Actor Mark Blum has died of complications from the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19, according to an executive with the labour union SAG-AFTRA.
He was 69. The actor, who appeared in films like Desperately Seeking Susan and Crocodile Dundee, died Wednesday at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital of complications from COVID-19, his wife Janet Zarish confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter.
Blum’s most recent work included playing the bookstore owner Mr. Mooney on the Netflix series You, and he also appeared on HBO’s Succession.
Madonna called her Desperately Seeking Susan co-star Blum “a remarkable human.” She says she remembers him as “funny, warm, loving and professional.” She says his death is “another reminder that this virus is no joke.” “I