Mark Harelik
| Mark Harelik | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marcus Frank Harelik June 5, 1951 Hamilton, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, playwright |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse(s) | Spencer Kayden (2004-present; 1 child) |
Marcus Frank "Mark" Harelik (born June 5, 1951) is an American television, film, and stage actor, and playwright.
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Life and career
In 1909, Harelik's Russian Jewish grandfather, Haskell Harelik, immigrated to Galveston, Texas, upon which Harelik's 1985 play, The Immigrant, is based.[1][2]
Mark Harelik was born in Hamilton, Texas. In 1987, he moved to Los Angeles where he co-wrote, with Randal Myler, Hank Williams:Lost Highway".[3] In 1990, he worked in the Howard Kroder play Search and Destroy[3][4] and the William Ball play Cherry Orchard.[5]
He has appeared in the films Election, Jurassic Park III, Eulogy and For Your Consideration; He was the voice of Rogers in The Swan Princess, and he has played parts on the television sitcoms Seinfeld, Wings, Grace Under Fire, Will & Grace, NCIS, Boy Meets World, Breaking Bad, Bones and The Big Bang Theory. He also played Sara Tancredi's lawyer in Prison Break. He also appeared on the series finale of Cheers , in a 2002 episode of Joss Whedon's Angel as Count Kurushu, and "Counterpoint" an episode of Star Trek Voyager, playing Kashyk, a Devore inspector. He also appeared in five episodes of short-lived NBC series Awake.[6]
Harelik appeared in the Broadway musical The Light in the Piazza.[7] Harelik's play, The Immigrant, has been well-received,[8] and was adapted into a musical of the same name.
In 1997, he released a sequel, The Legacy, changing it from a true story to fiction.[9] He has appeared in several other plays including Temptation (1989),[10] The Heidi Chronicles (1991),[11] Elmer Gantry (1991),[12] Tartuffe (1999),[13] Old Money (2000),[14] The Hollow Lands (2000),[4] Be Aggressive,[15] The Beard of Avon (2001),[16] Cyrano de Bergerac (2004).[4] Harelik also played Dr. Paul Stickley in HBO's series Getting On, an American adaptation of the British sitcom of the same name.[6]
Personal life
He is married to actress Spencer Kayden, who has acted in theatre productions alongside him.[17] They have one child.[18]
Awards and nominations
- 2005 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical — The Immigrant (nominee)[1]
- 2003 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical — Hank Williams: Lost Highway (nominee)[19]
- 2011 Lunt-Fontanne Fellow at Ten Chimneys Foundation[20]
Publications
References
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- ↑ The Immigrant samuelfrench.com, ISBN 9780573632723
- ↑ Harelick, Mark. "Script" The Immigrant, Samuel French, Inc., 2005, ISBN 0573632723
- ↑ The Legacy samuelfrench.com, ISBN 9780881451320
External links
- Mark Harelik at the Internet Broadway Database
- Mark Harelik at the Internet Movie Database
- Mark Harelik at the Lortel Archives
- Mark Harelik at the BroadwayWorld.com Database
