Mark Fauser is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer who currently operates his own independent film movie studio, Overlook Productions.He has written several teleplays, plays, and movies, and has done major studio rewrites for companies such as Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures and CBS Television. In 2002 his movie It's All About You (starring John D'Aquino) was the "Winner for Best Comedy" at the 2001 Beverly Hills Film Festival. Currently Fauser and Brent Briscoe are working on a screenplay with Miramax, entitled Hillbilly Heist, a comedy based on the true story about the second largest bank heist in U.S. history.
Mark was Burt Reynold's Personal assistant for 2 years during Evening Shade when Burt won an Emmy and Golden Globe.
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Was one of 12 people selected into Burt Reynolds Institute for Theatre Training in 1986.
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Co-wrote the Play The Right To Remain Silent with Brent Briscoe in a week.
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Mark started the faculty school in Los Angeles for Master Teacher Charles Nelson Reilly.
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Married in 1987 and has 3 kids that he raises in the Midwest.
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Rewrote Joe Eszterhas movie Male Pattern Baldness for Paramount.
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Was the Anchor Splash King at The University of Missouri.
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Won the Chamber of Commerce Chairman's Award 2006.
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Won a Community Achievement Award in South Eastern Indiana in 2007.
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Won the good Scout Award in 2008.
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Pitched the Bitter Bob Backlund WWF character while there at Wrestlemania 10. They did it. His character popped and went on to become the WWF Champion. Vince McMahnon later flew Fauser out to go on the road for a stint.
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His first job in Hollywood was taking blow dryers and cooling off Little People in the movie The Garbage Pale Kids.
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He wrote the commercials for Quaker State and Florida Orange Juice starring Burt Reynolds.
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Was voted "Best All Around" as a high school senior by his peers at Parkway Central in St. Louis Missouri.
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"It's All About You" started as an acting scene in Charles Nelson Reilly's class and went on to become a play and movie that Fauser wrote and directed and Won Best Comedy At The Beverly Hills Film Festival.
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Inducted into the inaugural Parkway High School Hall of Fame in St. Louis Missouri.
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Winner of the Governor's Arts Award in Indiana April of 2012.
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Mark is the Director of Marketing for the City of Marion.
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Has been the Executive Director of The Community School of the Arts (CSA)since 2002 and served on their not for profit board prior to.
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The "Right To Remain Silent" was nominated for 2 Cable Ace Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Amanda Plummer won.
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While attending the University of Missouri, Mark was the host for the annual Greek Week show, which also featured college friends Brad Pitt and Sheryl Crow.
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