The Films: Part 2

Before appearing in Friday The 13th: Part 2 , Tom McBride (Mark) did some modeling jobs where he portrayed the Malboro Man on billboards in New York City and he also starred in a Wisk commercial. During the filming ofhe became great friends with all of the cast and was well liked.After, Tom went on to act in a small role in. Tom’s role was an actor in a soap opera in the film.Tom unfortunately contracted AIDS shortly thereafter and starred in a documentary of himself and his life called, Life and Death on the A-List . The A-List spoken of here is the group of gay men in large cities who are desired because of their handsomeness, their buffed bodies, and their celebrity. In the film, Tom says he was on the Manhattan A-List for 1984-94. The documentary ends with Tom’s family by his bedside as he makes his final comments about the AIDS epidemic in America.Tom’s tragic ending would not go unnoticed to his fans as when the AIDS quilt was presented in New York in 1999, Tom’s fans offered their own creations to add to the quilt. Several squares shows a man in a wheelchair with Jason in the background.Special thanks to mynewplaidpants.blogspot.com for the pics of Tom in his commercials.R.I.P. Tom McBride(October 7, 1952 – September 24, 1995)