What is known about such an actor as Mark Singer? What started his career in Hollywood cinema? What films with the participation of the artist deserve the attention of a wide audience? You can learn about all this from the following material.
Childhood and youth
Mark Singer was born on January 29, 1948 in the city of Vancouver, Canada. The boy was born in a creative, musical family. The father of the future artist at that time was a conductor in one of the local orchestras. Mother was a pianist. Together, the couple often went on tour in Canada and the United States. Among other things, the sisters and brothers of the boy, who were also musicians, had good creative inclinations.
Mark Singer spent his childhood in Corpus Christi, Texas, where the family moved to live shortly after the birth of their youngest son. Here the guy got a good education. The boy not only showed success in his studies, but also showed his artistic abilities to others. In particular, little Mark Singer regularly participated in performances on the school theater stage.
Parents wanted the child to repeat their fate and become a musician. However, upon reaching adulthood, Mark Singer was determined to become an actor. To do this, the young artist went to New York, where he began to participate in Broadway theater productions. Rapid success on stage prompted the guy that he was not mistaken in his own choice.
Movie debut
In 1983, the young talented theater artist was noticed by the directors of the successful television series "Department-5." The actor received, albeit a secondary, but rather remarkable role that made his face recognizable. Then he was followed by shooting in a whole series of rather promising series, among which it is worth noting such films as “Recruits”, “Barnaby Jones”, “Young and the Insolent”, “Planet of the Apes”, “Visions”, “Travel from Darkness”.
Along with working in films, Mark Singer, whose films were successful, began to participate in the voicing of animated films. The charismatic artist, who had a posed voice and was able to clearly express emotions through a competent change in intonation, was able to perfectly reveal the images of cartoon characters. Soon, the talent of the artist was appreciated by a wide audience, and he had a whole mass of fans.
First major success
The actor became a real celebrity thanks to his participation in the sci-fi series “V: The Last Battle”. Mark Singer played a major role in the project, the shooting of which started in 1984. Here, the artist appeared in the guise of a hero who saves the planet from an alien invasion.
According to the plot of the picture, the character of Singer discovers that lizard-like creatures are trying to capture the Earth. The hero organizes resistance, whose members are engaged in the identification and destruction of aliens.
The series "V: The Last Battle" was enthusiastically received by the audience. And this is not surprising, because in the 80s, extremely few high-quality sci-fi films appeared on wide screens. Mark Singer himself became one of the most successful television actors of the time.
Filmography
On account of Mark Singer shooting in dozens of films. Among the most successful films with the participation of the actor, the following projects are worth noting:
- “V: The Last Battle” (1984);
- The Twilight Zone (1985);
- “Under the cover of night” (1990);
- Dead Space (1990);
- The Berlin Conspiracy (1992);
- Highlander (1992);
- “On the verge of death” (1994);
- "Cyberzone" (1995);
- Street Justice (1996);
- "Los Angeles Police" (2001);
- “On the Hook” (2008);
- “Thinking like a criminal” (2011);
- Arrow (2012);
- “Beauty and the Beast” (2012);
- The Last Letter (2013).
Currently, Mark Singer is engaged in teaching. A former television series star teaches students how to perform at the New Hampshire Institute of Music and Theater.