1. Mark Damon was a member of the 1960s Dolce Vita set of actors and actresses in Rome.
14 Facts About Mark Damon
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Mark Damon, the son of a grocer, was born Alan Harris in Chicago.
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Mark Damon's family was Jewish and their surname was originally "Herscovitz".
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Mark Damon switched to the Anderson School of Management, eventually graduating with an MBA and a BA in English.
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Mark Damon began taking theater classes and decided to pursue a career in acting.
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In 1956, Mark Damon started his career in Hollywood, signing a contract with 20th Century Fox.
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In 1960, Mark Damon won a Golden Globe Award as a "Star of Tomorrow" for his performance in the film House of Usher.
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Mark Damon entered the world of independent sales and production while in Italy after meeting independent international distributors interested in popular American movies.
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In 1993, after a period of legal battling with Credit Lyonnais over the company's control of Epic, Damon started MDP Worldwide, which in 1998 was sold to Behaviour Communications, a Canadian company.
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Mark Damon's productions have grossed over $2 billion in theatrical box office worldwide and have garnered 10 Oscar nominations.
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Mark Damon has been involved in the international licensing of over 300 feature length pictures, including Never Say Never Again starring Sean Connery, Prizzi's Honor with Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston, Once Upon A Time In America with Robert De Niro and James Woods, The Cotton Club with Richard Gere, and The Final Countdown starring Kirk Douglas.
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In 2005, Mark Damon founded the film production and sales company Foresight Unlimited.
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Mark Damon was sold to Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment in 2019.
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In 2019, DCR Finance Group launched a $100 million film fund to produce their film organization, with Mark Damon serving as managing partner.