Mark Whitney

Mark Whitney
Occupation Entrepreneur, Playwright, Comedian
Known for Fool For A Client

Mark Whitney is a serial entrepreneur and performer. He has toured as a one-man show since 2006.[1] Whitney’s one man shows include "The EDucation of Dianne,"[2] and "Fool For A Client."[3][4] He has been profiled by Robert McKee in Story Magazine.[5]

Career

Whitney founded and ran the San Diego Comedy Co-op where he produced approximately 500 free shows over three years.[1][3] He performs at Fringe Festivals[3][4][6] including Capital Fringe Festival[7] and Minnesota Fringe Festival.[8] Whitney won an award at the San Francisco Comedy Convention for stand-up comedy. He has also received recognition at performance festivals including the D.C. Theatre Festival, the Iowa Theatre Festival, the Boulder International Theatre Festival, the Minnesota Theatre Festival, and the San Francisco Theatre Festival.[1]

Whitney also produces the podcast "Late Nite Last Week."[9] He is the founder, owner and CEO of TheLaw.net, an online legal database.[7][10][11]

Political activism

In 2012, Whitney filed a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama in the military personnel's presence in Libya.[12][13] Because the NATO operation ended before the suit was tried, the court case was dismissed as moot.[12]

Further reading

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Libertopia Comedians" (PDF). DGC Magazine. April 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ "San Diego Fringe Festival: 'The EDucation Of Dianne' Starring Mark Whitney". KPBS. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Mark Collins (August 7, 2008). "Fourth annual Fringe Festival brings a variety of performances to Boulder". Daily Camera. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Peter Marks (July 14, 2008). "At Fringe Festival, a Finely Tuned Fury". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Mark Whitney The Art and Craft of Live Storytelling". Story. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  6. ↑ Heather Goss (July 14, 2010). "Capital Fringe Review: Fool For A Client". DCist. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Chris Klimek (July 11, 2010). "Fringe Profile: Company Man". Washington City Paper. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ Dominic P. Papatola (July 29, 2008). "Welcome to the Fringe". Twin Cities. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Home". Late Nite Last Week. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Four legal research companies offer mid-priced options". Wisconsin Law Journal. September 8, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  11. ↑ T.R. Halvorson (July 2, 2001). "Features - Reed Elsevier Sues TheLaw.Net Complaining of Unfair Competition". LLRX. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  12. 1 2 Josh Gerstein (February 27, 2012). "Court rejects another challenge to Obama's Libya operation". Politico. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Mark WHITNEY, Plaintiff, v. Barack OBAMA, et al., Defendants.". United States District Court. Retrieved May 1, 2015.

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