- Mark O'Donnell was born on July 19, 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Hairspray (2007), Comedy Zone (1984) and Saturday Night Live (1975). He died on August 6, 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Won Broadway's 2003 Tony Award as Best Book (Musical) with collaborator Thomas Meehan for "Hairspray."
- He received his bachelor of arts degree from Harvard in 1976, where he was a member of the Harvard Lampoon. His twin brother also attended Harvard.
- He and his twin brother Steve are the youngest of 10 children of a welder and a homemaker in Cleveland.
- Brother of Steve O'Donnell.
- The structure I had in mind was: Girl does Mash Potato, girl charms Baltimore, girl integrates nation. My script was like a great Mad magazine article. (in a 2002 AP interview, describing the plot of "Hairspray")
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