- Mark's first on-screen appearance in a film was as an extra in the cult favorite Drop Dead Fred (1991) which starred Phoebe Cates and Rik Mayall. You can see him in the food fight scene just over Phoebe's shoulder. The director kept telling him to stop looking toward the camera.
- Mark was an announcer on two different Nashville-based national radio networks using the name Matt Thomas. "Matt" sounded friendly, and "Thomas" was his best friend from Up With People. He still does a ton of voice overs, including promo spots for movie networks in India.
- Mark traveled with the international performing group Up With People his year after high school-mostly dancing, but wanting to sing. He had an emergency appendectomy while on tour in Calgary, Alberta. His cast never performed in a Super Bowl halftime show, though a nationally-televised TV show on ZDF in Germany was a highlight.
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