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Mark McKinney Biography (1959-)

Full name, Mark Douglas Brown McKinney; born June 26, 1959, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; son of Russell (a diplomat) and Chloe (an architectural writer) McKinney; brother of Nick McKinney (an actor); married Marina Gharabegian (a caterer), September 1995; children: Christopher Thomas Russell, Emma Jane. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, One William Morris Place, BeverlyHills, CA 90212.; Manager: Hofflund/Polone, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 820,Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Comedy writer, actor

Birth Details

June 26, 1959

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• John Ruskin, Ruskin (also known as The Passion of John Ruskin), 1994
• Various characters, Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (also known as Brain Candy and Kids in the Hall: La pilule du bonheur), Paramount, 1996
• Hayseed, 1997
• Graydon, Spice World, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998
• Father Williams, A Night at the Roxbury, Paramount, 1998
• Rex, The Last Days of Disco, Gramercy, 1998
• The Herd, 1998
• Himself/various characters, Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies, NBC Studios, 1998
• Dr. Cavarn, dog psychologist, Dog Park (also known as Reserve aux chiens), New Line Cinema, 1998
• Doctor Hogan, New Waterford Girl (also known as La fille de NewWaterford), Alliance Atlantis Communications, 1999
• Father Tylenol Ritley, Superstar, Paramount, 1999
• Greg, The Out-of-Towners, Paramount, 1999
• Mr. Fish, Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang, Odeon Films, 1999
• (Uncredited) Dad, Saturday Night Live Christmas (also known as Saturday Night Live Christmas Past), Trimark Video, 1999
• Mr. White, The Ladies' Man, Paramount, 2000
• This Might Be Good (short film), 2000
• Himself/various, Kids in the Hall: Same Guys, New Dresses, 2001
• Himself, Made in Canada, Volume 1: Best of the CFC, The Asylum, 2002
• Husband, Toothpaste (short film), 2002
• Various, Kids in the Hall: Tour of Duty, Razor & Tie Direct, 2002
• Chester, The Saddest Music in the World, IFC Films, 2003
• Reg and Ron Shelman, Falling Angels, 2003
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Voice of Dynablue, Dynaman, 1988
• Various characters, The Kids in the Hall, CBC, 1989-1994, HBO, 1992-1995
• Cast, Saturday Night Live (also known as SNL), NBC, 1994-1997
• Rex Reilly, Twitch City, CBC and Bravo, 2000
• Richard Smith-Jones, Slings and Arrows, TMN, 2003
• Miniseries
• Sam Cutter, Dice, 2001
• Himself, I Love the '70s (documentary), VH1, 2003
• Specials
• (In archive footage) Himself/various, Saturday Night Live: The Best ofWill Ferrell, NBC, 2002
• The 6th Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest, UPN, 2003
• Pilots
• The Kids in the Hall, HBO, 1988
• Criminal Mastermind, ABC, 2001
• Episodic
• Stanley, "Mr. Nice Guy," Street Legal, CBC, 1987
• "Another Point of View," Seeing Things, CBC, 1987
• Officer Robert Kaufman, "Wedding," Street Legal, CBC, 1990
• Lee, "The Last Temptation of Blank," Strangers with Candy, ComedyCentral, 2000
• Dean Sutherland, "Wrongly Convicted," Made in Canada, 2000
• Guy, "My Mother, My Dick," 3rd Rock from the Sun, NBC, 2001
• Mark, "They Shoot Reporters, Don't They?," Wanda at Large, Fox, 2003
• Mark, "Where's Roger?," Wanda at Large, Fox, 2003
• "Clowns to the Left of Me," Wanda at Large, Fox, 2003
• Voice of Bertley Pleakley, "Fibber: Experiment 032," Lilo & Stitch: The Series (animated), 2003
• Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 2003
• Mack Sennett, "Silent Movie," Mentors, 2003
• Quiz shot host, "Rocko Gets a Lung," Puppets Who Kill, Comedy Central, 2004
• Also appeared as voice of Pinhead, "The Last Episode," Clerks (animated); Mr. Why, "Six Gestures," Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach, PBS; in The Industry, Bravo.
• Stage Appearances
• Carlos Homenides de Histingua, A Flea in Her Ear, Laura Pels Theatre, New York City, 1998
• Millet, Fuddy Meers, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1999-2000, then Minetta Lane Theatre, New York City, 2000
• Also appeared in The Ugly Man, On Yellow Rabbit Company, Calgary and Edinburgh; Faulkland in the Rivals, Williamstown Theatre Festival.
• WRITINGS
• Television Pilots
• The Kids in the Hall, HBO, 1988
• Television Episodes
• (With others) The Kids in the Hall, CBC, 1989-1994, CBS, 1992-1995
• (With others) Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1994-1997
• (With others) "The Sword of Orion," Sports Night, ABC, 1999
• (With others) "Oliver's Dream," Slings and Arrows, TMN, 2003
• (With others) "Geoffrey Returns," Slings and Arrows, TMN, 2003
• (With others) "Madness in Great Ones," Slings and Arrows, TMN, 2003
• Screenplays
• (With others) Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (also known as Brain Candy and Kids in the Hall: La pilule du bonheur), Paramount, 1996
• Kids in the Hall: Tour of Duty, Razor & Tie Direct, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Entertainment Weekly, February 7, 2003, p. 68
• Maclean's, November 5, 2001, p. 59; April 1, 2002, p. 32
• People Weekly, May 6, 1996, p. 217
• Variety, January 31, 2000, p. 44