1. George Mark Collie was born on January 18,1956 and is an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, actor, record producer, and fundraiser for Type 1 diabetes study.
20 Facts About Mark Collie
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Mark Collie has won awards and acclaim for his music, his acting, and his philanthropy.
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Mark Collie's singing career has included five major-label albums: four for MCA Nashville and one for Giant Records.
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Mark Collie's acting career includes roles in Fire Down Below, The Punisher, Kill Switch and Landman.
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Mark Collie began his career on MCA Records in 1989 after being discovered by label representatives.
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Collie's third album for MCA, Mark Collie, was produced by Don Cook.
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Mark Collie covered Jim Croce's "Rapid Roy " on the 1997 tribute album Jim Croce: A Nashville Tribute.
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Mark Collie did not release another album until Rose Covered Garden in 2006.
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Mark Collie has performed onstage with many artists including Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, and Johnny Cash.
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Mark Collie continues to tour actively both in the US and Europe.
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In September 2013 Mark Collie signed to 101 Ranch records and was the first artist signed to them.
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Mark Collie is noted with writing songs for Hollywood Movies such as Lions Gate's The Punisher starring Thomas Jane and Fire Down Below starring Steven Seagal.
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Mark Collie has acted in television series and movies, independent features and Hollywood feature films.
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Mark Collie has appeared as Frankie Gray on the ABC series Nashville.
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Mark Collie had a small role as assassin Harry Heck, where he played a song called "In Time" in front of Castle, in 2004's The Punisher.
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Mark Collie was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a teenager and in the early 1990s after finding success as a country music singer.
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In February 1991 Mark Collie was part of a filmed benefit concert in Nashville's Centennial Park along with George Jones to salute American troops in Operation Desert Storm.
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Mark Collie has performed at benefits throughout his career for a diverse collection of causes including The Nashville Food Bank, The Blue Note Fund, Fallen Police, and Victims of Domestic Violence among others.
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In February 2001 Mark Collie delivered the eulogy for race car legend Dale Earnhardt at a memorial service that included performances by Vince Gill and Steve Wariner at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Mark Collie married longtime girlfriend Tammy Stewart at a private ceremony in Columbia, Tennessee, on October 24,2009.