Mark Kassen

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Mark Kassen
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Mark Kassen in 2020
Born (1971-10-04) October 4, 1971 (age 53)
Occupation(s)Actor, director, producer
Years active1994present
Relatives Adam Kassen (brother)

Mark Kassen (born 1971) [1] is an American actor, director and producer. He has appeared in the films Growing Up Brady (2000), The Good Student (2006), Puncture (2011), and Jobs (2013). In July 2020, he and Chris Evans launched A Starting Point, a website that presents both the Democratic and Republican point of view on many issues of importance to Americans. [2]

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Career

Theatre

In 1994, he made his theatre debut in a New York Off Broadway play titled Judy at the Stonewall Inn. A few years later, he was cast in a play called Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight which he appeared on stage totally nude. [1] In 2006, he appeared as Hitler's nephew William Patrick Hitler in the play Little Willy, which he also wrote. [1]

Film and television

Kassen has had small parts in television films and TV series such as Another World in 1994, Cybill in 1997, [1] and Third Watch 1999. In 2006, he produced the television movie Bernard and Doris with Susan Sarandon and Ralph Fiennes, which earned him, along with the other producers, nominations for a Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award for Best Television Film. [3] [4]

In 2011, he appeared in the drama film Puncture, based on the true story of Michael David Weiss (played by Chris Evans), where Kassen played Weiss's law partner and best friend Paul Danziger. Kassen also directed and produced the film with his brother Adam Kassen. [5] [6]

Production company

Kassen runs an independent film production company with his younger brother Adam Kassen. [1]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Another World Jerry HochTV series
1996 ABC Afterschool Specials SpencerTV series (Episode: "Through Thick & Thin")
1997 The Killing Secret Greg DunleavyTV film
1997 Cybill Brad MarksTV series (Episode: "In Her Dreams")
1998 Looking for Lola [7] Mike Greenbaum
1999 Third Watch Larry FoleyTV series (Episode: "Hell Is What You Make of It")
2000 Growing Up Brady [7] Eddie FontaineTV film
2001Trigger HappyAlecAlso producer
2004SloganMattTV film; also director, writer and producer
2005 Hopeless Pictures Various voicesTV series; also producer
2006 The Good Student Pete MacauleyAlso producer
2006 Why Not... Short; also director and writer
2008Almost HomePaulShort
2011 Puncture Paul DanzigerAlso director and producer
2013 Jobs Jud
2014Dark Around the StarsGlenPost-production
2014 Before We Go DannyAlso producer; completed

As producer

YearTitleNotes
2001Trigger Happy [7]
2003The BugShort
2004Slogan
2004 Looking for Kitty [7] Co-producer
2005 Celebrity Charades [7] TV series; also director
2005 Hopeless Pictures
2006 The Sasquatch Gang [7]
2006 The Good Student [7]
2006 Bernard and Doris [7] Executive producer
2007 The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman [7] TV series (8 episodes)
2011 Puncture [6]
2014 Before We Go Completed

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