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Since he started performing professionally as a young
teen in his home state of Minnesota, Mark now has nearly three decades
of nightclub and casino showroom entertainment ‘under his belt.’ Touring
nationwide with many various acts in the ‘80s such as Affair,
Karmann Goldwyn, and Sammy’s Fortune, he has
developed a diverse and eclectic mix of musical tastes and comedic
influences. In 1990 he performed three shows nightly main stage as the
male lead vocalist in the His passion for the stage has encouraged him to share his talents and experience by coaching and training other performers. One year after producing The Mark and Tina Show, the duo made the cover of Vegas Visitor Magazine for their headlining appearance at The Riviera Hotel and Casino in 1996. His comedic style of bawdy piano bar fun had Las Vegas agents calling on him for help to open and create one of the world’s most successful dueling piano bars ever at New York New York Hotel and Casino in 1997 where he again blasted out three shows a night. In 1998 Mark helped open Duet, Westwood, CA,
a dueling piano nightclub owned by Tom Selleck. He then
teamed up with David Charles in Minnesota and created Deuces Wild
Dueling Pianos, a show that sold out nationwide for five years.
Performing in nightclubs, casino showrooms, ballrooms and special
events, they created a demand that would bring them to the 2002
Winter Olympics – Salt Lake City, UT where they performed
several shows nightly through the month of February. Giving back to the
Minnesota community that helped them grow, they helped raise over sixty
thousand dollars for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota
in a charity fundraiser at The Saint Cloud Civic Center,
MN. In October of 2002, just before Mark decided to leave winter
behind and move to the southwest, Deuces Wild was the
opening act for Dennis Miller. In 2003 Mark Performed
dueling pianos at Harrah’s, San Diego, and remained a key
player at Harrah’s, Las Vegas and New York
New York. His performance at Harrah’s, Las Vegas
helped the show win an award in What’s On Magazine for one
of the top lounge acts in Las Vegas for 2004. Also, in 2004 he opened
In 2005 Mark met with Producer
Gary Rafanelli in
Reno, NV. Mark is currently assisting with the operations
of the company that
Jeff Martin is one of
the many talented people I have worked with (for over 15 years!) Many years of greatly diversified entertaining has given Mark the ability to give a top-notch performance for any type of venue. From the rowdiest and raunchiest of night club shows to the sophisticated black-tie affair, he has proven his ability to always give a product that is specifically tailored to the environment that requests it. |
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grand opening of Trump’s Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, NJ. 
for Starship and Friends at the San Diego Convention
Center and helped add T.I. (Treasure Island) to
the Las Vegas list of dueling piano venues.