Mark Harvey Fleischman (February 1, 1940 – July 13, 2022)[1][2] was an American businessman. He is best known for being the onetime owner of Studio 54.[3]
In 2017, Fleischman published his memoir about the famed disco he once owned, titled Inside Studio 54.[4]
Death
In June 2022, he announced he had decided to die by assisted suicide in Switzerland, after living since 2016 with an undiagnosed medical condition that affected his ability to speak and left him in a wheelchair.[3][5]
Fleischman ended his life on July 13, 2022, with the aid of the assisted dying non-profit Dignitas. He was 82 years old.[1]