Mark Pinkosh

Pinkosh was born in Frankfurt, Germany to a Polish-American father and a Scottish-American mother. The family moved to Kailua, Hawaii when Mark was 7 years old. Starting in film and television at age 9. By age 12 he was performing regularly on the stage, and was awarded the Presidential Scholar In The Arts by President Reagan in 1982. That same year he was flown to Washington D.C. where he was presented with the honor and performed at the Kennedy Center. In 1984, Mark founded the Starving Artists Theatre Company, an international theatre group known for presenting cutting edge drama around the world. Mark produced over sixty productions and directed twelve pieces for the company. Their pieces were invited to represent the United States at a number of high profile International Theatre Festivals, including Toronto's duMaurier International Festival, Dublin's World Stage Festival, Philadelphia's Fringe Festival and the Edinburgh International Festival. Their work has transferred to London's West End and Chicago, San Francisco, Houston, Munich, Paris and Seattle. In February 2007 Mark was legally married in the United Kingdom to long term partner, playwright Godfrey Hamilton. He divides his time between Los Angeles, Hawaii and the United Kingdom.