| July 2011 – My stage drama RIDING THE COMET will be making its world premiere at Actors’ NET in Morrisville PA for a three week run. Directed by Kyla M Donnelly. Opening night is Friday September 16 running through October 2, 2011. More news and updates soon. |
| June 2011 –ROEBLING: The Story of The Brooklyn Bridge featured in The Roebling Legacy, a new book by Clifford Zink. www.roeblinglegacy.com |
| January 2011 – Listen to the A FEW GOOD MEN podcast. Mark is joined by director Alycia Bauch-Cantor and co-stars Faith Dowgin & Robert Fisher as we give insight into the upcoming production. Listen Now |
| October 2010 – Mark has been cast as Lt. Daniel Kaffee in A FEW GOOD MEN; opening January 2011, produced by Mauer Productions OnStage. show info |
| August 2010 – Mark will be playing a physical therepist in a medical training video scheduled to shoot on August 6. |
| July 2010 – Mark’s action/comedy feature script TEST DRIVE reaches the Quarterfinals in the prestigious 2010 Scriptapalooza screenplay competition! |
| July 2010 – U.S. 1 Magazine profiles the Roebling Museum and our upcoming production of ROEBLING: The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge read it here |
| June 2010 – A new website dedicated to ROEBLING:The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge is launched! Please visit: www.RoeblingPlay.com |
| May 2010 – Clear Pictures Entertainment is now attached to produce Mark’s sports comedy WIFF. |
| May 2010 – Mark will be portraying a physician in a medical training video produced by Red Nucleus. |
| March 2010 – The Roebling Museum in association with Theater To Go presents the New Jersey premiere of Roebling: The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge in Roebling NJ, October 15-24. Directed by Ruth Markoe. More info soon. |
| January 2010 – Roebling: The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge will be coming to Roebling, NJ in October 2010! More info soon. |
| December 2009 – Mark is featured in an Ethics & Compliance corporate video for Novartis. |
| December 2009 – Mark has completed his 4th feature screenplay, a horror/creature feature titled THE PINES more info |
| November 2009 – Mark will be performing in the staged reading of a new play called Miss Communications at Actors’ NET on 11/20 more info |
| October 2009 – Mark discusses ROEBLING with Anita Donovan on WBCB Radio 10/2/09 listen now |
| October 2009 – ROEBLING production photos now available. view now |
| October 2009 – ROEBLING: The Story of The Brooklyn Bridge continues through Oct 11. more info |
| September 2009 – Mark will be addressing students at his alma mater Hamilton High School West (NJ) on September 29. |
| September 2009 – Mark has been named as a “celebrity judge” in the Miss Mercer County (NJ) competition to be held September 27. |
| August 2009 – Article in Hamilton Post profiling the World Premiere of ROEBLING now available online. Read it now. |
| June 2009 – Mark’s stage play ROEBLING: The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge will make its world premiere at Actors’ NET in Morrisville PA on Sept 25, 2009! more info |
| April 2009 – Mark’s stage play, RIDING THE COMET will make its public performance debut with a staged reading at Actors’ NET of Bucks County, Morrisville PA on May 8, 2009. more info |
| March 2009 – Mark’s script MOBBED UP, in development with Starline Films, is now listed on IMBD. View Here or IMDB Pro Link |
| February 2009 – Don’t miss Mark in Neil Simon’s The Sunshine Boys, opening Feb 20 2009. more info |
| November 2008 – Mark will be playing Ben in Pierrot Productions’ The Sunshine Boys set to open Feb 2009. |
| October 7, 2008 – Be a guest as Mark Violi presents an active discussion on two of his screenplays in different stages of production. To be held at a Central NJ Barnes & Noble. more info |
| September 2008 – Mark’s sports comedy feature Wiff finishes in the Top 10% of the prestigious Austin Film Festival. |
| August 2008 – Wiff optioned to Hollywood! Page Four Productions options Mark’s sports comedy feature Wiff. |
| June 2008 – Mark and his writers group are featured in the Hamilton Post newspaper. view pdf |
| March 2008 – Mark will be playing Jack Hill in the TV Mini-Series Pilot, The Crew shooting this summer. |
| March 2008 – MOBBEDUPMOVIE.COM, the official site of the film Mobbed Up, now online view now |
| January 2008 – Phila 76’ers “Guys Night Out” spot now available to view. view now |
| January 2008 – Getting Made: The Mobbed Up Movie Blog now online. Go now |
| January 2008 – Mark inks agreement with Starline FIlms to development his comedy script Mobbed Up! |
| January 2008 – View web photo for Phila 76’ers “Guys Night Out” promo. view here |
| January 2008 – Mark has been booked on a commercial for the Philadelphia 76’ers, shooting at the Wachovia Center. |
| December 2007 – Mark will be appearing in LionsGate Entertainment’s The Verdict, a new series coming to Lifetime. See IMDB. |
| December 2007 – Mark will be appearing in the Dreamworks production The Lovely Bones, directed by Peter Jackson. See IMDB. |
| October 2007 – Murder on the Waterfront, a murder mystery comedy penned by Mark will be performed at Rutgers University on October 26. |
| August 2007 – Mobbed Up advances to second round in Slamdance Screenplay Competition! In a field of over 2200 submissions, Mark’s comedy Mobbed Up is among those scripts selected to move to the second round. |
| August 2007 – Mobbed Up receives glowing coverage from Slamdance! View some comments here. |
| July 2007 – Philadelphia Inquirer “Get It While It’s Hot” print ad now available. |
| June 2007 – Go Psycho! Don’t miss Mark as Star Cat in Charles Busch’s hilarious beach romp Psycho Beach Party! Performance dates for this charity event are June 22/23. Ticket Info |
| June 2007 – Mark has booked a TV/Print ad for the Philadelphia Inquirer’s “Get It While It’s Hot” campaign! The commercial shoots June 7 at the Jersey Shore. View Commercial |
| June 2007 – Come see Mark’s murder mystery comedy, Murder on the Waterfront, performed live in New York City, Sunday June 10! Venue Info |
| May 2007 – R+R Productions has contracted Mark to write the murder mystery Murder on the Waterfront. |
| March 2007 – Mark will be appearing in the short film Mac & Moses, shooting in March/April 2007. |
| February 2007 – Mark has accepted the role of Star Cat in this summer’s stage production of Psycho Beach Party. More info at JTMF.org |
| October 2006 – Mark has appeared in an industrial training video for EU Data. |
| August 2006 – Mark will be starring in a commercial for Power Windows and Siding! The 30-second spot with a baseball theme will be shown in the Philadelphia region. Watch for it soon on Comcast cable. |
| August 2006 – Mark will appear as a ‘happy husband’ in a commercial for LA Weightloss. |
| July 2006 – The trailer for Outpost: Knightsbridge is now available. Mark is the Asst Director of the film and edited the trailer. view here |
| June 2006 – Production has begun on Dark Oasis Pictures’ Outpost: Knightsbridge. Mark will serve as Assistant Director for this horror short. |
| April 2006 – Mark has been contracted by Bag of Beans Productions to write the short, Nothing In Common scheduled for production this summer. |
| March 2006 – Mark has been chosen as a model for technology leader Siemens. Mark will be part of the print advertising campaign for a new product launch. |
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IMTA Los Angeles 2006
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Mark earned the following awards at the International Modeling & Talent Association acting competition, held January 2006.
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ACTOR OF THE YEAR
3rd Runner Up
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COLD READ
Winner
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SIT COM SCENE
2nd Runner-Up
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TV COMMERCIAL SPOT
Honorable Mention
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