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'''Mark Blum''' (May 14, 1950 – March 25, 2020) was an American [[Obie Award]]-winning theater actor who also appeared extensively in films and television, including a lead role in the 1985 film ''[[Desperately Seeking Susan]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/mark-blum-57299276/|title=Mark Blum {{!}} Biography and Filmography {{!}} 1950|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=February 2, 2015|work=Hollywood.com|access-date=May 22, 2017}}</ref>
'''Mark Blum''' (May 14, 1950 – March 25, 2020) was an American actor who worked in theater,film and television, including a lead role in the 1985 film ''[[Desperately Seeking Susan]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/mark-blum-57299276/|title=Mark Blum {{!}} Biography and Filmography {{!}} 1950|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=February 2, 2015|work=Hollywood.com|access-date=May 22, 2017}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 15:33, 27 March 2020

Mark Blum
Born(1950-05-14)May 14, 1950
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedMarch 25, 2020(2020-03-25) (aged 69)
New York City, U.S.
Cause of deathComplications from COVID-19
NationalityAmerican
EducationColumbia High School
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
OccupationActor
Years active1976–2020
Known for
SpouseJanet Zarish

Mark Blum (May 14, 1950 – March 25, 2020) was an American actor who worked in theater,film and television, including a lead role in the 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan.[1]

Early life

Blum was born in Newark, New Jersey to a Jewish family.[2] He grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey[3] and graduated from Columbia High School in 1968[4] and was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 2012.[5] He then went on to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania.[6]

Career

Blum started acting on stage in the 1970s. In the 1980s, he acted in the movies Lovesick (1983), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Just Between Friends (1986), Crocodile Dundee (1986), Blind Date (1987), and The Presidio (1988). He later appeared in Coin Heist (2017).

On television, he co-starred in Sweet Surrender in 1987. He also appeared on the following programs; Capital News in 1990, Frasier in 1997, and NYPD Blue in 1999. From 2014 to 2018, he appeared in Mozart in the Jungle.[7]

He won an Obie Award for his performance as Al in the Playwrights Horizons production of Albert Innaurato's play, Gus and Al, during the 1988–1989 season.[8] On Broadway, he appeared in Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers, Gore Vidal's The Best Man, and Richard Greenberg's The Assembled Parties. In 2013, he appeared as Max in the Primary Stages production of The Model Apartment. Blum was on the faculty of HB Studio in New York City.[9]

In 2018, Blum was cast in a recurring role as Ivan Mooney in the former Lifetime thriller series You.[10] He regularly acted at Playwrights Horizons, an off-Broadway theater in New York City. Blum frequently appeared on Broadway, including in the revival of Twelve Angry Men.[11] His recent Broadway credits included The Assembled Parties, Gore Vidal’s The Best Man — twice — and Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers.[12]

Blum was active in the Screen Actors Guild, having served on the New York and national boards.[13]

Personal life and death

Blum married actress Janet Zarish, who appeared on television as Natalie Bannon on As the World Turns and as Lee Halpern on One Life to Live.[6]

Blum died at NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital on March 25, 2020, from complications from COVID-19 at the age of 69.[14][15]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1983 Lovesick Intern Murphy
1985 Desperately Seeking Susan Gary Glass [16]
1986 Just Between Friends George Margolin
1986 Crocodile Dundee Richard Mason [17]
1987 Blind Date Denny Gordon [18]
1988 The Presidio Arthur Peale [19]
1989 Worth Winning Ned Broudy [20]
1993 Emma and Elvis Ben Winchek [21]
1995 Miami Rhapsody Peter
1995 The Low Life Matthew Greenbert [22]
1995 Denise Calls Up Dr. Brennan, Obstetrician
1996 Sudden Manhattan Louis
1997 Stag Ben Marks [23]
1998 You Can Thank Me Later Edward Cooperberg [24]
2000 Down to You The Interviewer
2003 Shattered Glass Lewis Estridge [25]
2007 The Warrior Class Hal Richardson
2010 Step Up 3D NYU Professor
2011 The Green Stuart
2011 I Don't Know How She Does It Lew Reddy [26]
2013 Blumenthal Saul [27]
2015 How He Fell in Love Henry [28]
2016 No Pay, Nudity Leon [29]
2017 Coin Heist Mr. Smerconish
2019 Love Is Blind Dr. Klienart

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1984 St. Elsewhere Dr. Vogel Episode: "Two Balls and a Strike"
1987 Sweet Surrender Ken Holden 6 episodes
1987 Miami Vice Sid Shenker Episode: "Contempt of Court"
1990 Capital News Edison King 13 episodes
1991 Roseanne Mike Summers Episode: "Aliens"
1992 Condition Critical Dr. Howard Zuckerman TV movie
1993 NYPD Blue Dr. Roland Sachs Episode: "From Hare to Eternity"
1993–1998 Law & Order Brooklyn A.D.A. Frank Lazar 2 episodes
1995 Indictment: The McMartin Trial Wayne Satz TV movie
1995 New York Undercover Dr. Vincent Episode: "The Highest Bidder"
1995 C.P.W. Ben 5 episodes
1995 Law & Order Michael Aronson Episode: "Seed"
1996 Wings Larry Mohr Episode: "What About Larry"
1996–1999 NYPD Blue FBI Agent Mike Francis 2 episodes
1997 Ink Greg Armstrong Episode: "Face Off"
1997 Frasier John Episode: "The 1000th Show"
1999 The Sopranos Randall Curtin Episode: "Meadowlands"
1999 The West Wing Rep. Katzenmoyer Episode: "Five Votes Down"
2000 Family Law Russell Hollenbeck Episode: "Stealing Home"
2001 Deadline Rabbi Jonathan Ahrenthal Episode: "The First Commandment"
2001 Ed Arnold Bancroft Episode: "Goodbye Sadie"
2002 The Practice State's Atty. Michael Scannel Episode: "Evil/Doers"
2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Dr. Philip Oliver Episode: "Con-Text"
2004 CSI: Miami Jim Rennert Episode: "Deadline"
2004 Judging Amy Richard Kinrich Episode: "Slade's Chophouse"
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Professor Larry Lewis Episode: "Proud Flesh"
2008 New Amsterdam Dr. MacVittie Episode: "Soldier's Heart"
2008 Fringe Dr. Claus Penrose Episode: "The Same Old Story"
2009 Law & Order Expert Doctor Episode: "Dignity"
2009 Mercy Dr. Austin Episode: "I'm Not That Kind of Girl"
2010 The Good Wife Julius Kreutzer Episode: "Unplugged"
2011 Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost Dr. Parkinson TV movie
2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit David Arnoff Episode: "Personal Fouls"
2012 Pan Am Captain Jackson Episode: "1964"
2014–2018 Mozart in the Jungle Union Bob 30 episodes
2016 The Blacklist Noah Shuster Episode: "Lady Ambrosia (No. 77)"
2017 Difficult People Rabbi Schecter Episode: "Fuzz Buddies"
2018 You Mr. Mooney 4 episodes
2018 Elementary Ira Langstrom Episode: "Bits and Pieces"
2018–2019 Succession Bill 2 episodes
2019 The Good Fight Julius Kreutzer Episode: "The One Where the Sun Comes Out"
2020 Almost Family Dr. Lewis Episode: "Generational AF"
2020 Billions Dr. Mark Rutenberg Episode: "The Chris Rock Test"

Video games

Year Title Role
2000 Smuggler's Run Gordon Temple
2010 Alan Wake Maurice Horton, Dr. Emil Hartman, Dr. Barclay Colvin

References

  1. ^ "Mark Blum | Biography and Filmography | 1950". Hollywood.com. February 2, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Mark Blum, Fixture of Off-Broadway & Loved Character Actor, Dies at 69". Broadway.com. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. ^ Staff. "Mark Blum, CHS Class of '68, Lead in Desperately Seeking Susan, Mozart in the Jungle, Dies of Coronavirus", Village Green of Maplewood and South Orange, March 26, 2020. Accessed March 27, 2020. "According to former Maplewood Township Committeeman Noel Siegel, Mark grew up in Maplewood and was the son of former Maplewood Planning Board Chair Mort Blum and his wife Loraine."
  4. ^ Kuperinsky, Amy (March 26, 2020). "N.J. actor Mark Blum, star of 'Desperately Seeking Susan,' 'Mozart in the Jungle,' dies from coronavirus". NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  5. ^ Mann, Mary. "Zach Braff Inducted Into Columbia High School Hall of Fame", The Village Green of Maplewood & South Orange, May 29, 2015. Accessed November 12, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Janet Zarish". Soaps.com. United States: SheKnows Media. June 4, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  7. ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. pp. 1159, 188. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
  8. ^ 1988–89 Obie Awards. InformationPlease.com; retrieved March 23, 2016.
  9. ^ "Acting Teacher Mark Blum". HB Studio - Acting Classes in NYC. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  10. ^ Mitchell, Molli (January 17, 2019). "You on Netflix spoilers: What happened to Mr Mooney? What did he do to Joe?". Express. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  11. ^ Andrew, Scottie (March 26, 2020). "Mark Blum, actor in 'Desperately Seeking Susan' and 'You,' dies of coronavirus complications". CNN. Atlanta: WarnerMedia. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  12. ^ Associated Press (March 26, 2020). "'A Beautiful Human.' Veteran Actor Mark Blum Dies at 69 of Coronavirus Complications". Time. United States: Time USA, LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  13. ^ Dasrath, Diana; Li, David K. (March 26, 2020). "Mark Blum, actor on 'Law & Order' and 'Succession,' dies from coronavirus". NBC News. New York City: NBC. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  14. ^ Welk, Brian (March 26, 2020). "Mark Blum, Star of 'Desperately Seeking Susan' and 'You,' Dies at 69 Due to Coronavirus Complications". TheWrap. Retrieved March 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ Barnes, Mike (March 26, 2020). "Mark Blum, Stage Veteran and Actor in 'Crocodile Dundee,' Dies From Coronavirus Complications at 69". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  16. ^ "MOVIE REVIEW : DESPERATELY SEEKING FILM FUN? FIND 'SUSAN'". Los Angeles Times. March 28, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  17. ^ Attanasio, Paul (October 4, 1986). "'Crocodile Dundee'". Washington Post. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  18. ^ Kempley, Rita (April 3, 1987). "'Blind Date'". Washington Post. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  19. ^ Maslin, Janet (June 10, 1988). "Review/Film; 2 Buddies, A Murder And Love". The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  20. ^ Thomas, Kevin (October 27, 1989). "MOVIE REVIEW : Heavy-Handed Sexism Mars 'Worth Winning'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  21. ^ McCarthy, Todd (June 18, 1992). "Emma and Elvis". Variety. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  22. ^ McCarthy, Todd (April 7, 1995). "The Low Life". Variety. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  23. ^ Kelly, Brendan (June 15, 1997). "Stag". Variety. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  24. ^ Klady, Leonard (September 14, 1998). "You Can Thank Me Later". Variety. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  25. ^ "Shattered Glass | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  26. ^ Holden, Stephen (September 15, 2011). "Even a Things-to-Do List Seems to Be Multitasking". The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  27. ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (March 27, 2014). "He Died Laughing (Isn't That Sweet?)". The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  28. ^ Verongos, Helen T. (July 14, 2016). "Review: In 'How He Fell in Love,' an Extramarital Bond Unfolds". The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  29. ^ McNary, Dave (August 27, 2016). "Gabriel Byrne, Nathan Lane's 'No Pay, Nudity' Scheduled for November Release". Variety. Retrieved March 27, 2020.



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