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Mark Povinelli Born August 9, 1971
Elyria, OhioMark Povinelli (born August 9, 1971) is an American stage, television, and movie actor who also does occasional stunt work. He stands 3’ 9½” and weighs 75 pounds (115 cm, 34 kg) as a consequence of spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita (SEDc), a skeletal dysplasia caused by a mutation in the COL2A1 (type II collagen) gene.
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Life and career
Povinelli was born in Elyria, Ohio and is the youngest of four children. His parents and siblings are average-size. Povinelli graduated from Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Wheaton, Maryland in 1989, and then graduated in 1993 from Miami University (as a member of Kappa Alpha Order) with a degree in Mass Communications and a minor in Theatre Acting. His repertory encompasses drama, comedy, and fantasy. He has appeared in a wide range of productions, from stage plays by William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson to roles in television series such as Modern Family and Boardwalk Empire, as well as in popular movies including The Polar Express (2004, directed by Robert Zemeckis). Onstage in 2003 in Lee Breuer's production of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, retitled Mabou Mines DollHouse, Povinelli drew praise from The New York Times: "The men embody small-minded convention and stunted possibilities...Mr. Povinelli makes us feel Torvald's repressive sexual virility at every turn."[1] He has characterized his approach to acting for The Village Voice: "Being so tremendously different provides you with an analytical depth ... Like any actor, I try to bring as much of myself to the role I'm playing as possible. Every day I go out I'm made aware of my size. Why should I deny myself the richness of that experience when I go onstage?"[2]
Povinelli starred opposite Robert Pattinson and Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz in the Fox 2011 film, Water for Elephants, playing the iconic role of Kinko. The film was adapted from the NY Times bestseller by Sara Gruen and premiered April 2011.
He is currently filming Untitled Snow White which stars Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer (The Social Network) and Lily Collins.
Filmography
- 2012: Mirror Mirror - (filming)
- 2012: My Next Breath - (filming)
- 2011: Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea - (TV pilot)
- 2011: A.N.T. Farm - Officer 39
- 2011: Water for Elephants (film) - Kinko / Walter
- 2011: Modern Family - Bobby
- 2010: The Whole Truth - Judge Roland Tomassy
- 2010: Boardwalk Empire - Kevin Kiley
- 2010: 'Til Death - Luther (2 episodes)
- 2010: Cold Case - Nathaniel 'Biggie' Jones '71
- 2009: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Tiny (2 episodes)
- 2008: Pushing Daisies - Simon
Awards
2005 Best Actor - Fantasy at the ShockerFest International Film Festival
References
- ^ Jefferson, M. Theater review: Fun-House Proportions Turn Dominance Upside Down. The New York Times. 2003, November 24.
- ^ McNulty, "Welcome to Lee Breuer's Dollhouse: Lee Breuer Goes Little — and Literal — With His Production of Ibsen's Classic". The Village Voice. 2003, November 12-18.
External links
Categories:- 1971 births
- Actors with dwarfism
- American film actors
- American stage actors
- American television actors
- Living people
- People with dwarfism
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