Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsHoliday Watch GuideGotham AwardsSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
  • FAQ
IMDbPro

Mark S. Allen

  • Producer
  • Actor
  • Writer
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Mark S. Allen
When high school senior Jessie Campbell (Nikki Reed) and her tight-knit group of friends begin to receive a series of foreboding email chain letters, they have no idea the terror that awaits them.
Play trailer2:09
Chain Letter (2010)
1 Video
18 Photos
Mark S. Allen p.g.a., is an 8 time Emmy Award winning television producer/host and is a writer/producer of the film APParition starring Mena Suvari and Kevin Pollak, and a producer of the films Notorious Nick (based on the true story of MMA champion Nick Newell starring Cody Christian and Elisabeth Rohm) and BallBuster (starring Jerry O' Connell). He co-wrote and is a producer of the horror film franchise Fear Pharm and is co-director/writer/producer of the Eric Robert's suspense-horror 616 Wilford Lane, as well as the Cannes best dark comedy winner Amy's F It List. His most recent film is the Apple TV horror-thriller Don't Answer.

He is host and is executive producer/host of the "Take a Look," on AFN Worldwide and Tegna owned ABC, CBS and NBC stations throughout the US.

His TV career began with hosting the National show Scratch with Lisa Ling. He went on to win seven Emmy Awards and was host of his own show "Short Attention Span Theater" for two years on Comedy Central, taking the spot after Jon Stewart's departure and then handing the torch to Marc Marin. His movie show airs in 27 countries and 168 million homes worldwide both on AFN and Tegna owned ABC station. His segment on the YouTube channel SMOSH has 38 million views and growing. Mark has logged over 25,000 hours of live local television as well as visiting the sets of countless blockbusters all over the World. He has been Mark Zuckerberg's guest at the Facebook campus on numerous occasions to host celebrity movie screening Q&As and has done the same for two California governors. He has a Guinness World Record for jalapeño pepper eating, and the local record for most bones broken on local TV; in fact, he defied recent great white shark attacks in the San Francisco Bay by swimming all the way from the Bay Bridge to the Golden Gate Bridge on live TV. His book 100 Things to do in Sacramento Before You Die is in bookstores throughout California and is an Amazon certified #1 new release. In 2017 he was awarded the Children's Miracle Network "Person Of The Year" award for his ongoing efforts to raise funds for children's hospitals. 2019 Emmy Award; broadcast television non-scripted interview-discussion 2018 Emmy Award "Morning Blend featuring London Essentials" 2017 Emmy Award for Extra Butter TV. 2017 won National ProMax award 2017 California Film Commission Person of the Year
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
    • Resume
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins total

    Photos18

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 11
    View Poster

    Known for

    Alyson Gorske in Amy's F**k It List (2023)
    Amy's F**k It List
    4.3
    • Producer
    • 2023
    Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, and Ioan Gruffudd in Fantastic Four (2005)
    Fantastic Four
    5.7
    • KMAX-TV(IND) Sacramento
    • 2005
    Alyson Gorske in 616 Wilford Lane (2021)
    616 Wilford Lane
    4.2
    • Producer
    • 2021
    Don't Answer (2025)
    Don't Answer
    9.0
    • Producer(p.g.a.)
    • 2025

    Credits

    Edit
    IMDbPro

    Producer



    • Don't Answer (2025)
      Don't Answer
      9.0
      • producer (p.g.a.)
      • 2025
    • Take a Look (2024)
      Take a Look
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Alyson Gorske in Amy's F**k It List (2023)
      Amy's F**k It List
      4.3
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Fear PHarm 2 (2021)
      Fear PHarm 2
      4.1
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Kevin Pollak, Barry Livingston, Elisabeth Röhm, and Cody Christian in Notorious Nick (2021)
      Notorious Nick
      5.8
      • producer (p.g.a.)
      • 2021
    • Alyson Gorske in 616 Wilford Lane (2021)
      616 Wilford Lane
      4.2
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Fear Pharm (2020)
      Fear Pharm
      4.6
      • produced by (p.g.a.)
      • 2020
    • Jerry O'Connell in Ballbuster (2020)
      Ballbuster
      3.2
      • producer (p.g.a.)
      • 2020
    • 2nd Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards (2020)
      2nd Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards
      TV Special
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Apparition (2019)
      Apparition
      3.2
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Mark S. Allen and Kelly Savanna Deaton in Extra Butter TV (2017)
      Extra Butter TV
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Mark at the Movies (2009)
      Mark at the Movies
      5.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2009–2011

    Actor



    • Authentic: Real Talk About the Cave
      • Newscaster
      • Completed
      • Short



    • No Address (2025)
      No Address
      5.2
      • Marcus
      • 2025
    • Alyson Gorske in Amy's F**k It List (2023)
      Amy's F**k It List
      4.3
      • Dog Walker
      • 2023
    • Kevin Pollak, Barry Livingston, Elisabeth Röhm, and Cody Christian in Notorious Nick (2021)
      Notorious Nick
      5.8
      • Announcer Pat
      • 2021
    • Fear Pharm (2020)
      Fear Pharm
      4.6
      • Zombie 1
      • 2020
    • Jerry O'Connell in Ballbuster (2020)
      Ballbuster
      3.2
      • Michelle Vagah
      • 2020
    • Thank You, Places
      Short
      • Mark S Allen
      • 2017
    • Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
      Independence Day: Resurgence
      5.2
      • Journalist (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • No Parking
      • Guest Appearance
      • 2011
    • A Super Good Day
      Short
      • Chief Paperwork Engineer
      • 2010
    • Chain Letter (2010)
      Chain Letter
      4.1
      • TV Announcer
      • 2010
    • Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox in Smosh (2005)
      Smosh
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Dating Game Show Host
      • 2009
    • Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, and Ioan Gruffudd in Fantastic Four (2005)
      Fantastic Four
      5.7
      • KMAX-TV(IND) Sacramento
      • 2005
    • Owen Thomas in The Pitch (2003)
      The Pitch
      Short
      • Maxwell Laraby
      • Rita
      • 2003
    • Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane (1998)
      Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane
      5.3
      • FBI Agent Franks
      • 1998
    • Martin Lawrence, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, Thomas Mikal Ford, and Carl Anthony Payne II in Martin (1992)
      Martin
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Mark S. Allen
      • 1992

    Writer



    • Don't Answer (2025)
      Don't Answer
      9.0
      • writer
      • 2025
    • Alyson Gorske in Amy's F**k It List (2023)
      Amy's F**k It List
      4.3
      • writer
      • 2023
    • Fear PHarm 2 (2021)
      Fear PHarm 2
      4.1
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Alyson Gorske in 616 Wilford Lane (2021)
      616 Wilford Lane
      4.2
      • written by
      • 2021
    • Fear Pharm (2020)
      Fear Pharm
      4.6
      • written by
      • 2020
    • Jerry O'Connell in Ballbuster (2020)
      Ballbuster
      3.2
      • writer
      • 2020
    • Apparition (2019)
      Apparition
      3.2
      • story
      • writer
      • 2019

    Videos1

    Chain Letter
    Trailer 2:09
    Chain Letter

    Personal details

    Edit
    • Spouse
      • Janette? - present (3 children)
    • Other works
      hosted The Comedy Channel's "Short Attention Span Theater"

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Graduated from high school in Odessa, Texas during the setting for "Friday Night Lights"

    FAQ

    Powered by Alexa
    • What is Mark S. Allen known for?
      Fantastic Four, 616 Wilford Lane, Amy's F**k It List, and Don't Answer
    • Is Mark S. Allen married?
      Yes, to Janette
    • How many awards has Mark S. Allen won?
      3 awards
    • How many award nominations has Mark S. Allen received?
      3 nominations

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb App
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.