, a close friend of Schank's, confirmed his death on Facebook on Thursday.
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Bogenberger told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a member of the USA TODAY Network, that she met Schank while battling her own addictions at the Milwaukee Alano Club in Wisconsin.
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A memorial service will be conducted Nov. 12 at the Milwaukee Alano Club, where Schank volunteered for two decades, according to Bogenberger.
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Schank began telling friends and family about his uncommon kind of cancer around three months before his declaration, according to Bogenberger of the Journal Sentinel.
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Schank rose to national prominence in 1999 after appearing in the documentary "American Movie."
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The cult film followed Mark Borchardt as he embarked on a mission to create a short horror film.
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Schank went on to star in the 2001 film "Storytelling" alongside Paul Giamatti, as well as in a 2006 episode of "Family Guy" as himself.
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