出生于曼哈顿低下阶层的社区，是好莱坞为数不多的黑人女星中比较著名和成功的一个。8岁时即在纽约的儿童剧团演出。曾在著名的纽约戏剧高中学习，毕业后搬迁移到加州作职业的舞台剧演员。1983年开始在百老汇表演单口相声，还得过奖，这可以解释了为什么她日后主持奥斯卡颁奖礼会如此潇...
Mark Neveldine was born on May 11, 1973 in Watertown, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Crank (2006), Crank: High Voltage (2009) and Gamer (2009). He has been married to Alison Lohman since August 19, 2009. They have two children.
