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Mark Webber
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Actor Mark Webber, 21, is currently starring in the new Todd Solondz movie, Storytelling. He got rave reviews for his performance in the London and New York stage productions of David Mamet's American Buffalo opposite William H. Macy and Phillip Baker Hall. He ... appeared in Snow Day with Chevy Chase and The Animal Factory directed by Steve Buscemi. Weber grew up in Philadelphia where he was sometimes homeless with his mother Cheri Honkala. She is a homeless rights activist and founder of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union. In March Webber can be seen in HBO's Laramie Project.
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At 21, Mark Webber already seems on his way--just consider the following: Playing a vulnerable high-school senior, he stands out among an impressive group of performers working at high velocity in Todd Solondz's recently released Storytelling. In this month's anticipated adaptation of Moises Kaufman's The Laramie Project, he portrays one of Matthew Shepard's remorseless killers. In April's Chelsea Walls, actor/director Ethan Hawke's homage to the eternally hip Chelsea Hotel, Webber shines as a soft-spoken, love-crossed drifter (opposite Rosario Dawson). Later in the spring he'll play Woody Allen's son in the auteur's next, Hollywood Ending. And, in the upcoming People Know, he was cast opposite the ultimate actor's actor, Al Pacino. Additionally, Webber appeared on stage in 2000's London and New York revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo, opposite William H. Macy and Philip Baker Hall.
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Webber was given a test at Snetterton with the Van Diemen team, and subsequently earned a works drive for the team at the 1995 Formula Ford Festival, held at Brands Hatch. He finished third in his first international race, a result good enough to see him retained by the team for the 1996 Championship. Before moving to Europe permanently, Webber won the Formula Holden race at the 1996 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. During the 1996 British Formula Ford Championship, Webber took four victories on his way to second place overall, finishing his season strongly with a win in the Formula Ford Festival. He ... won the Spa-Francorchamps race of the Formula Ford Euro Cup, taking third in the series despite competing in only two of the three rounds. His results throughout the year saw him voted as Australian motorsport's "Young Achiever" and "International Achiever" of 1996.
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Being born in the country outside Canberra, Webber's first attraction was to motorbikes – a hobby helped by his father's position as the local dealer – before he turned his attention to four wheels with a spell in karting. It wasn't for a few years... that the bug began to strike. Then, having won the state kart title, he moved immediately into Formula Ford, taking fourth overall in a strong category in Australia, before taking the big step to Europe.
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Mark Webber has been studying and teaching meditation for over twenty years. His background includes research in molecular biology and chemistry; training in the fine arts and crafts; he holds a Masters degree in anthropology, and has an avid interest in geology. Mark is a professional gemstone cutter and sculptor. For seven years he was the Coordinator of the Fine Arts and Crafts Programs at Nunavut Arctic College in the Eastern Arctic, Canada. He is currently the Executive Director of the Kootenay School of the Arts, Center of Craft and Design, in Nelson, B.C., Canada.
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Mark is a sound artist, filmmaker and performance technician whose practice is centred around electroacoustic music. In embracing both high and low technologies, he is particularly interested in exploring montage and concrète techniques in both composition and performance. Working across a diverse range of artfoms recent commissions have included those from Opera North, the Sonic Arts Network and the Henry Moore Institute. His work has been widely programmed both nationally and internationally including the prestigious Sonic Circuits touring festival of the USA, curated by the American Composers Forum, and Vidarte in Mexico City.
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