Chicago Mourns the Loss of Beloved Actor Mike Nussbaum at 99

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Mike Nussbaum, the oldest professional actor in America and a dynamic 

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 And yet steadying influence in Chicago theater for decades, 

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Died Saturday at home at the age of 99.

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He was days short of his 100th birthday.

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And until his final week, he had been participating in dramatic reading

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 and other projects with his friend B.J. Jones,

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 The artistic director of Northlight Theatre in Skokie.

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 Nussbaum’s daughter Karen informed the Tribune of his death 

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On Saturday morning, attributing it to old age.

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“He was a great dad and a good man,” Karen Nussbaum said.

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