Mark Arm
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Updated on March 12, 2026
Birth Name: Mark Thomas McLaughlin
Place of Birth: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara, California, United States
Date of Birth: February 21, 1962
Ethnicity:
*father – English, Irish, German
*mother – German
Mark Arm is an American singer and songwriter. He is a vocalist for grunge band Mudhoney. Steve Turner is also a member of the band.
Mark is the son of Anita and Calvin McLaughlin. His mother was German. He was raised mostly in Kirkland, Washington. He is married to Emily Rieman.
Mark’s paternal grandfather was Darwin Huxley McLaughlin (the son of William James McLaughlin and Martha Jane Dooley).
Mark’s paternal grandmother was Mary Shoemaker (the daughter of Phillip K. Shoemaker and Rachel Augusta Campfield).
Mark’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Schwab.
Source: Obituary of Mark’s father –
