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| Born | Mark Elliott Fite Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
Mark Elliott Fite is an American actor and comedian.
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Mark Fite | |
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| Born | Mark Elliott Fite Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
Mark Elliott Fite is an American actor and comedian.
Fite is a founding member of the comedy group 2 Headed Dog with comedians Jim Turner, Dave Allen, and Craig Anton. He is known for creating roles and performing in comedy shows including The Tony Martini Variety Hour, Bob's Office Party, The Rudy Casoni Show, Girly Magazine Party, Clowntown City Limits, and Wife Swappers. Fite has worked with several theatre companies in Los Angeles, including The Actors' Gang, Theater of NOTE, and Padua Hills Playwrights' Festival where he worked with writers Murray Mednick, Leon Martell, Marlane Meyer, and John Steppling.
Fite has performed at multiple comedy venues and festivals around the country, as well as appearing at local L.A. favorites, Lucha VaVoom and Brookledge Follies.
In the 1990s, Fite had a prominent role as "Mark the Trasher" on the MTV game show Trashed , on which he destroyed the prized possessions of unlucky contestants. He has since appeared in television shows including SpongeBob SquarePants , Infinity Train , Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , Scandal , Criminal Minds , Clash-A-Rama!, Parenthood , Grey's Anatomy , Rules of Engagement , The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show , Friends , Seinfeld , and NewsRadio . Fite's varied film credits include Fight Club , Independence Day , Godzilla , Off the Lip, Elephant Sighs, The Adventures of Pinocchio , and in the short film for Dior (L.A.dy Dior) with Academy Award Winner Marion Cotillard, directed by John Cameron Mitchell. [1]
In 2009, Fite performed in the comedy Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas alongside Matthew Modine and French Stewart at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. [2]
In 2016, Fite performed on stage with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall in La Mer, part of the L.A. Phil Symphonies For Youth Program.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Tapeheads | Violin player | Uncredited |
| 1996 | The Cable Guy | Medieval Times Knight | |
| 1996 | Independence Day | Pilot | |
| 1996 | Alien Beach Party Massacre | Jeff | |
| 1996 | 364 Girls a Year | Lance | |
| 1997 | Courting Courtney | Gus | |
| 1998 | Stuart Bliss | Reverend Walmsley | |
| 1998 | Godzilla | Radio Operator | |
| 1999 | Dill Scallion | Security Guard | |
| 1999 | Fight Club | Man #2 at Auto Shop | |
| 2000 | Left-Overs | Zack | |
| 2002 | Hip! Edgy! Quirky! | Barry | |
| 2004 | Off the Lip | Lenser | |
| 2005 | Happy Endings | Tess's Drunk Husband | |
| 2007 | Shiloh Falls | Confederate | |
| 2012 | Elephant Sighs | Nick | |
| 2012 | Janeane from Des Moines | Janeane's Brother | |
| 2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Customer #2 | Voice |
| 2015 | The Lost One | Jerry Walsh | |
| 2020 | Hollywood Fringe | Dinner Partier Mike | |
| 2020 | Mank | James Wilson | |
| 2020 | Embattled | David Adelsberg |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Seinfeld | Jack | Episode: "The Kiss Hello" |
| 1995 | Living Single | The Photographer | Episode: "Another Saturday Night" |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show | Customer | Episode: "Lewis' Sister" |
| 1995 | The TV Wheel | Various roles | Television film |
| 1996 | Malcolm & Eddie | Paramedic Jim | Episode: "Dead Guy" |
| 1996 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Cicero | Episode: "Geek Like Me" |
| 1996 | Mr. Show with Bob and David: Fantastic Newness | Various characters | Television film |
| 1996, 1997 | NewsRadio | Waiter / Counterman | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | The Naked Truth | The Repairman | Episode: "A Year in the Life" |
| 1997 | Men Behaving Badly | Wayne | Episode: "The Party Favor" |
| 1998 | Alright Already | Tom | Episode: "Again with the Hockey Player: Part 1" |
| 1998 | The Army Show | Guy in bar | Episode: "The Visitor" |
| 1999 | Friends | The Salesman | Episode: "The One with the Cop" |
| 2000 | Tenacious D | Jesus Ranch Cult Member | Episode: "Road Gig" |
| 2002 | Friday Night Videos | Two Headed Dog | Episode #2.9 |
| 2002 | The Andy Dick Show | Various roles | Episode: "My Dad Was an 80's Popstar" |
| 2004 | Back When We Were Grownups | Jeep | Television film |
| 2005 | Cheap Seats | Jeff Harbaugh | Episode: "1980 MLB All-Star Game" |
| 2005–2007 | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Benedict Arnold / Emotion | 3 episodes |
| 2005–2013 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Various roles | 24 episodes |
| 2006 | Close to Home | Fred Cooper | Episode: "The Shot" |
| 2007 | The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show | Speedboat Glen | Episode: "Demo Tape" |
| 2007 | Rules of Engagement | Guest | Episode: "Engagement Party" |
| 2008 | Faux Baby | Frank | Episode: "Super Dad" |
| 2011 | Grey's Anatomy | Jared Cassidy | Episode: "Start Me Up" |
| 2013 | Rizzoli & Isles | Blake Smith | Episode: "Cold as Ice" |
| 2014 | Parenthood | Healer #1 | Episode: "A Potpourri of Freaks" |
| 2014–2015 | International Ghost Investigators | Supervisor | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Mike & Molly | Waiter | Episode: "Near Death Do Us Part" |
| 2017 | Criminal Minds | Regina's Dad | Episode: "Profiling 202" |
| 2017 | Scandal | Congressman Adam Kelly | Episode: "Pressing the Flesh" |
| 2017, 2018 | Mighty Magiswords | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Getty | Episode: "Principia" |
| 2018–2019 | Clash-A-Rama! | Various voices | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | NCIS | Walter Miller | Episode: "Silent Service" |
| 2019 | Infinity Train | Andy Olsen / Harry | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Mom | Wendell | |
| 2021 | Bob Hearts Abishola | Waiter | Episode: "Old Strokey" |
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