Mark McKinney(I)
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Mark was born to Canadian diplomat Russell and architectural writer Chloe
McKinney. Mark and his siblings spent much time traveling with their diplomat
dad, and Mark attended schools in many cities around the world, including
Trinidad, Paris, and Washington, D.C. His younger brother Nick is also a
comedian; he appeared on the short-lived Comedy Central sketch-comedy
show The Vacant Lot. Mark met Bruce McCulloch at the Loose Moose
Theater Company, and the two joined two other comedians to form the
comedy troupe 'The Audience,' which performed at Theatresports. Later,
Mark and Bruce moved to Toronto and met Dave Foley and
Kevin McDonald. They combined to form The Kids in the Hall. Later
he starred in the TV cut sensation The Kids in the Hall (1988); after it was canceled
in 1994, Mark joined the cast of Saturday Night Live (1975) from 1995 to 1997. He
had roles in various movies including
A Night at the Roxbury (1998),
The Out-of-Towners (1999),
The Ladies Man (2000), and
Dog Park (1998), and
Superstar (1999) which were both
directed by Kids In The Hall co-star and friend Bruce McCulloch.