Marc Baron Bio - Oroloro ® Entertainment LLC

MARC BARON ● Co-Director, Producer, Co-Writer

Marc first began performing in grade school, and in high school began writing and directing many school projects. He continued acting, singing and directing in Pace University, NYC, where the department head took Marc on as a protégé. Marc was titled the ‘Most likely to succeed’ by the college theatre club.
        After service in naval intelligence, Marc continued his studies at Pace, and at NY’s American Academy of Dramatic Arts and H. B. Studios. Fred Kelly, director, choreographer, and brother of Gene Kelly, became Marc’s friend and muse, mentoring him in the early stages of his career. Fred, a well known director of early television, brought Marc into The Lambs, America’s first professional theatrical club, more than 20 years ago. Marc began acting, singing, writing, directing and managing productions for The Lambs; Marc directed the new play, The Gershwin Factor, which sold-out; directed and acted in The President’s Mother, and serves as The Lambs' Vice-President. Marc is a multi-term member of the Board of Screen Actors Guild New York Division. In the summer of 2006 Marc directed two episodes of the California-based cable talk show, Talking Over Coffee, and recently directed Bookstore - a reading of a new musical for Manhattan’s prestigious York Theater. Marc was recently elected to the Council of the Episcopal Actors Guild, a charit for actors.
        Professionally, some films Marc has appeared in include Mortal Thoughts, Big, The Believer and Bullets Over Broadway. He is known as the stand-in and photo-double to the stars; Hugh Grant nicknamed him the ‘Lon Chaney of stand-ins’ for his ability to physically imitate numerous actors. He has worked with actors including Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick, Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, Sean Connery...with directors Sidney Lumet, Andrew Bergman, Woody Allen and Henry Beam...and with cinematographers Carlo DiPalma, Don Thorin, Bill Fraker, Laslo Kovacs and Zhao Fei; each offered filmmaking insights only found by working on a real film set.
        As a writer, Marc has co-authored both the stage musical and screenplay version of Love of a Lifetime; wrote the comedy western screenplay, Don’t Call Me Cisco; co-wrote the police action-drama Blue Shirts; and co-wrote Hot Properties, a romantic comedy screenplay based on a play Marc directed. and wrote he comedy MegaBall$. Marc has had several articles published in local newspapers, and in the Journal of Medical Education. Marc is serving his third elected term on the NY Board of Screen Actors' Guild. Marc has twice been a guest judge for the NY Filmmakers' Festival. , and will be a judge in the 2012 Leftovers FilmFest in Laughlin, Nevada. Marc also also researching material for a biography with accompanying documentary and blog on his grandfather and his brother, the Viennese sculptors, Josef Josephu and Florian Josephu-Drouot.

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