Mark A. Schlegel, aged 57, a longtime resident of Oradell, NJ passed away on Sunday, August 13th. Born in Peoria, Illinois, Mark graduated from Plymouth High School in Indiana, and received a communications degree from DePauw University in 1981.
Upon arriving in New York City, Mark worked for The Mitch Leigh Company, producers of the Broadway show, "The King and I," starring Yul Brynner. The actor saw so much potential in Mark that he recommended he become an assistant to his legendary agent, Robert Lantz. Under Lantz, Mark learned firsthand the importance of personal attention to clients. He later would go on to work as an agent at Ambrosio/Mortimer & Associates, J Michael Bloom and APA.For the past 15 years, Mark was a partner at one of the few premiere boutique agencies still in existence in the entertainment business, Cornerstone Talent Agency in Manhattan. There, alongside his partner Steve Stone, his current clients included Kassie DePaiva, Deborah Headwall, Neal Huff, Peter Friedman, BranDon Flynn, Terrence Mann, Jefferson Mays, Marin Mazzie, Clark Middleton, Bryce Pinkham, Lois Smith, Daniel Sunjata and LiLlias White. Over the span of his career, he also spent time representing Steve Buscemi, Viola Davis, Jeff Goldblum, David Harbour, Samuel L. Jackson, LaChanze, Debra Messing, Denis O'Hare, Molly Ringwald, Thomas Everett Scott and Michael Stuhlbarg.Photo courtesy of Oradell Police Department
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