Fandango founder J. Michael Cline dead at 64 after jumping from NYC hotel
Fandango founder J. Michael Cline plummeted to his death from the 20th floor of a New York City hotel room. He was 64.
On Tuesday, the entrepreneur was at The Kimberly Hotel in Manhattan when he was found dead on the third-floor courtyard around 10 a.m., law enforcement sources told The Post.
According to TMZ, he jumped from a balcony.
Cline left an apparent suicide note that read, “So sorry. I can’t explain the pain of f–king up this much. I love you all,” the outlet reported.
His sudden death came as a surprise as he underwent gallbladder surgery days before, per The Post.
The father of six founded Fandango in the early 2000s but parted ways with the company years before it suffered a substantial loss in profit during the COVID-19 pandemic when theaters were temporarily shut down.
The Cornell University graduate was employed as the managing partner at the financial firm Accretive before he died.
He also was the chairman of other financial companies, including Stealth Mode Startup Company and Juxtapose, per his LinkedIn.
According to The Post, Cline was also an advocate for the protection of animals and served as the chairman of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
A Fordham University article previously described Cline as a “serial entrepreneur” and inspiration for students to dream big.
He also received his MBA from Harvard University.
Cline was wed to wife, Pamela, and the two owned multi-million dollar homes in Greenwich, Conn., the Hamptons and Palm Beach, Fla.
His family hasn’t spoken out about his death.
Nearly two years before Cline’s death, Bed Bath & Beyond chief financial officer, Gustavo Arnal, had jumped to his death from NYC’s “Jenga Building,” in Tribeca. He was 52.
