Mark Janicello

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Mark Janicello
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Janicello in October 2023
BornNovember 3, 1962
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of North Carolina Greensboro
Years active1984–present
Notable workThe Finellis (2022 film)
Naked in the Spotlight (autobiography)
SpouseDanielle Bayer (married 1989–2000)
Children2
Website markjanicello.org

Mark Janicello (born November 3, 1962, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer, actor, painter, writer, producer and author.

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Early life

Mark Janicello was born on November 3, 1962, in Brooklyn, New York, the second of three brothers. His mother, Rose Tubiolo Janicello, is a gospel singer, composer, and pianist from Queens, New York, of Italian descent. His father David Janicello, was an American, also of Italian heritage. He was an electronic engineer for Photocircuits Corporation abruptly changing careers in 1969 to open one of the three original branches of Colfax Furniture. Both of Janicello's parents attended a seminary and became ordained ministers in the Pentecostal branch of Christianity. The family moved to Burlington, North Carolina, when Janicello was six years old. He attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, earning a Bachelor's degree in 1984. [1]

Performing career

Janicello began his career by singing in the subways of New York City in the mid-1980s as part of the MTA's Music Under New York program. Janicello's operatic debut was as Cassio in Verdi's Otello. Pinkerton in Puccini's Madama Butterfly , Caliph in Kismet and Leicester in the American premiere production of Rossini's opera Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra , followed. All three productions were directed by Donald Westwood for Opera Northeast. [2] [3] In 1988, Janicello made his west coast debut playing Raoul de Gardefeu in the Opera at the Academy's co-production (with Long Beach Opera) [4] of La Vie parisienne directed by Christopher Alden. [5] [6] In the late 1980s, Janicello began performing with the charitable foundation Music for All Seasons, singing in children's hospitals, prisons and old age homes. [7]

Concurrent with his stage career, Janicello continued to sing in the New York subways. In 1990, conductor Eve Queler heard Janicello singing arias in Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal. She subsequently engaged him to perform in Donizetti's Roberto Devereux , with which he made his Carnegie Hall debut. [8] Diverse operatic roles followed in productions throughout the United States and Europe. Janicello also performed for two seasons with the comedic opera troupe La Gran Scena Opera. [9] In 1996 Janicello sang the world-premiere of the opera Nuit des Hommes [10] [11] by Per Nørgård. In 1995, Janicello had sung Nørgård's opera Die göttliche Kirmes in St. Gallen, Switzerland. [12]

Janicello's first performance in an operetta was as Camille, Count de Rossillon in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of Lehár's Die lustige Witwe . [13] He returned to Die lustige Witwe two more times, most notably in 2010 in Vienna, this time playing Count Danilo Danilovitsch with the Wiener Operettensommer. [14] Other operetta roles have included, Alfred in Die Fledermaus , [15] the title role in Der Zarewitsch [16] and Hans in Die verkaufte Braut . [17]

In October 2012, he co-starred in the Broadway-style musical Loving the Silent Tears, directed by Vincent Paterson, alongside Jody Watley, Jon Secada, Liz Callaway, Debbie Gravitte, Kiril Kulish, Flo Ankah and Patti Cohenour. [18] [19] [20] He also appears on the musical's cast album. [21] The Musical is based on the poetry of Supreme Master Ching Hai, a Vietnamese spiritual leader and advocate for veganism. Janicello has been vegan since 2004 and advocates publicly for a plant-based lifestyle. [22]

In 2021, Janicello provided the German narration for the documentary film Eating Our Way to Extinction , replacing Kate Winslet's English narration for German-speaking Europe. [23]

Janicello and Elvis

In 1992, Janicello was approached by the Music Under New York program to enter the KFC Musical Feast competition [24] representing New York City. The competition was a nationwide search sponsored by Kentucky Fried Chicken for the "Best street performer in America". Janicello created a performance where he first sang "Recondita armonia" from Tosca , dressed as a rock singer, and then aided by a quick costume change would switch back and forth between the songs "It's Now or Never" and "O Sole Mio" (which share the same melody) while switching vocal and performance styles between "Elvis and Luciano Pavarotti". [25] He won the competition [26] and was awarded the $15,000.00 first prize by head judge Bo Diddley. [27] [28] Janicello appeared with Bo Diddley on NBC's Today show [29] among many other media appearances. Janicello's appearances on Today and Today in New York led to his invitation to join the International Opera Studio (IOS) of the Zurich Opera in 1994. Upon arrival in Switzerland, Janicello was asked by IOS boss Marc Belfort, to repeat his prize-winning KFC Musical Feast performance at a Gala performance at the Zurich Opera. At that event, he was approached by Swiss producer Peter Reichenbach, who asked him to perform as Elvis Presley with composer Ben Weisman at the first annual Cinemusic Festival in Gstaad in 1995. After performing with him in Gstaad, Weisman gave Janicello the unreleased Elvis song "Will You Still Be There" which Elvis had approved for his last album, but never finished recording. Janicello, together with Weisman recorded, released, and promoted the song in 1996 and 1997. [30] It was Janicello's first commercial recording.

On the back of the release of "Will You Still Be There", Stadttheater Klagenfurt hired Janicello to play Elvis Presley in their 1997 production, Elvis: A Musical Biography. [31] The musical moved from Klagenfurt to Metropol Theater in Vienna [32] and subsequently toured throughout Germany [33] and Austria. [34] In 2002, Janicello wrote a new musical about Presley's life, ELVIS: Die Show, sein Leben which combined newly-composed songs with songs from Elvis' catalogue of hits. The musical premiered at Theater AKzent in Vienna [35] before finishing an international tour with an extended run of performances at the Deutsches Theater in Munich. [36] The musical featured both "Will You Still Be There" and "Great Big Mama" [37] two of Janicello's own commercial releases.

Acting credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 84 Charing Cross Road Best Man
Deadly Illusion Partygoer
1988 Shakedown Drug Addict
Married to the Mob Bartender
Spike of Bensonhurst Tony
1989 Rooftops Drug Dealer
MozzarellaMarioShort film
Fear, Anxiety & Depression Copyshop Employee
1990 Blue Steel Police Cadett
1991 The Hard Way Partygoer
2011The ConversationCowboyShort film
2012All My LoveBobShort film
2013Sternstunde ihres LebensGeneral MillerTV film
2014Ein Tag wie jeder andereHerr WeissnerShort film
2015Der PrimusLt. Ernst HauserTV film
2016Die 69 Götter des HöllenfeuersVincent WoodrufShort film
2021 Eating Our Way to Extinction NarratorDocumentary
2022The Finellis MovieTony Finelli
2022Binny and BabaDrama School President

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 Showtime at the Apollo Guest Star1 episode
1998-1989Hello Vienna, Hello AustriaHost24 episodes
2012Der MediatorFrank DelayPilot episode
FreddyRalphTV miniseries (1 episode)
2013FrühstücksfernsehenAgent W. Smith1 episode
Verstehen sie Spaß? Johann1 episode
Volle KanneGuest Star1 episode
Auf StreifeGernot Peters1 episode
Verstehen sie Spaß? British Businessman1 episode
2014Schneller als die Polizei erlaubtLudger Trinkhaus1 episode
Achtung, KontrolleGiovanni Bellini1 episode
Stand by MeGuest StartPilot episode
Verstehen sie Spaß? Martin Dams1 episode
2015Libido LoveMarc CaccamoPilot episode
Die CeliksChaniqua LeStrange1 episode
The Immigrant ExperienceThe American1 episode
Mein dunkles GeheimnisDetlef Brahms1 episode
Hilf Mir!Dr. Guido Rehbein1 episode
In GefahrFabrizio Montani1 episode
Die CeliksSinging Teacher1 episode
Hirschausens Quiz des MenschensMarc Thalhäuser1 episode
BetrugsfälleSascha Pantic1 episode
Hilf Mir!Gerry Walker1 episode
Schneller als die Polizei erlaubtManuel Weiler1 episode
Das Aschenputtel ExperimentGuest Star1 episode
2016The Finellis SitcomTony FinelliPilot episode
Hilf Mir!Bruce Heinberg1 episode
Akte 20.16Wilfried W.1 episode
2018Berlin Tag & NachtRobert Hardy6 episodes
Gin & ItAdrian the MasterPilot episode
Die Wahrheit über...MichaelDocumentary
Late Night Berlin Calaf1 episode
2022 The Diplomat National Security Chief1 episode

Theatre

YearTitleCharacterDirectorCompany
1982 The Boy Friend TonyParamount Theatre
1983 Grease Teen AngelWilliam WendtAycock Auditorium
Hatfields and McCoysSpirit HatfieldJohn ArnoldTheater West Virginia
Honey in the RockRex CovingtonJohn ArnoldTheater West Viriginia
Cabaret Aryan SoldatWilliam WendtThe Studio at UNC-G
Comic Books TonightSupermanJuan FernandezAlfredo's
1984 Camelot Sir Sagramore Terrence Mann Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
Hatfields and McCoysSpirit HatfieldJohn ArnoldTheater West Virginia
West Side Story TonyWilliam WendtAycock Auditorium
1985Star-Crossed LoversRomeoRichard Haase Dramatist's Guild
Sweet Adeline Ensemble Peter Howard The Town Hall
Fiddler on the Roof Motel KamzoilJohn ArnoldTheater West Virginia
1986Angelina (reading)NarratorBarry KleinbortDramatist's Guild
1987 The Three Sisters FedotikEnsemble Studio Theatre
As You Like It AmiensScott NofletJudith Anderson Theatre [38]
1992 Kismet CaliphDon WestwoodOpera Northeast Tour
Jesus Christ Superstar AnnasRobert Johansen Papermill Playhouse
Lend Me a Tenor Tito MirelliJohn Going Olney Theater [39]
1996WinterzirkusCanioJoachim LangPlatzl's Theaterie
1997Elvis: A Musical BiographyElvis PresleyAnna Vaughn Stadttheater Klagenfurt
1998Elivs: A Musical BiographyElvis PresleyAnna VaughnMetropol Vienna
1998The Chamaleon ConcertSelfSelfTheater Akzent
1998 City of Angels Jimmy PowersHeinz EhrenfreundMusicalsommer Amstetten
1999Be My Love: Das Mario Lanza MusicalMario LanzaSelfTheater AKzent
2001 Victor/Victoria King MarchandPavel Fieber Landestheater Salzburg
Charlie: A New MusicalCharlieSelfKabarett Stadnikow
2003Elvis: The MusicalElvis PresleySelf Deutsches Theater Munich
2005Charlie: A New MusicalCharlieSelfHet Werkteater
2012Loving the Silent TearsThe Italian Tenor Vincent Paterson Shrine Auditiorium
2023The Finellis Musical (Producer's Presentation)Tony FinelliSelfPhoenix Arts Club
2023Take the Bins OutWriter/DirectorSelf Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2024The Finellis MusicalTony FinelliSelfWonderville London [40]

Opera and operetta

YearTitleCharacterDirector or ConductorCompany
1980 I Pagliacci EnsembleArvid KnudsenAycock Auditorium
1983 Così fan tutte FerrandoArvid KnudsenAycock Auditorium
1985 La fille du régiment Ensemble New York City Opera
Attilla Ensemble Frank Cosaro New York City Opera
Turandot Ensemble Lotfi Mansouri New York City Opera
1986The Student PrinceThe PrincePrescott GriffithCarousel Dinner Theatre
Little Red Riding HoodThe WoodcutterJohn TurnerDramatists' Guild
La Giaconda EnsembleAlfredo SilipigniNew Jersey Opera
Introduction to OperaThe TenorvariousMetropolitan Opera Guild
1987 Otello CassioRegina Opera
1988 Madama Butterfly PinkertonDon WestwoodOpera Northeast Tour
Lucia di Lammermoor ArturoLong Island Opera
1988 La Vie parisienne Raoul de Gardefeu Christopher Alden Opera at the Academy
1989Babes in ToylandAlanDino AnagnostWorld Financial Center
1990 Die Fledermaus AlfredoRon PelusoSchubert Theater
La gazza ladra EnsembleTimothy Lindberg The Town Hall
1991 The Merry Widow CamillieJim Coleman Paper Mill Playhouse
Roberto Devereux Roberto Eve Queler Carnegie Hall
1992 Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra LeicesterDon WestwoodOpera Northeast Tour
Tosca CavardossiTed TaylorAugusta Opera
ToscaCavadossi Peter Mark Virginia Opera
La traviata AlfredoRobert ButtsOpera at Florham
La Gran Scena OperaMario CostaplentiIra SiffEuropean Tour
1993La Gran Scena OperaMario CostaplentiIra SiffThe Town Hall
1994 Linda di Chamounix Intendente Ádám Fischer Zürich Opera
Die Frau ohne Schatten Der Jungling Christoph von Dohnányi Zürich Opera
1995 Dido and Aeneas First Sailor David Zinman Tonhalle Zürich
Trouble in Tahiti Jazz TrioReto NicklerTonhalle Zürich
Roméo et Juliette Benvolio Serge Baudo Zürich Opera
Der Kaiser von Atlantis Harlekin/SoldatMarc BelfortZürich Opera
Hin und zurück RobertMarc BelfortZürich Opera
Le pauvre matelot le MatelotMarc BelfortZürich Opera
Crossing Brooklyn FerryThe TravelerGraham Todd Arundel Cathedral
Die göttliche KirmesDoufiReto NicklerSt. Gallen Opera
Die göttliche KirmesDoufiReto NicklerAarhus Opera
1996 The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat Dr. S.Wolfgang GratschmaierAmadeus Festival Vienna
Der Mann, der seine Frau mit einem Hut verwechselteDr. S.Bertram DippelOpera Erlangen
Nuit des Hommes WilhelmJakkob SchokkingWorld Music Festival [41]
1999 Die Fledermaus AlfredoHeinz Ehrenfreund Landestheater Salzburg
2000 Orpheus in der Unterwelt OrpheusSylvia DönschBadener Operetten Theater Japan Tour
2005 Die lustige Witwe DaniloAnnette WolfStichting Int'l Opera Producties BeNeLux Tour
2006 Die Csárdásfürstin EdwinAnnette WolfStichting Int'l Opera Producties BeNeLux Tour
2007 Orpheus in der Unterwelt OrpheusBenjamin SahlerOpernfestspiel Nürtingen
La traviata AlfredoNiels MuusMusikfestival Steyr
2008 Der Zarewitsch ZarewitchWolfgang DoschBergtheater Thale
Die verkaufte Braut EdwinKay MetzgerBergtheater Thale
2010 Die lustige Witwe DaniloPatricia NessyWiener Operettensommer
2011 Giovanna d'Arco Carlo VIIMarc PantusRotterdam Opera
2014 Hänsel und Gretel Die KnusperhexeInga HilsbergKammeroper Köln

Music Videos

YearTitleArtistRole
2002Great Big MamaMark JanicelloSelf
2010Great Big Mama XXLMark JanicelloSelf
2011Push It NowMark JanicelloSelf
2014I Am a ManMark JanicelloSelf
202119th Floor Joy Crookes Music Executive
2021Late Night Luciano Police Officer
2022White Wine French the Kid Oliver Jennings

Computer games and internet projects

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Fate by NumbersGeneral WaltersComputer game
2015TripsBill WendtWebseries (3 episodes)
2021BronteDetective LloydPodcast
2022ResurgenceSheriff Hal HardyA.I. game
2022Dog Sports DayHostWoof Woof TV

Discography

  1. "Unchained" (1995) – Promotional CD
  2. "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" (1996) – (UK ONLY) World-Premiere recording of Graham Todd's Oratorio based on Walt Whitman's Poetry
  3. "Suspicious Minds" (1996) – Promotional CD
  4. "Will You Still Be There" (1997) – CD Single – Unreleased Elvis Presley song written by Ben Weisman [42]
  5. "Can't Help Falling in Love" (1997) – EP from "Elvis: A Musical Biography"
  6. "Du bist das Herz der Welt" (1998) – Schlager duet Hanne Haller [43]
  7. "Be My Love: Das Mario Lanza Musical" (1999) – Original Cast Musical CD
  8. 'Classics' (1999) – Puccini and Verdi Tenor Arias
  9. "Deep in Your Soul" (2000) – CD Single [44]
  10. "Time Stands Still" (2000) – CD Single
  11. "Charlie: A New Musical" (2001) – German-language Original Cast CD
  12. "Right Now" (2001) – CD Single from the Musical "Charlie"
  13. "Amazing Grace" (2001) – Gospel Classics
  14. "Endless Love" (2001) – LIVE in Concert
  15. "Elvis: die Show, sein Leben" (2002) – Original Cast CD
  16. "Rubbernecking" – CD Single – Live at Deutsches Theater Munich
  17. "Great Big Mama" (2002) – CD Single
  18. "I Can't Make You Love Me" (2003) – (EP)
  19. "The Christmas Songs" (2003) – (EP)
  20. "Charlie: A New Musical" (2004) – English-Language Original Cast CD
  21. "Musical Man” (2005) – Best of Broadway
  22. "Butterfly" (2005)
  23. "Traummelodien" (2005) – German, French and Italian Opera and Operetta Arias
  24. "Georgia on My Mind" (2005) – A Tribute to Ray Charles
  25. "Traummelodien 2" (2006) – More Opera and Operetta Arias
  26. "Elvis Goes Classic: LIVE" (2006) – Recorded in Komödie im Bayerischen Hof
  27. "Die Nacht der Musicals" (2007) – Original Cast Album [45]
  28. "La Notte Italiana" (2008) – Italian folk, pop and light classics
  29. "Listen" (2008) – (EP)
  30. "Great Big Mama" (2009) – Double Dutch Remix CD Single [46]
  31. "The Ultimate Collection: The Love Songs" (2009) – Compilation CD
  32. "Elvis & Me" (2009) – Double CD Set
  33. "Push It Now" (2011) – CD-Single (sold with Janicello's autobiography Naked in the Spotlight – 1st ed.) [47]
  34. "Loving the Silent Tears" (2012) – Original Cast Album [48]
  35. "Musical Man 2" (2013) – Broadway's Greatest Hits Part 2
  36. "I Am a Man" (2014) – CD Single [49]
  37. "Rock Legends" (2017)
  38. "I Believe" (2017) – Gospel Classics 2
  39. "Here I Am Again" (2019) – CD Single from "The Finellis"
  40. "The Finellis Movie" (2021) – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [50]

Musical librettist and playwright

Janicello's first work as Musical Author was The Chamelon Concert. A highly-choreographed mix of operatic arias, Broadway hits, original compositions and songs made famous by Elvis Presley, The Chameleon Concert's book contained personal anecdotes and dramatic monologues written by Janicello. The show celebrated its world premiere in September 1998 [51] in Vienna's Theater AKzent.

In 1999, Janicello wrote the script for Be My Love: The Mario Lanza Musical [52] which celebrated its world premiere in Theater AKzent on October 7, 1999, the 40th anniversary of Lanza's death. [53] Be My Love was a jukebox musical whose score contained popular Italian Folk Songs, well-known operatic arias and a number of Lanza's hit songs.

In 2001, Janicello authored the book and worked as co-lyricist with Rolf Rettburg on his first completely original musical, Charlie: A New Musical. [54] [55] Charlie's music was composed by Béla Fischer. Charlie celebrated its world premiere in a German-language version in Vienna's Cabaret Stadnikow in March 2001. In 2004, an English-language version of Charlie was produced at Het Werkteater in Amsterdam, [56] with additional songs by Kai Peterson.

Cloud Nine is an original children's musical written in 2010 by Janicello (book and lyrics) and the Swedish actor/musician Josef Törner. Originally conceived as a stage production, Cloud 9 is now in pre-production to be made into a 60-minute animated musical for television. [57]

In Spring 2022, Janicello was commissioned to write a new play Take the Bins Out, a 75-minute monologue for a visually-impaired actor. [58] The play tells the story of Finley Whitmore, whose diagnosis of Retinitis pigmentosa, a congenital eye disorder, is wreaking havoc on his professional and personal life. Take the Bins Out celebrated its world premiere on August 4, 2023 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. [59] The Edinburgh production stars Milo Mooney, a visually-impaired actor/comedian as Finley and was directed by Janicello. [60] [61]

Janicello and composer Ulf Weidmann are currently in pre-production for The Finellis Musical which premieres in London in June 2024.

The Finellis

In 2016, Janicello began work as author, executive producer, co-director, lyricist and leading actor on the award-winning comedy The Finellis . Originally planned to be a television series, a proof-of-concept episode of The Finellis was a featured presentation at the 2016 Berlin Serienale. [62] [63] In January 2019, The Finellis went into production in Berlin with some new cast members and rewritten scripts. In August 2021, The Finellis went back into production again with additional cast members and a new connecting storyline which allowed the filmed material from 2019 to be turned into a 90-minute film. The Finellis Movie, was released internationally on January 18, 2022. [64] [65]

The Finellis – awards and nominations

In the 2019–2020 Awards Season, The Finellis in its sitcom iteration and Janicello's work on the project were nominated for, and won numerous prizes at international film and TV festivals.

FestivalYearAwardStatus
London International Filmmaker Festival2021Best TV/Web Series

Best Director of a Short Film- Joris Hermans

Best Actor in a Short Film – Mark Janicello

Best Supporting Actor in a Short Film – George Pollock

Best Editing of a Short Film – Joris Hermans & Mark Janicello

Won [66]

Nominated

Nominated

Nominated

Nominated

Oz Indie Film Festival2021Best TV Series PilotWon [67]
Berlin International TV Festival2020Best Comedy SeriesSemi-Finalist
2019Out of competition ScreeningWorld Premiere [68]
Prague Int'l Monthly Film Festival – June2021Best Web/Television SeriesWon [69]
Best TrailerNominated
Amsterdam World International Film Festival2020Best Television SeriesWon [70]
Los Angeles Film Awards- April2020Best Web/TV Series PilotWon [71]
Best ComedyWon
Portland Comedy Film Festival2020Best Comedy TV Episode or SitcomNominated [72]
Cult Critic Movie Awards – July2020Best Television/Pilot Program or Series

Jean-Luc Godard Award (Best Television/Pilot Program or Series)

Won [73]

Nominated [74]

Vegas Movie Awards – May2020Best Television Series PilotWon [75]
Best Song – "Here I Am Again" (M: Ulf Weidmann, L: Mark Janicello)Won [76]
Best Director – Joris Hermans

Best Actor – Mark Janicello

Nominated

Nominated

London International Motion Pictures Awards ( L.I.M.P.A)2020Best Pilot SeriesSemi-Finalist [77]
London Independent Film Awards (L.I.F.A.) – June2020Best Web/TV Series Pilot "The Finellis"Won [78]
Rome Film Awards2020Best Television Series

Best Song – "Here I Am Again" (M: Ulf Weidmann, L: Mark Janiello)

Won [79]

Finalist

SIMFEST – The Int'l TV Broadcasters & Independent Producers Festival2020Best Entertainment SeriesFinalist [80]
Euro Cinema Film Festival Geneva2020Best Television Series

Best Song

Nominated [81]

Nominated

German United Film Festival2020Best Television Series – "The Finellis"Won [82]
After Hour Film Festival2020Best Television Series – "The Finellis"Won [83] [84]
Assurdo Film Festival – Milan, Italy – June2020Best Screenplay

Best Editing

Best Trailer

Best Poster

Nominated [85]

Nominated

Nominated

Nominated

Vesuvius Int'l Monthly Film Festival – Naples, Italy – July2020Best Web/TV Series PilotWon [86]
Best Script – Mark Janicello

Best Trailer

Finalist

Finalist

Best Actor – Mark Janicello

Best Actress – Bianca Carsten

Best Director – Joris Hermans

Best Music – Ulf Weidmann

Nominated

Nominated

Nominated

Nominated

VIP Film Festival – Palermo, Sicily – June2020Best Web/TV SeriesSemi-Finalist [87]
Best TrailerSemi-Finalist
DUMBO Film Festival – Brooklyn, NY2020Best Short Form Narrative FilmNominated
Gold Movie Awards London – August2021Best Television Series

Best Animation

Best Director – Joris Hermans

Best Actor – Mark Janicello

Best Actress – Bianca Karsten

Best Screenplay – Mark Janicello

Nominated

Nominated

Nominated

Nominated

Nominated

Nominated

Santa Monica Film Festival2020Best Episodic ContentHonorable Mention [88]
Peak City International Film Festival2020Best Foreign (Non-U.S.) Television Series PilotWon [89]
South Coast Film Festival2020Best Comedy SitCom

Best Comedy SitCom Script

Won
Mediterranean Film Festival in Cannes2019Best Television SeriesHonorable Mention [90]
New York City TV Festival2019Best Television SeriesWon [91]
Best DirectorWon
Best Actor- Mark Janicello

Best Actress – Bianca Karsten

Nominated

Nominated

Berlin Serienale2016Out of competition Screening – Proof of Concept Episode [92] [93] [94]

The Finellis Musical

In late 2022, Janicello and composer Ulf Weidmann began turning The Finellis Movie into a stage musical. Act One of The Finellis Musical was presented at the Phoenix Arts Club on May 19, 2023. Based on the response from that event, financing was secured and The Finellis Musical will celebrate is world-premiere production starting on June 3, 2024, at Wonderville in London's West End. [95]

Other awards

Author, columnist, critic

Janicello's autobiography Naked in the Spotlight: My Life with Sex, Singing and Scientology [103] [104] was published in a German translation (Nackt im Rampenlicht) in April 2011 by Ibera Publishers [105] of Vienna. The English version of Naked in the Spotlight was published in 2016. [106]

In 2012, Janicello was engaged to write 6 articles about the marketing of art and artists for Hoop Doop Magazine. [107] [108] Since 2018, Janicello has worked as critic-at-large [109] for BroadwayWorld.com reviewing stage productions in Berlin, northern Germany and London. [110]

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