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Mark Illsley

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 06/04/1958 (65) | United States of America (United States of America (USA))
Mark Illsley (born June 4, 1958) is a film director best known for writing and directing the film Happy, Texas, which starred William H. Macy and Steve Zahn, and directing Bookies. Illsley was raised in Santa Rosa, California where he made films as a teen with a Super-8 camera. He graduated from the USC School of Cinema-Television in 1981, where he met and started working relationship with Kevin Reynolds. Happy, Texas triggered a bidding war that played out at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, with Harvey Weinstein and Miramax beating out other suitors, which included Fox Searchlight, Paramount Classics and New Line Cinema. He married his wife Jill Zimmerman on September 29, 2001. They divorced in 2016. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Action

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Movies with Mark Illsley as Actor(1)

as Guard on Horse with Shotgun (uncredited)1999 Happy, Texas

Movies with Mark Illsley as Crew(7)

Directing/Director2003 Bookies
Directing/Director1999 Happy, Texas
Production/Producer1999 Happy, Texas
Writing/Screenplay1999 Happy, Texas
Directing/Second Unit Director1994 Rapa Nui
Directing/Second Unit Director1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Production/Production Manager1980 Proof

Full Name: Mark Illsley
Born: Wednesday, 06/04 1958 (June) in United States of America (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 65 years + 298 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Educated at: University of Southern California, USC School of Cinematic Arts, Montgomery High School
Mark Illsley frequently works together with these people:
Kevin Costner (4x, Actor)
Kevin Reynolds (4x, Crew)
Pen Densham (3x, Crew)
Ed Stone (3x, Actor)
Bryan Adams (2x, Actor)
Simon Crane (2x, Crew)
Michael Kamen (2x, Crew)
Norman Buckley (2x, Crew)
John Watson (2x, Crew)
Peter Boyle (2x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:104077, Added: 06/23/2018, Last updated: 02/28/2024