Mark Linn-Baker Biography (1954-) (original) (raw)

1. Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
2. Ruby R. Levitt to Eric Lutes

Born June 17, 1954, in St. Louis, MO; married Adrianne Lobel (a set designer), 1995. Addresses: Agent: Paradigm Talent Agency, 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 2500, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director

Birth Details

June 17, 1954

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Alice in Concert, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1980
• Randy Newman's Maybe I'm Doing It Wrong, Production Company Theatre, New York City, 1981, later Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1982
• The Laundry Hour, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, 1981
• Waiting for Godot, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 1982
• William Evans, The Death of von Richthofen As Witnessed from Earth, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, 1982
• Mark, Doonesbury (musical), Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1983-1984
• Delmount Williams, The Miss Firecracker Contest, Manhattan TheatreClub, then Cheryl Crawford Theatre, both New York City, 1984
• Night of 100 Stars III, Theatre at Radio City Music Hall, New YorkCity, 1990
• Bernard Sugarmann, Face Value, Boston, MA, and Cort Theatre, New York City, both 1993
• Val, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New YorkCity, 1993-1994
• Hysterium, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, St. James Theatre, New York City, beginning 1996
• Victor Chandebise and Dodo, A Flea in Her Ear, Roundabout TheatreCompany, Laura Pels Theatre, New York City, 1998
• Touchstone, As You Like It, Mainstage, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 1999
• Chesapeake (solo show), Second Stage, New York City, 1999
• Appeared as Bertram, All's Well That Ends Well and in Othello, both New York Shakespeare Festival.
• Stage Work
• Director
• Baby with the Bath Water (also known as Baby with the Bathwater), American Repertory Theatre Company, Pudding Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 1982
• Savage in Limbo, Double Image Theatre, New York City, 1985
• L.A. Freewheeling (also known as L.A. Free Wheeling), Hartley House Theatre, New York City, 1986
• Zero Positive, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 1988
• Once around the City (musical), Second Stage, New York City, 2001
• Film Appearances
• (As Mark Baker) Voice of Andy, Raggedy Ann and Andy (animated), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
• Shakespearean actor, Manhattan, United Artists, 1979
• Victor Lebrun, The End of August (also known as The Awakening and The Awakening of Eve), Quartet, 1982
• Benjy Stone, My Favorite Year, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists,1982
• "Marvelous" Mark Slackmeyer, Doonesbury: A Broadway Musical (alsoknown as Doonesbury: A Musical Comedy and Doonesbury: A New Musical), 1983
• Voice of Him, Me and Him (also known as Ich und Er), 1987,Columbia, 1990
• Tim Allgood, Noises Off, Buena Vista, 1992
• Film Work
• (With Max Mayer, Nellie Nugiel, and Leslie Urdang) Producer, Me &Veronica, Arrow Releasing, 1993
• Executive producer, The Silent Alarm (short film), 1993
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Host, Comedy Zone, CBS, 1984
• Larry Appleton, Perfect Strangers, ABC, 1986-1993
• Movies
• Norman Brinkman, Wedding Day Blues (also known as Going to theChapel and Wedding Bell Blues), NBC, 1988
• Gordon Perry, Bare Essentials (also known as Almost Paradise and Sail Away), CBS, 1991
• Val Skotsky, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Showtime, 2000
• Specials
• Voice of Kirby, Doonesbury (animated), NBC, 1977
• Nathan Zuckerman, "The Ghost Writer," American Playhouse, PBS, 1984
• Cohost, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve '87, 1986
• Host, Here's to You, Mickey Mouse, 1988
• Host, Moscow Circus, 1988
• ABC's Comedy Sneak Peek, ABC, 1989
• Host, The ABC Perfectly Strange Saturday Morning Preview, ABC, 1989
• Night of 100 Stars III, NBC, 1990
• Why Bother Voting?, PBS, 1992
• "The Whole Shebang," General Motors Playwrights Theater, Arts andEntertainment, 1993
• Pilots
• Public defender, O'Malley, 1983
• Steve Griffin, The Recovery Room, 1985
• Episodic
• Barry Gold, "Made for Each Other," Miami Vice, NBC, 1985
• Ronnie, "Bump and Run," The Equalizer, CBS, 1985
• "Atlas Belched," Moonlighting, ABC, 1985
• Stan Forrest, "Stan and Deliver," Valerie, 1989
• "Boxcar Blues," Family Matters, CBS, 1990
• Police officer, "Ghost Story," Ghostwriter, PBS, 1992
• Dick Donaldson, "Trouble in Twin Town," Full House, ABC, 1992
• Larry Weeks, "My Achy Breaky Back," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC,1994
• Larry Weeks, "Robo Golf," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1996
• Dr. Benjamin, Spin City, ABC, 1997
• Mr. Benner, "A Pain in Harassment," Family Matters, CBS, 1997
• Gumdrop, "Christmas Ruined My Life," Soul Man, ABC, 1997
• Sheldon Maxwell, "Making Spirits Bright," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998
• Tom Wilder, "Ambitious," Law & Order, NBC, 1999
• Also appeared in Sesame Street.
• Awards Presentations
• The 1st Annual American Comedy Awards, 1987
• The 39th Annual Emmy Awards, 1987
• Other
• Alice at the Palace, 1981
• Television Director
• Episodic
• "Throw Mama from the House," The Family Man, ABC, 1988
• Family Matters, ABC, 1990
• "One of the Guys," Step by Step, ABC, 1992
• The Trouble with Larry, CBS, 1993
• Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, between 1994 and 1995
• Also directed "Sex, Lies, and Videotape," an episode of Going Places, ABC.
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (cast album), Broadway Angel, 1996
• Audio Books
• McNally's Luck, by Lawrence Sanders, Simon & Schuster (New York City), 1992
• God Is My Broker: A Monk Tycoon Reveals the 7 1/2 Laws of Spiritual and Financial Growth, by Brother Ty, John Tierney, and Christopher Buckley,Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, 1998
• Marc Brown's Arthur Chapter Books: Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest, Arthur Accused, Locked in the Library!, Listening Library, 1998
• Marc Brown's Arthur Chapter Books, three volumes, Listening Library, 1999
• Little Green Men, Volume 4, by Buckley, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, 1999
• Arthur and the Lost Diary, by Brown, Listening Library, 1999
• Marc Brown's Arthur Chapter Books: Who's in Love with Arthur?, ArthurRocks with Binky, Arthur and the Popularity Contest, Listening Library, 1999
• The Dragonslayers, by Bruce Coville, Listening Library, 2000
• Marc Brown's Arthur Anniversary Collection, Listening Library, 2001
• Marc Brown's Arthur Chapter Books, Volume 5, Listening Library, 2001