Mark Blum
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Mark Blum is an American
actor in movies, on television and stage.
, Desperately Seeking Susan
and Crocodile Dundee
, he later appeared in television series as guest, with the failed show Capital News
in 1990 being his only stint as a series regular.
Blum 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.
Blum currently is on the faculty of HB Studio
in New York City.
. He is married to actress Janet Zarish who appeared in 1981 as Natalie Bannon on As the World Turns
and from 1986 to 1987 as Lee Halpern on One Life to Live
. He also co-starred on the short-lived TV series Sweet Surrender
in 1987 and Capital News
in 1990. He is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania
.
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actor in movies, on television and stage.
Career
Blum started acting on stage in the 1970s. Beginning in the 1980s as an actor in movies like LovesickLovesick
Lovesick is a 1983 romantic comedy film. It was written and directed by Marshall Brickman. It stars Dudley Moore and Elizabeth McGovern and features Alec Guinness as the ghost of Sigmund Freud.-Plot:...
, Desperately Seeking Susan
Desperately Seeking Susan
Desperately Seeking Susan is a 1985 American comedy-drama film directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Rosanna Arquette and Madonna.-Plot:...
and Crocodile Dundee
Crocodile Dundee
"Crocodile" Dundee is a 1986 Australian comedy film set in the Australian Outback and in New York City. It stars Paul Hogan as the weathered Mick Dundee and Linda Kozlowski as Sue Charlton....
, he later appeared in television series as guest, with the failed show Capital News
Capital News
Capital News is a short-lived American drama series that aired on ABC in 1990. Starring Lloyd Bridges and Helen Slater, Capital News was created by David Milch and Christian Williams.-Synopsis:...
in 1990 being his only stint as a series regular.
Blum won an Obie Award
Obie Award
The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards given by The Village Voice newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City...
for his performance as Al in the Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons is a not-for-profit Off-Broadway theater located in New York City dedicated to the support and development of contemporary American playwrights, composers, and lyricists, and to the production of their new work....
production of Albert Innaurato
Albert Innaurato
Albert Innaurato is an American playwright, theatre director, and writer.Innaurato was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1947. After graduating from California Institute of the Arts, Innaurato attended the Yale School of Drama...
's play Gus and Al in the 1988–1989 season.
Blum currently is on the faculty of HB Studio
HB Studio
Founded in 1945 by Herbert Berghof, the HB Studio is a school that offers professional training in the performing arts. Located in Greenwich Village in New York City, its curriculum includes classes in a variety of areas, including acting, directing, playwrighting, screenwriting, musical theatre,...
in New York City.
Personal life
Blum was born in Newark, New JerseyNewark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
. He is married to actress Janet Zarish who appeared in 1981 as Natalie Bannon on As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
and from 1986 to 1987 as Lee Halpern on One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
. He also co-starred on the short-lived TV series Sweet Surrender
Sweet Surrender (TV series)
Sweet Surrender is an American television sitcom that aired for one season on NBC from 18 April, 1987 to 8 July, 1987.-Cast:* Mark Blum as Ken Holden* Dana Delany as Georgia Holden* Viveka Davis as Cak* David Doyle as Frank Macklin...
in 1987 and Capital News
Capital News
Capital News is a short-lived American drama series that aired on ABC in 1990. Starring Lloyd Bridges and Helen Slater, Capital News was created by David Milch and Christian Williams.-Synopsis:...
in 1990. He is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
.
External links
- Mark Blum at the Internet Broadway DatabaseInternet Broadway DatabaseThe Internet Broadway Database is an online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel. It is operated by the Research Department of The Broadway League, a trade association for the North American commercial theatre community....
- Mark Blum at the Internet Theatre DatabaseInternet Theatre DatabaseThe Internet Theatre Database is an online database with information about plays, playwrights, actors, legitimate theater, musical theater, Broadway shows, and similar theatrical information....
- Mark Blum at the Internet Off-Broadway Database