Mark

Are you kidding? Yeah. I'm the middle of seven children, career naval officer. And they thought I was nuts. They said, you can't be in show business. We don't know anybody in show business. We don't know anybody who knows anybody. It's just ridiculous. You've got to get your... So, you know, you could be a teacher, you know, you could teach drama.

Are you kidding? Yeah. I'm the middle of seven children, career naval officer. And they thought I was nuts. They said, you can't be in show business. We don't know anybody in show business. We don't know anybody who knows anybody. It's just ridiculous. You've got to get your... So, you know, you could be a teacher, you know, you could teach drama.

Are you kidding? Yeah. I'm the middle of seven children, career naval officer. And they thought I was nuts. They said, you can't be in show business. We don't know anybody in show business. We don't know anybody who knows anybody. It's just ridiculous. You've got to get your... So, you know, you could be a teacher, you know, you could teach drama.

No, I wasn't encouraged at all until my senior year in high school. My father got transferred to Japan. I went to Yokohama High School and. The drama teacher recognized my passion because I had, for the first time, gone to Broadway and seen several Broadway shows. I tagged along with my father on a business trip. We were living in Virginia.

No, I wasn't encouraged at all until my senior year in high school. My father got transferred to Japan. I went to Yokohama High School and. The drama teacher recognized my passion because I had, for the first time, gone to Broadway and seen several Broadway shows. I tagged along with my father on a business trip. We were living in Virginia.

No, I wasn't encouraged at all until my senior year in high school. My father got transferred to Japan. I went to Yokohama High School and. The drama teacher recognized my passion because I had, for the first time, gone to Broadway and seen several Broadway shows. I tagged along with my father on a business trip. We were living in Virginia.

When he went to New York, twice I went and saw Broadway shows. And see, the thing is, I knew in my soul very early on, I mean, like grade school, that I wanted to be in this business. I didn't know if I was going to be an actor, but the two examples I always remember are seeing the original black and white King Kong and just being blown away, not knowing how they made dinosaurs come to life.

When he went to New York, twice I went and saw Broadway shows. And see, the thing is, I knew in my soul very early on, I mean, like grade school, that I wanted to be in this business. I didn't know if I was going to be an actor, but the two examples I always remember are seeing the original black and white King Kong and just being blown away, not knowing how they made dinosaurs come to life.

When he went to New York, twice I went and saw Broadway shows. And see, the thing is, I knew in my soul very early on, I mean, like grade school, that I wanted to be in this business. I didn't know if I was going to be an actor, but the two examples I always remember are seeing the original black and white King Kong and just being blown away, not knowing how they made dinosaurs come to life.

I just thought... Somebody goes to work and makes these things happen. You know, I want a job where I bring a gorilla and dinosaurs to life. If I can't do it myself, I could certainly be an assistant. So I was really into that. And there was a Walt Disney program that had Clarence Nash this distinguished gentleman with white hair, step up to the microphone, and he was the voice of Donald Duck.

I just thought... Somebody goes to work and makes these things happen. You know, I want a job where I bring a gorilla and dinosaurs to life. If I can't do it myself, I could certainly be an assistant. So I was really into that. And there was a Walt Disney program that had Clarence Nash this distinguished gentleman with white hair, step up to the microphone, and he was the voice of Donald Duck.

I just thought... Somebody goes to work and makes these things happen. You know, I want a job where I bring a gorilla and dinosaurs to life. If I can't do it myself, I could certainly be an assistant. So I was really into that. And there was a Walt Disney program that had Clarence Nash this distinguished gentleman with white hair, step up to the microphone, and he was the voice of Donald Duck.

Now, I was probably either in kindergarten or first grade when I saw that. It never occurred to me, well, of course, there's got to be people doing the voices of Daffy Duck and Bullwinkle and all of that. And it really motivated me. I mean, I went to... When I go to record stores, I go to the children's album section and look on the back of, say, a Rocky and Bullwinkle album.

Now, I was probably either in kindergarten or first grade when I saw that. It never occurred to me, well, of course, there's got to be people doing the voices of Daffy Duck and Bullwinkle and all of that. And it really motivated me. I mean, I went to... When I go to record stores, I go to the children's album section and look on the back of, say, a Rocky and Bullwinkle album.

Now, I was probably either in kindergarten or first grade when I saw that. It never occurred to me, well, of course, there's got to be people doing the voices of Daffy Duck and Bullwinkle and all of that. And it really motivated me. I mean, I went to... When I go to record stores, I go to the children's album section and look on the back of, say, a Rocky and Bullwinkle album.

I go, oh, Paul Freese, June Foray, Dawes Butler, you know.

I go, oh, Paul Freese, June Foray, Dawes Butler, you know.

I go, oh, Paul Freese, June Foray, Dawes Butler, you know.

Yes, yes, because I thought, wow. I would love to be in that business. Now, the Walt Disney program was the only one on television that showed you behind the scenes how movies were made. So it made it much more real to me. You saw the camera crew and the construction work and the wardrobe and the caterers. So, I mean, as much as I was discouraged, I thought, you know, well, I'm not a bad cook.

Yes, yes, because I thought, wow. I would love to be in that business. Now, the Walt Disney program was the only one on television that showed you behind the scenes how movies were made. So it made it much more real to me. You saw the camera crew and the construction work and the wardrobe and the caterers. So, I mean, as much as I was discouraged, I thought, you know, well, I'm not a bad cook.