Mark McKinney

Vital Facts

•  Full Name- Mark Douglas Brown McKinney
•  Birthdate- June 26, 1959
•  Hometown(s)- Ottawa, ON; various places overseas
•  Family- Marina Gharabegian (wife, 1995 - present), Christopher Thomas Russell (son, b. 1996), Emma Jane (daughter, b. 2001)

Bio

Mark was born to Russell, a Canadian diplomat, and Chloe, an architectural writer, McKinney. Since his dad was a diplomat Mark and his siblings spent most of their childhood traveling with him. Mark's younger brother, Nick, is also a comedian and appeared on the short lived Comedy Central sketch comedy show The Vacant Lot. You can see Nick as a patron in a KITH sketch, where Mark interrupts a fight between Bruce and his girlfriend. Mark attended a number of schools in cities around the world while traveling with his father, including Trinidad, Paris, and Washington D.C. He met Bruce McCulloch at the Loose Moose Theater Company, and the two joined with two other comedians to form the comedy troupe The Audience which performed at Theatresports. Later, Mark moved with Bruce to Toronto and met Dave and Kevin. They combined to form The Kids In the Hall. Currently Mark and his family live in New York City.

Trivia

•  Mark's brother is Nick McKinney- former Vacant Lot member and writer/producer for such shows as Michael Moore's The Awful Truth and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
•  Mark won the 1989 Cable Ace Award for Actor in a comedy and he won the 2000 Genie for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Dog Park. Mark was nominated for the 1990 Cable Ace Award for Actor in a comedy and also for a 2000 Canadian Comedy Award for his performance in Dog Park.

TV/Radio Interviews

•  The Daily Show With Jon Stewart-- Interview with the "nice" Kid in the Hall and the "prettiest" Kid in the Hall. (September 30, 1999)

Print Interviews/Articles

•  None Yet

Other

•  Mark's Saturday Night Live bio
•  SNL Chicken Lady Sketch- Transcript
•  Mark's Brain Candy bio

Images

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Other Media

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TV & Filmography

Actor - Film
•  Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1999) .... Mr. Fish
•  Superstar (1999) .... Father Ritley
•  New Waterford Girl (1999) .... Doctor Hogan
•  Out-of-Towners, The (1999) .... Greg
•  Fidelio (1998).... Mark
•  Night at the Roxbury, A (1998) .... Father Williams
•  Dog Park (1998) .... Dr. Cavan
•  Herd, The (1998)
•  Last Days of Disco, The (1998) .... Rex
•  Spice World (1997) .... Graydon
•  Hayseed (1997)
•  Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996) .... Don Roritor/Simon/German patient/Nina Bedford/Cabbie/White trash woman
•  Passion of John Ruskin, The (1994) .... John Ruskin

Actor - TV
•  "Saturday Night Live" (1994-1997).... Himself
•  "Kids in the Hall, The" (1989)
•  "Dynaman" (1988)(voice) .... Dynablue

Stage Work
•  Fuddy Meers (2000) ... Millet (New York)
•  A Flea In Her Ear (1997) ... Don Carlos Homenides de Histingua (Roundabout Theater, New York)
•  The Rivals ... Faulkland (Williamstown Theatre Festival)
•  The Ugly Man ... (One Yellow Rabbit Co. Tour - Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh & Tron Theatre, Glasgow)

Director
•  "Kids in the Hall, The" (1989)

Writer
•  Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996)
•  "Kids in the Hall, The" (1989)
•  "Saturday Night Live"(1985-1986)

Dedicated Links

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Contributors To This Page

•  Mark's Keeper- Jessi Fields
•  Photos- Trista Lycosky (1-4), Jessi Fields (5)
•  Other- Trista Lycosky, Stefanie Gray
•  Interviews/Articles- Sabby McD
•  Bio & Filmography- Bethany Cramer and the alt.tv.kids-in-hall FAQ

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