Mark Elliott Fite is an American actor and comedian.

Mark Fite
Fite in 2012
Born
Mark Elliott Fite

Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian

Career

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Fite is a founding member of the comedy group 2 Headed Dog with comedians Jim Turner, Dave Allen, and Craig Anton. He is known for creating roles and performing in comedy shows including The Tony Martini Variety Hour, Bob's Office Party, The Rudy Casoni Show, Girly Magazine Party, Clowntown City Limits, and Wife Swappers. Fite has worked with several theatre companies in Los Angeles, including The Actors' Gang, Theater of NOTE, and Padua Hills Playwrights' Festival where he worked with writers Murray Mednick, Leon Martell, Marlane Meyer, and John Steppling.

Fite has performed at multiple comedy venues and festivals around the country, as well as appearing at local L.A. favorites, Lucha VaVoom and Brookledge Follies.

In the 1990s, Fite had a prominent role as "Mark the Trasher" on the MTV game show Trashed, on which he destroyed the prized possessions of unlucky contestants. He has since appeared in television shows including SpongeBob SquarePants, Infinity Train, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Scandal, Criminal Minds, Clash-A-Rama!, Parenthood, Grey's Anatomy, Rules of Engagement, The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show, Friends, Seinfeld, and NewsRadio. Fite's varied film credits include Fight Club, Independence Day, Godzilla, Off the Lip, Elephant Sighs, The Adventures of Pinocchio, and in the short film for Dior (L.A.dy Dior) with Academy Award Winner Marion Cotillard, directed by John Cameron Mitchell.[1]

In 2009, Fite performed in the comedy Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas alongside Matthew Modine and French Stewart at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.[2]

In 2016, Fite performed on stage with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall in La Mer, part of the L.A. Phil Symphonies For Youth Program.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1988 Tapeheads Violin player Uncredited
1996 The Cable Guy Medieval Times Knight
1996 Independence Day Pilot
1996 Alien Beach Party Massacre Jeff
1996 364 Girls a Year Lance
1997 Courting Courtney Gus
1998 Stuart Bliss Reverend Walmsley
1998 Godzilla Radio Operator
1999 Dill Scallion Security Guard
1999 Fight Club Man #2 at Auto Shop
2000 Left-Overs Zack
2002 Hip! Edgy! Quirky! Barry
2004 Off the Lip Lenser
2005 Happy Endings Tess's Drunk Husband
2007 Shiloh Falls Confederate
2012 Elephant Sighs Nick
2012 Janeane from Des Moines Janeane's Brother
2015 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Customer #2 Voice
2015 The Lost One Jerry Walsh
2020 Hollywood Fringe Dinner Partier Mike
2020 Mank James Wilson
2020 Embattled David Adelsberg

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 Seinfeld Jack Episode: "The Kiss Hello"
1995 Living Single The Photographer Episode: "Another Saturday Night"
1995 The Drew Carey Show Customer Episode: "Lewis' Sister"
1995 The TV Wheel Various roles Television film
1996 Malcolm & Eddie Paramedic Jim Episode: "Dead Guy"
1996 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Cicero Episode: "Geek Like Me"
1996 Mr. Show with Bob and David: Fantastic Newness Various characters Television film
1996, 1997 NewsRadio Waiter / Counterman 2 episodes
1997 The Naked Truth The Repairman Episode: "A Year in the Life"
1997 Men Behaving Badly Wayne Episode: "The Party Favor"
1998 Alright Already Tom Episode: "Again with the Hockey Player: Part 1"
1998 The Army Show Guy in bar Episode: "The Visitor"
1999 Friends The Salesman Episode: "The One with the Cop"
2000 Tenacious D Jesus Ranch Cult Member Episode: "Road Gig"
2002 Friday Night Videos Two Headed Dog Episode #2.9
2002 The Andy Dick Show Various roles Episode: "My Dad Was an 80's Popstar"
2004 Back When We Were Grownups Jeep Television film
2005 Cheap Seats Jeff Harbaugh Episode: "1980 MLB All-Star Game"
2005–2007 Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Benedict Arnold / Emotion 3 episodes
2005–2013 SpongeBob SquarePants Various roles 24 episodes
2006 Close to Home Fred Cooper Episode: "The Shot"
2007 The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show Speedboat Glen Episode: "Demo Tape"
2007 Rules of Engagement Guest Episode: "Engagement Party"
2008 Faux Baby Frank Episode: "Super Dad"
2011 Grey's Anatomy Jared Cassidy Episode: "Start Me Up"
2013 Rizzoli & Isles Blake Smith Episode: "Cold as Ice"
2014 Parenthood Healer #1 Episode: "A Potpourri of Freaks"
2014–2015 International Ghost Investigators Supervisor 5 episodes
2015 Mike & Molly Waiter Episode: "Near Death Do Us Part"
2017 Criminal Minds Regina's Dad Episode: "Profiling 202"
2017 Scandal Congressman Adam Kelly Episode: "Pressing the Flesh"
2017, 2018 Mighty Magiswords Various roles 2 episodes
2018 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Getty Episode: "Principia"
2018–2019 Clash-A-Rama! Various voices 7 episodes
2019 NCIS Walter Miller Episode: "Silent Service"
2019 Infinity Train Andy Olsen / Harry 2 episodes
2021 Mom Wendell
2021 Bob Hearts Abishola Waiter Episode: "Old Strokey"

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, Shari. "Review: THE TONY MARTINI VARIETY HOUR Takes You Hysterically Back to the Heyday of Rat-Pack Era Las Vegas Lounge Acts". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  2. ^ Verini, Bob (17 September 2009). "Review: Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas". Variety.
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