Mark V. Olsen

Mark V. Olsen
Born	1962 (age 48–49) USA
Occupation	Producer, Writer, Attorney

Mark V. Olsen (born 1962) is a U.S. TV producer and screenwriter. He is the co-creator and executive producer of the HBO series Big Love along with writing and life partner Will Scheffer. In 2007, Olsen and Scheffer won a TV Writers Guild of America Award for the pilot and first episode of Big Love.^[1]

Overview

Mark V. Olsen grew up in Hastings, Nebraska. He is also an attorney, and a member of the New York bar.

Olsen is openly gay; since the early 1990s, he and professional partner Will Scheffer have also been married to each other.^[2][3]

Prior to Big Love, Olsen and Scheffer wrote an independent film, Easter (2002). Olsen also wrote a six-part miniseries for HBO known as Mary Chestnut's Civil War.

References

1. ^ "Awards for Mark V. Olsen" at the Internet Movie Database
2. ^ Gross, Terry (1 August 2007), "Mark Olsen and Will Scheffer, Feeling the 'Big Love'", Fresh Air, http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12421072, retrieved 2008-10-14 
3. ^ Lattin, Don (10 June 2007), "Gay monogamous couple are brains behind polygamy show", San Francisco Chronicle, http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/10/PKG3EQ4RTA1.DTL&feed=rss.entertainment, retrieved 2008-10-14 

External links

• Mark V. Olsen at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Olsen, Mark V.
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Date of birth	1962
Place of birth	USA
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