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Andy P. Jung
Sep 19, 2006, 4:07:01 PM9/19/06
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"Louisiana Lou" <Louisi...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Friends, family rue Katrina's toll on actor found dead by river
> Tuesday, September 19, 2006
> By Mark Schleifstein
> http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/metro/index.ssf?/base/news-17/1158646062162220.xml&coll=1
>
> The image many remember of local actor Mark Krasnoff is as the
> "eloquently anguished" composer Antonio Salieri, railing against God
> for elevating rival Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to icon status in a unique
> puppet and human staging of the play "Amadeus."
>
> Or it may have been his portrayal, sans makeup, of the tragically
> disfigured John Merrick in "The Elephant Man," described by one
> reviewer as "a personal, achingly human" performance. But friends and
> family members say the multitalented Mr. Krasnoff, 43, fought his own
> internal demons during the past few months, as he watched friends and
> acquaintances either struggle with Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, or
> give up and leave New Orleans.
>
> On Sunday, Mr. Krasnoff's body was discovered on a rocky area at the
> edge of the Mississippi River at the Fly, the riverfront park behind
> the Audubon Zoo, the victim of an apparent suicide, according to the
> Orleans Parish coroner's office.
>
> "Mark was looking around at the things that were going on after
> Katrina, and he was so moved by losing so many friends who were gone,
> and it just got to him," said his uncle, Nat Krasnoff.
>
> "He very much deteriorated as a direct impact of this hurricane," said
> longtime friend Paul Olinde.
>
> "This is a man who loved the city, who loved the people, not only of
> the city but of the state," said fellow actor and radio talk show host
> John "Spud" McConnell. "He was a staunch defender of our dignity and he
> will be sorely missed."
>
> Mr. Krasnoff was the son of Sandy Krasnoff, who headed Victims and
> Citizens Against Crime until his death in a car accident in 2003.
>
> Mark Krasnoff was born in New Orleans but grew up in Ville Platte after
> his parents were divorced. There, he learned to speak Cajun French and
> how to cook Cajun favorites, such as the boudin that he sold to
> parade-goers during Carnival. Olinde, Mr. Krasnoff's roommate in the
> early 1980s when the two attended the University of Southwest Louisiana
> in Lafayette, said he majored in communications and minored in French.
> After graduating, Mr. Krasnoff moved to New York City, joining the
> famed Michael Chekov Institute to learn Russian acting techniques. He
> was so impressive that he was flown to Russia just before the fall of
> the Soviet Union to play a part in a Russian-language movie, Olinde
> said.
>
> In 1992, Mr. Krasnoff returned to New Orleans, continuing to study
> acting, performing in local theater companies and local commercials,
> and fielding parts in movies. He won the Big Easy Entertainment Award
> for best male actor for his role in "The Elephant Man" in 1999.
>
> "I thought him an extraordinary actor," said David Cuthbert, a
> playwright and stage reviewer for The Times-Picayune. "He appeared in a
> play I wrote, 'A More Congenial Climate,' at the Tennessee Williams
> Festival years ago. . . . He was one of the best actors in the state --
> or anywhere else."
>
> Playwright Jim Fitzmorris agreed, citing Mr. Krasnoff's roles in
> "Amadeus" and "The Elephant Man" as among the best performances by
> local actors on a New Orleans stage.
>
> During his first few years in the city, money to tide him over between
> acting gigs came from a day job as a waiter at the Acme Oyster House in
> the French Quarter. More recently, he had started his own acting
> studio, offering a class for beginners and a studio program for some of
> the area's most experienced actors, his uncle said.
>
> Over the years, Mr. Krasnoff garnered roles in more than 30 movies,
> many shot in New Orleans, including "Glory Road," "The Skeleton Key,"
> "Runaway Jury" and "The Badge."
>
> "He did low-budget and high-budget movies, but he gave you the same
> level of performance regardless of the pay or the level of the film or
> play," McConnell said. "He always gave 100 percent, always gave
> everything."
>
> He had a longtime professional relationship with Montreal director
> Andre Forcier, with whom he co-wrote the script for the quirky 2004
> film, "Acapulco Gold." In the film, Mr. Krasnoff co-starred as a
> producer looking into building a movie around an encounter in Acapulco
> with a man believed to be Elvis Presley in hiding.
>
> During the past few months, Mr. Krasnoff had a small part as a police
> officer in "Solstice," a horror film directed in New Orleans by "Blair
> Witch Project" director Daniel Myrick.
>
> Another recent role was in a comedy called "Flakes," about the owner of
> a store in New Orleans that sells only breakfast cereals, and his
> battle with a rival who opens a cereal store across the street.
>
> Mr. Krasnoff is survived by his mother, Ruby Holmes of Belair Cove; a
> brother, Robert Holmes of Baton Rouge; a sister, Rouchelle Soileau of
> Ville Platte; two nephews and a niece.
>
> A funeral for Mr. Krasnoff will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at Belair
> Cove Chapel, off U.S. 167 East in Belair Cove, with burial following in
> the church cemetery. A wake will be held Wednesday from 9 a.m. to
> midnight and Thursday at 8 a.m. at Ardoin's Funeral Home, 709 West Main
> St., in Ville Platte. A rosary will be said at the funeral home
> Wednesday at 7 p.m.
news:1158690697....@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> Friends, family rue Katrina's toll on actor found dead by river
> Tuesday, September 19, 2006
> By Mark Schleifstein
> http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/metro/index.ssf?/base/news-17/1158646062162220.xml&coll=1
>
> The image many remember of local actor Mark Krasnoff is as the
> "eloquently anguished" composer Antonio Salieri, railing against God
> for elevating rival Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to icon status in a unique
> puppet and human staging of the play "Amadeus."
>
> Or it may have been his portrayal, sans makeup, of the tragically
> disfigured John Merrick in "The Elephant Man," described by one
> reviewer as "a personal, achingly human" performance. But friends and
> family members say the multitalented Mr. Krasnoff, 43, fought his own
> internal demons during the past few months, as he watched friends and
> acquaintances either struggle with Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, or
> give up and leave New Orleans.
>
> On Sunday, Mr. Krasnoff's body was discovered on a rocky area at the
> edge of the Mississippi River at the Fly, the riverfront park behind
> the Audubon Zoo, the victim of an apparent suicide, according to the
> Orleans Parish coroner's office.
>
> "Mark was looking around at the things that were going on after
> Katrina, and he was so moved by losing so many friends who were gone,
> and it just got to him," said his uncle, Nat Krasnoff.
>
> "He very much deteriorated as a direct impact of this hurricane," said
> longtime friend Paul Olinde.
>
> "This is a man who loved the city, who loved the people, not only of
> the city but of the state," said fellow actor and radio talk show host
> John "Spud" McConnell. "He was a staunch defender of our dignity and he
> will be sorely missed."
>
> Mr. Krasnoff was the son of Sandy Krasnoff, who headed Victims and
> Citizens Against Crime until his death in a car accident in 2003.
>
> Mark Krasnoff was born in New Orleans but grew up in Ville Platte after
> his parents were divorced. There, he learned to speak Cajun French and
> how to cook Cajun favorites, such as the boudin that he sold to
> parade-goers during Carnival. Olinde, Mr. Krasnoff's roommate in the
> early 1980s when the two attended the University of Southwest Louisiana
> in Lafayette, said he majored in communications and minored in French.
> After graduating, Mr. Krasnoff moved to New York City, joining the
> famed Michael Chekov Institute to learn Russian acting techniques. He
> was so impressive that he was flown to Russia just before the fall of
> the Soviet Union to play a part in a Russian-language movie, Olinde
> said.
>
> In 1992, Mr. Krasnoff returned to New Orleans, continuing to study
> acting, performing in local theater companies and local commercials,
> and fielding parts in movies. He won the Big Easy Entertainment Award
> for best male actor for his role in "The Elephant Man" in 1999.
>
> "I thought him an extraordinary actor," said David Cuthbert, a
> playwright and stage reviewer for The Times-Picayune. "He appeared in a
> play I wrote, 'A More Congenial Climate,' at the Tennessee Williams
> Festival years ago. . . . He was one of the best actors in the state --
> or anywhere else."
>
> Playwright Jim Fitzmorris agreed, citing Mr. Krasnoff's roles in
> "Amadeus" and "The Elephant Man" as among the best performances by
> local actors on a New Orleans stage.
>
> During his first few years in the city, money to tide him over between
> acting gigs came from a day job as a waiter at the Acme Oyster House in
> the French Quarter. More recently, he had started his own acting
> studio, offering a class for beginners and a studio program for some of
> the area's most experienced actors, his uncle said.
>
> Over the years, Mr. Krasnoff garnered roles in more than 30 movies,
> many shot in New Orleans, including "Glory Road," "The Skeleton Key,"
> "Runaway Jury" and "The Badge."
>
> "He did low-budget and high-budget movies, but he gave you the same
> level of performance regardless of the pay or the level of the film or
> play," McConnell said. "He always gave 100 percent, always gave
> everything."
>
> He had a longtime professional relationship with Montreal director
> Andre Forcier, with whom he co-wrote the script for the quirky 2004
> film, "Acapulco Gold." In the film, Mr. Krasnoff co-starred as a
> producer looking into building a movie around an encounter in Acapulco
> with a man believed to be Elvis Presley in hiding.
>
> During the past few months, Mr. Krasnoff had a small part as a police
> officer in "Solstice," a horror film directed in New Orleans by "Blair
> Witch Project" director Daniel Myrick.
>
> Another recent role was in a comedy called "Flakes," about the owner of
> a store in New Orleans that sells only breakfast cereals, and his
> battle with a rival who opens a cereal store across the street.
>
> Mr. Krasnoff is survived by his mother, Ruby Holmes of Belair Cove; a
> brother, Robert Holmes of Baton Rouge; a sister, Rouchelle Soileau of
> Ville Platte; two nephews and a niece.
>
> A funeral for Mr. Krasnoff will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at Belair
> Cove Chapel, off U.S. 167 East in Belair Cove, with burial following in
> the church cemetery. A wake will be held Wednesday from 9 a.m. to
> midnight and Thursday at 8 a.m. at Ardoin's Funeral Home, 709 West Main
> St., in Ville Platte. A rosary will be said at the funeral home
> Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Man, why couldn't he wait another couple of days? Who knows, with the Saints
now at 2-0 the antidepresSAINT mood of the city would have maybe delayed or
even stopped his suicide.
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MWB
Sep 19, 2006, 4:24:25 PM9/19/06
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> Man, why couldn't he wait another couple of days? Who knows, with the
> Saints
> now at 2-0 the antidepresSAINT mood of the city would have maybe delayed
> or even stopped his suicide.
I hope the Saints beat the Falcons and I think they will.
GO SAINTS
Mark
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Charlene
Sep 19, 2006, 5:11:26 PM9/19/06
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> GEAUX and sin no more.
Allez-vous!
wd42
MWB
Sep 19, 2006, 6:30:38 PM9/19/06
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news:1158698020.1...@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...> You misspelled GEAUX!
>
>
Sorry Lou.............
GEAUX SAINTS
Mark
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jamiele...@gmail.com
Aug 28, 2016, 12:06:47 AM8/28/16
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Seriously this is a conversation
about stupid ball? A beautiful person died and I look it up and this is what I find? I guess you must suffer from I don't know what. It's just dumb to talk about football in this context. "If only the saints had won" really?
about stupid ball? A beautiful person died and I look it up and this is what I find? I guess you must suffer from I don't know what. It's just dumb to talk about football in this context. "If only the saints had won" really?
rickga...@gmail.com
Aug 28, 2016, 12:19:19 AM8/28/16
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On Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 11:06:47 PM UTC-5, jamiele...@gmail.com wrote:
> Seriously this is a conversation
> about stupid ball? A beautiful person died and I look it up and this is what I find? I guess you must suffer from I don't know what. It's just dumb to talk about football in this context. "If only the saints had won" really?
Tell it! What kind of fucked up idiot would post such a thing? Thanks for saying exactly what I was thinking.
> Seriously this is a conversation
> about stupid ball? A beautiful person died and I look it up and this is what I find? I guess you must suffer from I don't know what. It's just dumb to talk about football in this context. "If only the saints had won" really?
johnl...@gmail.com
Aug 28, 2016, 12:24:10 AM8/28/16
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On Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 9:06:47 PM UTC-7, jamiele...@gmail.com wrote:
> Seriously this is a conversation
> about stupid ball? A beautiful person died and I look it up and this is what I find? I guess you must suffer from I don't know what. It's just dumb to talk about football in this context. "If only the saints had won" really?
so sad, & you are right....all this over his loss of life - and all he (and MANY others struggling after this storm AND disregard from our government) had to witness, to lose; too much lost - material, history, friends, family - you name it, esp for Mark to only see this as his way out. we let him down. RIP MARK
> Seriously this is a conversation
> about stupid ball? A beautiful person died and I look it up and this is what I find? I guess you must suffer from I don't know what. It's just dumb to talk about football in this context. "If only the saints had won" really?
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