Mark Patton Biography
Mark Patton, was raised in Riverside, Missouri, a Suburb of Kansas City. His first interest, starting at age 8, was in gymnastics. By his high school years, he had excelled in the Junior Olympics. But, acting has also begun to intrest him. Mr. Patton, began studying in his high school's drama department, and soon found himself appearing in 'Night Must Fall', and John Guare's 'House of Blue Leaves' for the Missouri Repertory Company. On top of all this, he also had an interest in country and western music, which his folks had always tried to encourage him to pursue. At 17, he flipped a coin in his bedroom to determine which would it be: New York or Nashville. I came up on tails, and it was off to the Big Apple, where he had landed weeks later with $132 in his pocket. He stayed at a Broadway hotel, and he was able to find work almost immediately, first as a waiter and then, upon searching for an agent, work in advertisments. Only a few months passed before he landed a role in 'Come Back to the Five 'n Dime Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean.' The next year, he was starred in another role 'Anna...To the Ifinite Power'. Two year's later, Mark landed in a terrifying film about a ghastly killer, possessed inside of a teen in 'A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge'. After 'Nightmare 2' wrapped, Mark starred in a TV pilot titled, 'Kelsey's Son' with Chuck Connors. Mr. Patton, now resides in Venice, California.
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Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller Director: Jack Sholder Artists: Hope Lange, Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler Show description |
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