Mark Feuerstein

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Mark Feuerstein as Clifford Calley on The West Wing.

Mark Feuerstein (born June 8, 1971) is an American actor. He was born in New York City. He attended The Dalton School.

Feuerstein is one of the two rappers in Lazy Monday, a West Coast response to the December 2005 Saturday Night Live parodic music video Lazy Sunday.

Mark Feuerstein got his break-through on television as a recurring character on the daytime soap opera Loving (1983). Most of the people in his family are lawyers. He was a high school state championship wrestler. He enjoys mountain-biking, wrestling, dancing (hip-hop to salsa) and jogging.

He got the nickname "Chaplin" on the set of Giving It Up (1999) because of his uncanny knack of physical comedy. He even had a physical slapstick back-and-forth with Mel Gibson a year later on the set of What Women Want (2000).

[edit] Trivia

• Usually plays a wide-eyed, too-young, too-immature young love interest by the leading lady who gets dumped, or a laywer. Technically, in "Practical Magic," he was killed off.
• Dated Jessalyn Gilsig from "Boston Public."
• On the website, "Hey, It's That Guy!" (a site for actors who are recognizable, but not household names), it was predicted that he would never be a heart-throb . He became one after appearing on the TV show, "Good Morning, Miami."
• He re-united as a love interest with "Practical Magic" co-star Sandra Bullock in the film "Two Weeks Notice," but all his scenes were deleted.
• Has a daughter with Dana Klein, Lila Jane.
• He was named "Phoenix" in the June 30, 2000 issue of Entertainment Weekly due to his comeback after the demise of his NBC sitcom Conrad Bloom (1998).
• His brother is a successful real estate attorney, and most of the people in his family are lawyers.
• Graduated from Princeton University in 1993.
• Was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2003.
• Wrote a 193-page school thesis: Every Man is A King: An Actor's Journal.
• When director Nancy Meyers was casting What Women Want, her daughter recognized Feuerstein from Practical Magic (1998), and insisted that her mother cast him.
• Won a full scholarship to the London School of Dramatic Arts, and studied with the top clown teacher at Ecole Phillipe Gaulier in France.
• Was a wrestler in high achool and won the State Championship.
• Was given the nickname of "Chaplin" on the set of Giving It Up (1999) for his uncanny knack with physical slapstick by the writer/director Christopher Kublan.
• Was dubbed by wags as "Murderer of a thousand sit-coms" and "sit-com kryptonite" due to his lack of success in "Fired Up," (1997) Conrad Bloom (1998), The Heart Department (2001), Good Morning, Miami (2002) and "3 Lbs." (2007).
• Is a constant supporter and activist for AIDS charities.
• Most favorite role was the weaselly junior suit in Albert Brooks' The Muse (1999). Most hated role was the short-term sex partner for whom Cynthia Nixon had to fake orgasms on Sex and the City.^{[citation needed]}
• Was on a panel of judges for a film festival sponsored by Princeton in Hollywood.
• Top three favorite movies are Annie Hall (1977), The Godfather (1972), and Rocky (1976).^{[citation needed]}
• He has played executives in an advertising company dealing with female-oriented projects in Conrad Bloom (1998), Giving It Up (1999), and What Women Want (2000).
• Claims his greatest indulgence is bacon cheeseburgers and gin and tonics.^{[citation needed]}
• Appeared with Lauren Graham in both Caroline in the City and Conrad Bloom.
• Is 5' 8" (1.73 m) in height.
• Married Dana Klein since June 9, 2005. Has a daughter with Dana Klein, Lila Jane.

[edit] Personal quotes

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• When People magazine voted him one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in 2003, he was asked what beauty products he used, and replied, "The closest thing I use to beauty products is the grease on the pizza from John's Pizzeria."
• On Ashley Williams' character on Good Morning, Miami: "Hers is a combination of wisdom and innocence."
• "I just give off this kind of feminine vibe which has... served me so well with women in my life."
• "In high school, I was a total jock/extracurricular nerd/just plain nerd. When I got to college, I realized that building a resume to get into a good school was no longer necessary. I had already gotten into one. I might as well follow my bliss."
• On working with Penelope Cruz in Woman On Top: "I can't say enough nice things about her. She is amazing. You would think, looking at her, "Well, she can't be smart, funny, and a good actress," but she is all these things and more. She's great at imitations, dancing, partying. And she's a great person, too. She doesn't do it for show. One day when we were shooting in Pellerinho, a small town in Bahia, Brazil, we're hanging out on a street corner and there's this little boy who's dirty, dressed in rags, who is begging. She takes him by the hand and walks him to a sandwich shop and buys him two roast beef sandwiches. There's no one around, writing an article about her, this is just Penelope being herself."
• "Once you become an actor, it's important to take care of yourself. I live in Santa Monica, where I can mountain bike, hike and go running on the beach. I like a nice sunset jog."
• (On his Jake Silver character on "Good Morning, Miami"): "When it comes to producing a morning show, Jake is your man,” says Feuerstein. “He’s smart, ambitious and honest but when he meets the love of his life, the only thing he can produce is a big, fat foot in his mouth!”
• On In Her Shoes: "It's not a chick flick. Guys should go see this movie because if anybody has a brother out there or is interested in their relationship with their family - or enjoys seeing Cameron Diaz in a bikini - this will appeal to you."
• "I get razor bumps. Those bumps are my superficial vanity issue."
• On the screenplay for In Her Shoes: "When I read the script I was crying. I loved this story, so to be part of it in any capacity was a dream for me. But to get to play the one male lead in this movie opposite Toni Collette... Playing a guy who loves food, which is me. Playing a guy who is upfront and honest about what he feels. It was just a dream for me."
• On starring in the upcoming TV show 3 lbs.: "Pronouncing the words alone requires one-millionth of the effort that a brain surgeon has to make to become a brain surgeon, but it still sucks. It's still tough."
• "When Mark's not beautiful, he's adorable," says Ashley Williams, his costar on NBC's new hit sitcom Good Morning, Miami. "When he's just waking up from a nap and his hair is all scruffy and his eyes are having trouble staying open, he's cuddly. Only Mark can pull off the ragged look. He really pays attention to people. And he has an incredible knack for complimenting women. I'll come into work and he'll say, 'Great lip gloss, Sweetheart.'"--Ashley Williams on Mark.

[edit] Filmography

• Loving (1995–1996) TV Series
• Caroline in the City (1997) TV Series
• Fired Up (1997) TV Series
• Practical Magic (1998)
• Conrad Bloom (1998) TV Series
• 30 Days (1999)
• The Muse (1999)
• Giving It Up (1999)
• What Women Want (2000)
• An American Daughter (2000) (TV)
• Woman on Top (2000)
• Rules of Engagement (2000)
• The Heart Department (2001) (TV)
• Two Weeks Notice (2002)
• Abandon (2002)
• Balkanization (2002)
• Good Morning, Miami (2002) TV Series
• 3 Days of Rain (2002)
• In Her Shoes (2005)
• 3 lbs. (2006)
• Shut Up and Sing (2006)

[edit] External links

• GMMFAN.com (a fansite with up to date Mark Feuerstein news and photos)
• Mark Feuerstein at the Internet Movie Database
• Mark Feuerstein at TV.com