Mark Blum | |
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Born |
Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
May 14, 1950
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1976-present |
Spouse(s) | Janet Zarish |
Mark Blum (born May 14, 1950) is an American actor in movies, on television, and on the stage.
Blum started acting on stage in the 1970s. In the 1980s, he acted in these movies: Lovesick (1983), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Just Between Friends (1986), Crocodile Dundee (1986), Blind Date (1987), and The Presidio (1988).
On television, he co-starred in Sweet Surrender in 1987, and he appeared in Capital News in 1990. From 2014 to the present, he has appeared in Mozart in the Jungle.
He won an Obie Award for his performance as Al in the Playwrights Horizons production of Albert Innaurato's play, Gus and Al, in the 1988–1989 season. In 2013, he appeared as Max in the Primary Stages production of The Model Apartment. Blum currently is on the faculty of HB Studio in New York City.
Blum was born in Newark, New Jersey. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. He is married to actress Janet Zarish, who appeared on television as Natalie Bannon on As the World Turns and as Lee Halpern on One Life to Live.