Actor Mark Blum has passed

[JBroadway]

Posted: 3/26/20 at 11:35am

I have yet to see a news source confirming this, but I'm seeing lots of tweets from industry people saying that actor, Mark Blum has passed away. And several of the tweets I saw implied that it was from COVID, though again, I haven't seen that confirmed yet. 

Blum last appeared on Broadway in The Assembled Parties in 2013, and also played the same role in both the 2000 and 2012 revivals of Gore Vidal's The Best Man. He has performed more consistently Off-Broadway, most recently in "Fern Hill" at 59e59, "Amy and the Orphans" at Roundabout, and "Rancho Viejo" at Playwrights Horizons. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/26/20 at 11:53am

Not the news I wanted to wake up to today.

Rest In Peace, Mr. Blum.

[JBroadway]

Posted: 3/26/20 at 12:15pm

BWW has confirmed: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway-Veteran-Mark-Blum-Passes-Away-from-Coronaviris-Complications-20200326

[Miles2Go2]

Posted: 3/26/20 at 12:40pm

So sad. Looking through his IMDb page, I realized how many of my favorite TV shows/films he has been in, including Desperately Seeking Susan. During quarantine, I’ve been rewatching either some of my favorite movies or discovering classic movies I’ve yet to see. Tonight, I’ll be watching one of my faves, Desperately Seeking Susan.

Updated On: 3/26/20 at 12:40 PM

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 3/26/20 at 1:41pm

I most recently remember his appearances on Mozart in the Jungle. So a long and varied resume of stage and screen, just such a loss at only 69.

Updated On: 3/26/20 at 01:41 PM

[markypoo]

Posted: 3/26/20 at 1:53pm

I saw him as Chucks-The-Chipmunk with Tom Selleck in A Thousand Clowns in Chicago in 2001.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 3/26/20 at 2:10pm

I loved him in Mozart in the Jungle and The Model Apartment. This is so awful. Rest in Peace. 

[Mikaela Arsenault]

Posted: 3/26/20 at 5:35pm

I haven’t heard of the name until now, but still very sad to read about.

[jagman1062]

Posted: 3/26/20 at 5:48pm

So sad.  He had a varied carrier and I enjoyed the times I saw him on Broadway.  RIP, Mr. Blum.

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 3/26/20 at 6:47pm

He was great on Mozart in the Jungle, but I actually remember him best from the 2012 revival of the Best Man. I am pretty sure he had to step in last minute when Michael McKean was injured, and was great.

RIP.

[SmoothLover]

Posted: 3/26/20 at 7:58pm

Saw him in many things over the years. A warm prescience. RIP

[oncemorewithfeeling2]

Posted: 3/27/20 at 1:14am

Union Bob in Mozart in the Jungle was one of those delightful reoccurring characters that left a mark. I last saw him in Amy and the Orphans. COVID-19 sucks more each day.

[SmoothLover]

Posted: 3/27/20 at 1:58am

He was a cutie pie all through his aging process.

[SoCalDirector]

Posted: 3/27/20 at 2:10am

I first knew of Mark from seeing him in Desperately seeking Susan in the movie theater in New Orleans in the 1980s. Also memorable because it was my first time seeing Laurie Metcalf who played his sister.

[LarryD2]

Posted: 3/27/20 at 10:52am

I worked with Mark once in the early days of my career. He was a real mensch. When he found out I graduated from Penn (as he did), he took a shine to me. But in my experience, he was kind and generous to everyone who came across his path. We would run into each other occasionally over the years, and he was always warm toward me. The last time I saw him was a few weeks ago. It's shocking to think he's gone. All good wishes to his beloved wife, Janet.

[LarryD2]

Posted: 3/27/20 at 10:52am

I worked with Mark once in the early days of my career. He was a real mensch. When he found out I graduated from Penn (as he did), he took a shine to me. But in my experience, he was kind and generous to everyone who came across his path. We would run into each other occasionally over the years, and he was always warm toward me. The last time I saw him was a few months ago. It's shocking to think he's gone. All good wishes to his beloved wife, Janet.

Updated On: 3/27/20 at 10:52 AM