Mark Janicello

Cast · Director · Writer

Born

November 3, 1962 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Mark Janicello is a multiple Award-Winning, American Renaissance Man. There are very few corners of the entertainment universe that he has not worked in. The trilingual singer/actor (English/German/Dutch) had a stage career spanning more than 30 years, including over 100 productions. Mark is a classically-trained operatic tenor, who sang over 40 leading roles in operas and operettas while at the same time studying acting for 10 years with a member of NYC's famed Actor's Studio. He made his first stage appearance as a boy soprano at four years old and has been on stage or in front of a camera ever since. In the intervening years, he has performed in 52 countries. Among his many talents, he has been blessed with a truly unique, extremely versatile singing voice. He's had the honor to share the stage, microphone, or screen with such Show Business Legends as Frank Sinatra, Liza Minelli, Bill Cosby, Chick Corea, Jody Watley, Jon Secada, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer Bo Diddley, Reggae Stars Black Uhuru; operatic Superstars such as Cecilia Bartoli, Edita Gruberova, Francisco Araiza, Anna Moffo and Alfredo Kraus; Tony-Award winners/nominees like Liz Callaway, Debbie Gravitte, Kiril Kulish and Judy Kaye; as well as Hollywood luminaries like Anne Bancroft, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Alec Baldwin, among others. In 1992, he conquered both the New York Subways and the tough New York audiences as a street singer beating out over 3,000 contestants to win the KFC Musical Feast where he was crowned "America's Best Street Performer." His prize-winning appearance in Grand Central Station featured multiple musical and vocal styles and was based on the idea: "What if Elvis never died but just turned into Pavarotti?" It put Mark on the map of the entertainment industry and at the same time established him as a completely unique artist who doesn't neatly fit into any "box." He then made the leap from street performer to established theaters and concert halls performing in Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, and the Zurich Opera House, among many, many others. Playing Elvis Presley in the 1997 production of "Elvis: A Musical Biography" made his name in Europe. During a 30+ year stage career, he's performed leading and supporting roles in over 100 stage productions. Additionally, he has recorded 39 CDs, and done numerous international concert tours. Mark has been vegan since 2004 and advocates for a plant-based lifestyle.