Mark Curry

Mark G. Curry (born June 1, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, and host. He is best known as the star of the ABC sitcom Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, and as one of the various hosts of the syndicated series It's Showtime at the Apollo. He portrays David's friend Marcus.
==Career==
Mark Curry's first role was in the film Talkin' Dirty After Dark, alongside Martin Lawrence in 1991.
In 1992, Curry's first major role was on television series Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, where he played the lead role of Mark Cooper, an NBA player-turned-substitute teacher/gym coach.
Curry appeared two episodes of The Jamie Foxx Show as an eccentric driving instructor. In addition, he also had guest starring roles on television series Living Single in 1994 andMartin in 1997, and minor roles in the films Switchback and Armageddon in 1998.
In 2000, Curry also had a recurring role on The Drew Carey Show as Drew's boss at Winfred-Louder. He appeared in six episodes. In an April Fools' episode of The Drew Carey Show, Drew refers to Mr. Soulard as Mr. Cooper, the joke being that Curry played both roles
He was the host of Comedy Central's Don't Forget Your Toothbrush in 2000 and had minor roles in For Your Love, which starred Hangin' with Mr. Cooper co-star, Holly Robinson Peete). Also, in 2000, Curry starred in A Man Is Mostly Water. In 2001 had a minor role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Motocrossed. Later in the year, Curry played one of the leads in another Disney Channel Original Movie, The Poof Point.
Curry was the host of the PAX-TV show Animal Tails and BET's "Coming to the Stage" in 2003. In 2004, he appeared on Celebrity Mole Yucatan. He came in second place to Dennis Rodman. In 2005, had guest starring roles in Less Than Perfect and Fat Actress.
On November 30, 2008, Mark performed a stand-up comedy routine on The Comedy Festival Laffapalooza Special, hosted by Tracy Morgan.[3]
In 2009-2011, Curry hosted Jamie Foxx's "FoxxHole Live" every Monday in the Conga Room in Los Angeles, which was heard on Satellite Radio sirus 106/XM 149.
In 2012, Curry joined Sommore, Earthquake, Bruce Bruce and Tony Rock on the "Royal Comedy Tour." Many spectators have viewed Curry's stand-up comedy performance as the highlight of the show leaving the audience in hysterical laughter. Later in 2012, Curry joined Nickelodeon's first-ever original live-action family comedy series, See Dad Run as Scott Baio's friend Marcus. The series is currently in production on the former Happy Days stage in Los Angeles.
Filmography
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1991	Talkin' Dirty After Dark 	Antonio 	
1995	Panther 	Lombard 	
1997	The Fanatics 	Fly Walker 	
1997	Switchback 	Robbie 	
1998	Armageddon 	Stu the Cabbie 	
2001	Motorcrossed 	Bob Arness 	TV Movie
2001	The Poof Point 	Norton Ballard 	TV Movie
2011	Poolboy: Drowning Out The Fury	Captain O'Malley	
===[edit]Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1992-1993	It's Showtime at the Apollo 	Host 	
1992-1997	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper 	Mark Cooper 	Lead; 5 Seasons
1996 	All That 	Various 	1 Episode
1997 	Martin 	Ronnie Cochran	1 Episode
1998 	The Jamie Foxx Show 	Sergeant Easy 	2 Episodes
2000 	The Drew Carey Show 	Robert Soulard	6 Episodes
2000 	For Your Love 	Dr. Collins 	1 Episode
2000 	Don't Forget Your Toothbrush 	Host 	
2002-2003	Pyramid 	Himself 	2 Episodes
2003 	Coming To The Stage 	Host 	
2003-2004	Animal Tails 	Host 	Variety TV Show
2004 	The Mole 	Himself 	Realty TV
2005 	Less Than Perfect 	Morpheus 	1 Episode
2005 	Fat Actress 	Max Cooper 	2 episodes
2011-2012	The Secret Life of the American Teenager	 	2 Episodes
2012 	See Dad Run 	Marcus 	Upcoming Nick At Nite Series
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