Mark Linn-Baker
Mark Linn-Baker (born June 17, 1954 , St. Louis , Missouri ) is an American actor and director .
Life
Linn-Baker made his film debut in 1979 with a minor supporting role in Woody Allen's comedy Manhattan as a Shakespeare actor. After minor TV roles, he had a leading role in Richard Benjamin's A Daredevil in New York in 1982 at the side of Peter O'Toole .
He had his breakthrough in the 1986 TV series A Greek conquers Chicago in the role of Larry Appleton , who is repeatedly brought into absurd situations by his cousin Balki , who moved from southern Europe . The series immediately became a TV hit in the United States. A total of 8 seasons were produced by 1993.
During this time, Linn-Baker also took on roles in numerous TV productions, but also appeared occasionally in feature films, such as in 1988 in Doris Dörrie's comedy Me and He or in 1992 in Peter Bogdanovich's romance The Fun Begins .
In 2005, Linn-Baker appeared in Michael Cuesta's The End of Innocence . In addition to numerous other TV roles, Linn-Baker also directed several TV productions.
Linn-Baker has been married to set designer and theater producer Adrianne Lobel since 1995.
Filmography (selection)
- 1979: Manhattan
- 1982: A Daredevil in New York (My Favorite Year)
- 1986–1993: A Greek conquers Chicago (Perfect Strangers) (TV series)
- 1988: Me and him
- 1988: Wedding Fever (Going to the Chapel)
- 1992: The fun begins (Noises Off ...)
- 2005: The End of Innocence (12 and Holding)
- 2009: Adam - A story about two strangers. One a little stranger than the other. (Adam)
- 2010: How do you know it's love ? (How Do You Know?)
- 2011: Zookeeper ( Zookeeper ) as Speaker of the penguin
Web links
- Mark Linn-Baker in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mark Linn-Baker in the All Movie Guide (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Linn-Baker, Mark |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis , Missouri |