Marc August(I)
- Actor
The son of a Russian father and Italian mother, he began filmmaking at
the age of 14. Having purchased a 16mm movie camera, he began writing
scripts, making home films and films for school in addition to helping
edit and provide stock footage for other student's films. His first
commercial success came at the age of 15, when he sold film footage of
local firefighters battling a burning farm to the fire department for
use as training material. After a stint in the U.S. Navy, he married
and pursued careers in real estate and communications, not returning to
the film industry until 1992, when while visiting the set of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992),
he managed to sneak onto the set and worked as an Extra for three days,
never having been hired or paid. He began training at The Second City
and other acting schools in Chicago during which time he became a
regular as a Capone "Goon" on the TV series The Untouchables (1993). Remembering his
roots as a student filmmaker, he continued to perform in student films
as well as local theatre. In 1996 he relocated to Los Angeles where he
now resides.