Actor Mark Singer: career, films

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What is known about an actor like Mark Singer? How did his career in Hollywood cinema start? 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 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 traveled on tour in Canada and the United States. Among other things, the boy's sisters and brothers, who were also musicians, had good creative inclinations.

Mark Singer grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, where the family moved shortly after the birth of their youngest son. Here the guy received a good education. The boy not only showed success in his studies, but also demonstrated his artistic abilities to those around him. In particular, little Mark Singer regularly participated in performances on the school theater stage.

Parents wanted the child to repeattheir fate and became a musician. However, upon reaching adulthood, Mark Singer firmly decided to become an actor. To do this, the young artist went to New York, where he began to participate in Broadway theater productions. Quick successes on stage suggested to the guy that he was not mistaken in his own choice.

Movie debut

In 1983, the directors of the successful television series "Department-5" noticed a young talented theater artist. The actor received, although a minor, but rather remarkable role, which made his face recognizable. Then he was followed by shooting in a whole series of quite promising series, among which it is worth noting such films as The Recruits, Barnaby Jones, The Young and the Restless, Planet of the Apes, Visions, Journey from Darkness.

Simultaneously with his work in the cinema, Mark Singer, whose films were successful, began to participate in the dubbing of animated films. The charismatic artist, who had a trained 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 artist's talent was appreciated by a wide audience, and he had a whole host of fans.

First major success

The actor became a real celebrity thanks to his participation in the sci-fi series "V: The Last Stand". Mark Singer starred in the project, which began filming in 1984. Here the artist acted as a hero,who saves the planet from an alien invasion.

According to the plot of the picture, Singer's character 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 Stand" was enthusiastically received by the audience. And this is not surprising, because in the 80s there were extremely few high-quality science fiction films on the 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 tapes with the participation of the actor, the following projects are worth noting:

• "V: The Last Stand" (1984);
• The Twilight Zone (1985);
• "Under cover of night" (1990);
• Dead Space (1990);
• "The Berlin Conspiracy" (1992);
• "Highlander" (1992);
• "On the verge of death" (1994);
• Cyberzone (1995);
• Street Justice (1996);
• "LAPD Blue" (2001);
• "Hooked" (2008);
• Criminal Minds (2011);
• Arrow (2012);
• "Beauty and the Beast" (2012);
• The Last Letter (2013).

Mark Singer is currently teaching. The former television star teaches acting to students at the International Institute of Music and Theater in New Hampshire.