Mark Webber (actor)

Mark Webber
Webber at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2010.
Born	Mark Allen Webber[1] July 19, 1980 (1980-07-19) (age 31) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1997–present

Mark Allen Webber is an American actor, screenwriter and director known for his roles in the films Snow Day and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

Personal life

Webber was born in 1980 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he spent his early years. He was later raised by his single mother in the slums of North Philadelphia. There they spent time homeless, living in cars and abandoned buildings, and struggling to survive during the harsh winters.^[2] His mother is Cheri Honkala and she has since become an advocate for the homeless in Philadelphia.^[3][4] Webber's life was subsequently the subject of a major news magazine story. He and his mother have been for many years and still are outspoken homeless advocates. They walk in protests, help to educate voters, and volunteer to help provide food and shelter to the urban poor in Philadelphia and elsewhere.^[5] Cheri Honkala is now running for Sheriff of Philadelphia with the Green Party on a "no evictions" platform.^[6]

Career

Webber began his professional career in 1997. He favours offbeat independent productions and challenging rolls that involve intense characterization.^[2]

Filmography

• Whiteboyz (1999)
• Jesus' Son (1999)
• Drive Me Crazy (1999)
• Animal Factory (2000)
• Snow Day (1999)
• Boiler Room (2000)
• Storytelling (2001)
• Chelsea Walls (2001)
• The Laramie Project (2002)
• Hollywood Ending (2002)
• People I Know (2002)
• Bomb the System (2002)
• Winter Solstice (2004)
• Dear Wendy (2005)
• Broken Flowers (2005)
• Just Like the Son (2006)
• The Hottest State (2006)
• The Memory Thief (2007)
• The Good Life (2007)
• Weapons (2007)
• T Takes (2008)
• Good Dick (2008)
• Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2009)
• Shrink (2009)
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
• Gift of the Magi (2010)

Directing credits

• Explicit Ills (2009)

References

1. ^ According to the State of Minnesota. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002. Searchable at http://www.ancestry.com/
2. ^ ^{a b} Mark Webber: Film biography
3. ^ http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/07/31/honkala
4. ^ http://www1.appstate.edu/~clarkne/socm/bios/honkala.htm
5. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4lzcN1iA50
6. ^ http://www.thiscantbehappening.net/node/584

External links

• Mark Webber at the Internet Movie Database
• Mark Webber (actor) at AllRovi

Persondata
Name	Webber, Mark
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Short description	American actor
Date of birth	July 19, 1980
Place of birth	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of death
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