Mark O'Donnell

Mark O’Donnell
Born	July 19, 1954 Cleveland, Ohio
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Relative(s)	Steve O’Donnell (twin brother)

Mark O’Donnell (born July 19, 1954) is an American writer and humorist. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College in 1976. He was a member of the Harvard Lampoon, where he held the position of Ibis. He was the writer and librettist for three Hasty Pudding musicals for the Hasty Pudding Theatricals group.

O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan shared the 2003 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical^[1] and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical for their work on Hairspray, and they wrote the 2007 film adaptation. The pair also worked on another John Waters musical adaptation, Cry-Baby, for which they received a 2008 Tony nomination.

O’Donnell’s novels include Getting Over Homer and Let Nothing You Dismay. Along with Bill Irwin, he wrote Scapin, a 1997 play adapted from the original by Molière.

O’Donnell is the identical twin of television writer Steve O’Donnell.

References

1. ^ 2003 Tony Awards

External links

• Mark O’Donnell at the Internet Movie Database
• Mark O’Donnell at Random House
• The Believer Magazine interview with Steve & Mark O’Donnell

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Date of birth	July 19, 1954
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