โThe Officeโ stars are paying tribute to actor Mark York after news of his ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐
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โThe Officeโ stars are reacting to news of actor Mark Yorkโs ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐. York guest-starred as Billy Merchant in several episodes of the beloved NBC sitcom over the course of multiple seasons.
Yorkโs costars started paying tribute to him on social media after an ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐ช written by his family shared that York had ๐๐๐๐ in Dayton, Ohio, on May 19 after โa brief and ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฉ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ค,โ at age 55.
The coronerโs office in Montgomery County (where Dayton is located) confirmed to the New York Times on Monday that York had ๐๐๐๐ of natural causes.
Though his cameos were brief, York left a lasting impression on โThe Officeโ viewers with his to-the-point responses to Dunder Mifflin regional manager Michael Scottโs ignorant comments, usually about Billy using a wheelchair.
Billy, who was a ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ like York, was the properties manager of the building where Dunder Mifflinโs Scranton branch was located, and he rarely had any patience for Michaelโs nonsense.
For example, in a memorable episode titled โCasino Night,โ Michael assumes that the woman next to Billy is his nurse.
โShe was never my nurse, I met her at Chiliโs. She was my waitress,โ Billy told Michael in the scene, setting the record straight.
Billy appears in a total of four episodes in the sitcom (that ran for nine seasons, from 2005 to 2013) and is mentioned in a few other instances.
Aside from his memorable stint as Billy, York also had guest roles in TV shows like โ8 Simple Rulesโ and โCSI: New York.โ
York is survived by his parents, Becky and Glenn York, and his brothers, Jeff, David, and Brian.
Yorkโs costars spoke warmly about working with him on โThe Officeโ in their social-media tributes
In four episodes across the first five seasons, โThe Officeโ viewers watched Billy help Michael fundraise $340 for rabies research, assist the clueless regional manager in finding new office space after Michael briefly leaves Dunder Mifflin, and leave midway through an ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ช-๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ค๐ค meeting.
After news broke of Yorkโs ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐, Rainn Wilson, who played Michaelโs sidekick and assistant Dwight Schrute, tweeted that York was a โterrific humanโ and โa dynamic actor.โ
Jenna Fischer, who played Pam Beesly-Halpert, also wrote in a tweet it was โa pleasure to work withโ York while sending love to his family.ย
Angela Kinsey, who played Pamโs โThe Officeโ ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ค (also named Angela), tweeted that she was โvery ๐ค๐๐ to hear about Markโs ๐ก๐๐ค๐ค๐๐๐.โ
The obituary by Yorkโs family echoed Wilsonโs, Fischerโs, and Kingseyโs sentiments and spoke to Yorkโs โmany travel opportunities and many dreams for the future.โ
โHe had such an outgoing, uplifting, positive attitude and personality. He always tried to look at what he could accomplish and do, not what he couldnโt do,โ the ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐ช read, adding that York had been a ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ since 1988.
According to The Times report about his ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐, York used his roles on-screen to promote visibility for wheelchair users. He also supported doctors and researchers trying to find a cure for spinal-๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ injuries and served as a ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ฃ๐๐ค๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ for SCI Research Advancement, a group trying to fund research for ๐ค๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ regeneration.
โAs an actor, heโs attempting to open the minds of casting directors, and others in Hollywood, to also see a wheelchair-user in real-life roles such as doctors, lawyers, businessmen, and such, becauseโฆwell, they are,โ Yorkโs website said about his work in Hollywood.
Yorkโs obituary also shared that in recent years before his ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐, he had also been working as an inventor and had successfully secured two patents for his inventions.