Marc Unger
Producer, Writer, Director, Editor, Actor at Hold For Scooter Productions
Acting Teacher, Actor, Comedian, Content Creator, Director, Editor, Filmmaker, Playwright, Producer, Screenwriter, Theatre Director, Visual Effects Supervisor and Voice Actor
Baltimore, Maryland
July 2018
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About Marc
Marc’s been a national headliner for years and has performed regularly at many of the nation’s top comedy clubs including The Comic Strip and Gotham Comedy Club in New York and the world famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles.
His television credits include appearances on Comedy Central, NBC “Dateline”, a guest appearance on the hit sitcom “Friends”. Most recently, Marc has landed a recurring role as a reporter on the new HBO series “VEEP” starring Julia Louise Dreyfus and has appeared on episodes during all four seasons.
Along with film, television and standup, Marc’s an accomplished theatre actor as well and has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with acclaimed television and film actors including Academy Award nominated actor John Hawkes, Paul Dooley, Jamie Denton, Billy Gardell, Annabella Fields and Frank Whaley. Theatre credits include Cowboy Mouth (directed by former “House” star Jennifer Morrison), a staged reading of “Den of Thieves” directed by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis as well as many other productions in Chicago, Los Angeles, NYC and Baltimore.
With three solo theatre shows already to his credit, Marc recently premiered his latest one man play “Drinking Up the Pieces” at Theatre Project in Baltimore. The serio-comedic piece explores Marc’s nearly two years struggle with major depression and his nightly visits to a local dive bar. It’s directed by Rain Pryor, daughter of the legendary comedian Richard Pryor and an acclaimed actress in her own right. Plans for the show include an extended run in New York City as well as showcasing the critically acclaimed piece at festivals around the world.
Marc’s writing and film directing credits include two optioned screenplays (“Adam’s Rock” and “Go With the Dog”)” as well as several short films. His first directorial effort, a short film called “The Filchaks Take a Gamble”, a piece which he also wrote and costarred was called “funny… infectious… memorable” by , one of the leading online movie review sites and this quirky, dark comedy was featured at film festivals including the Sarasota Film Festival and Cinequest online. Marc’s latest project, the eight episode web series “Thespian” has recently begun submitting to festivals and is currently being shopped to online platforms such as Amazon Prime and YouTube Red.
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Thespian Comedy ⋄ Drama After 25 years, a GEN-X comic with a now flatlined career finds himself back in Baltimore living just a few feet from the apartment he left all those years ago to move to New York and begin his once bright future. Undaunted, he decides to hit reset and go back to his roots as a serious actor.
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Kringle Time (
2019 )
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Thespian (
2018 )
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Veep (
2012 - 2015 )
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The Filchaks Take a Gamble (
2006 )
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Follow the Bouncing Bull (
2002 )
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Some Kinda Joke (
2000 )
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Friends (
1997 )
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The Brothers Nobody
TV Series Writer
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