Mark Fite(I)

Mark Fite is an American actor and comedian. Originally from the Midwest, Fite was born in Illinois and grew up mostly in Iowa. His parents and most relatives hailed from central Illinois... feed salesmen, coal miners, farmers, and musicians of mostly English, Scottish, and Irish descent. Fite received a B.A. in Communications and Theatre Arts from the University of Iowa and moved west to Los Angeles shortly after graduation. In L.A. he has worked with several prestigious theatre companies such as The Actors' Gang, Theater of NOTE, and The Padua Hills Playwrights' Festival where he appeared in productions by acclaimed playwrights Murray Mednick, Marlane Meyer, and John Steppling. In 2009, he appeared in the world premiere comedy Matthew Modine Saves The Alpacas alongside Matthew Modine, Peri Gilpin, and French Stewart at the Geffen Playhouse. In 2016, Fite appeared as a curious surfer dude on stage with the L.A. Philharmonic Orchestra at Walt Disney Concert Hall in a production of La Mer as part of L.A. Philharmonic's Symphonies For Youth series. Fite is a founding member of the Los Angeles based comedy group 2 Headed Dog. Known for their absurd characters and original sketches, 2HD has performed all over the country and at local venues including The Comedy Store, The Improv, The Ice House, Upright Citizens Brigade, The Comedy Festival in Las Vegas, The U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Los Angeles Micro-Fest, The San Francisco Comedy Festival, and Tenacious D's Festival Supreme in 2015. The group has also had long standing residencies at Largo, Theatre Theater, and The Steve Allen Theater. "Individually they are brilliant, accomplished actors, as a team 2 Headed Dog is an unstoppable absurdist force." -Jason Weisberger, Boing Boing. Fite is also known for creating original roles in many long running hit comedy shows in L.A., including Bob's Holiday Office Party, The Rudy Casoni Show, Girly Magazine Party, and Clowntown City Limits. He has also made multiple appearances at L.A. favorites Lucha VaVoom, Brookledge Follies, and the Magic Castle. In 2018, Fite began a residency at the Three Clubs in Hollywood portraying Tony Martini, a struggling lounge comic that assembles an all-star cast of comedians and variety performers for one more shot at the big time. Fite has appeared in numerous television shows, including SpongeBob SquarePants (26 episodes), MOM, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Bob Hearts Abishola, Scandal, Criminal Minds, Parenthood, Mike & Molly, Grey's Anatomy, Rizzoli & Isles, The Naked Trucker and T- Bones Show, Arliss, The Drew Carey Show, The Andy Dick Show, The Naked Truth, Tenacious D, Mr. Show, Friends, Seinfeld, and NewsRadio. Fite's varied film credits include Mank, Pinocchio, Embattled, Fight Club, Independence Day, Godzilla, SpongeBob SquarePants 2, Off The Lip, Happy Endings, Mystery Cave, Elephant Sighs (with Ed Asner), and L.A.dy Dior, a short film opposite Academy Award winning actress Marion Cotillard, directed by John Cameron Mitchell. In 2016, Fite was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at Berlin Film Festival International for his role in the independent film, The Lost One. In 2023, Fite appeared in three independent films, Cursed in Baja, The Micro-Budget Mystery, and The Big Whoop, based on an original stage production (Clowntown City Limits) created by 2 Headed Dog. In 2024, he was cast in the independent feature, No Small Sacrifice. Fite has been described as "an inimitable comedic actor" .... "an offbeat every man" ... "a soulful character actor with a dusty down-to-earthiness".