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Mark E. Swinton is a film, television, and theater writer, producer, and director. Mark currently serves as the Vice President of Tyler Perry Studios where he produces all of the studio's major television shows, feature films, and stage plays.

Currently, Swinton produces a number of television shows that are on the air. Those include The Oval on BET, SISTAS on BET, The Cult Favorite - RUTHLESS on BET, BRUH on BET+, Young Dylan on Nickelodeon... Swinton serves as an Executive Producer, Writer, and Director on the situation comedies - House Of Payne, and Assisted Living, also on BET. Previously, Swinton was a writer on ABC's animated sitcom The Proud Family and UPN's Second Time Around.

His notable Producer credits on feature films include "Nobody's Fool" with Whoopi Goldberg and Tiffany Haddish, "Acrimony" with Taraji P Henson, and "Boo 2" which starred Tyler Perry and went on to be the number one film in America at the time. He also produced "A Fall From Grace" and the studio's upcoming film "Madea Homecoming" which will also premiere on Netflix.

Swinton received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the highly acclaimed Newhouse School at Syracuse University. At Syracuse, Swinton studied television and film, with a double major in creative writing and directing. Swinton did his graduate study in film at National University.

Swinton is an accomplished playwright and stage director. His urban musical "U Don't Know Me" was nominated for seven NAACP theater awards, winning four. He was the winner of the 2002 NAACP Theater Award For Best Director, and the 2002 NAACP Theater Award for Best Playwright.

Swinton's original works include "Ephraim's Song," "Black Olive," "Sugarbread Sweet," "Keep Movin' On," and the provocative stage play "Autumn." In theater, Swinton was the Assistant Director for Stan Lathan on the Tony Award winning show, Def Poetry Jam, on Broadway. As a theater educator, Swinton founded the Stephen and Carrie Odell Theatre Arts Academy in Los Angeles, and The Youth Arts Initiative, an after-school program for at-risk youth. Swinton wrote the curriculum for both schools, and birthed a creative writing, film, and theatre arts program that attracted thousands of youth from all over greater Los Angeles. For his work, Swinton won the Teach For America Educator of the Year Award, the LAUSD Gold Star Award, and was nominated for the National Disney Teacher Award five years in a row.

His mentors were Stan Lathan and Russell Simmons.

Is the founder and director of the highly acclaimed Stephen and Carrie Odell Theatre Arts Academy in South Central Los Angeles.

His stage play Black Olive, The Musical was also nominated for the NAACP Theatre Awards capturing an unparalleled nine nominations, more than any other show ever.

His stage play &quot;U Dont Know Me&quot; was nominated for seven NAACP Theatre Awards, winning four.

Attended Newhouse School at Syracuse University.

Los Angeles preparing for his directorial debut of his first feature film based off of his award winning stage play &quot;U Dont Know Me&quot; as well as preparing a second run of his award winning play to tour the country in 2008. (November 2007)

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