Actor Mark Blum has passed

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.

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

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

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

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

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

He was a cutie pie all through his aging process.

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.