Hippie Mark
A Photobiography
60's •
70's •
80's •
90's •
2000 and Beyond
The 60's
Mark dropped out of the Beatles in 1963, after John Lennon insisted that he wear shoes. While this would have been a career killer for anyone else, Mark persevered.
Monterrey Pop festival, 1967. Mark made guitar history this night when he set fire to The Establishment.
The 70's
Mark Stardust. Late one night after the power company had shut off his electricity, Mark was preparing for a gig, and mistakenly wandered into his mother's closet by mistake.Without any warning, Glam was born.
In 1973, he organized the Jamacian Freedom Fest. In this photo, he is seen pointing at the injustice while ripping a killer groove.
Mark's "Aloha from Hawaii" concert. 1975.
1975 was also the year that Mark stormed onto the movie scene, playing the title character in the timeless boxing film, Rocky. And that's not all....
Not content with showing off his boxing skills in Rocky, Mark showed us his mastery of the martial arts in the 1975 classic, "Enter the Hippie".
In 1976 Mark hooked up with Parlament Funkadelic for the Mothership Connection Tour after Bootsy Collins suffered a dislocated groove bone.
In 1977, Mark returned to Hollywood, taking on the role of Han Solo in Star Wars. And taking the hearts and minds of a generation with his spectacular performance. Scheduling and contractual conflicts would prevent Mark from reprising the role in subsequent films, and the part was passed to Mark's dear friend and college roommate, Harrison Ford.
An avowed pacifist, Mark said he later regretted taking on the role of Tony Montana in Brian DePalma's landmark 1978 film, "Scarface". The critics disagreed, calling it "his finest work to date".
The 80's
Mark claims that to this day, he still can't walk down the street without someone yelling out "Spicoli!", in reference to his starring role in the 1982 Golden Globe Best Picture winner, Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Had Mark continued with the Star Wars series, we might have never realized his genius. Luckily, Purple Rain showed us all. The world rejoiced at Mark's seamless blend of film and music, and he was presented with the Nobel Peace Prize for Good Human Stuff.
Mark returned to music full time in 1984 after mistakenly wandering into a hair salon at the mall and meeting the two guys with really big hair pictured here. They formed a new wave band called "Pack of Pidgeons". It was here that Mark first played with The Man (lower right). Mark and The Man left the band amid arguments over a styling mousse endorsement. The band later changed their name to "Flock of Seagulls", had a hit, and were banished to VH-1.
Mark's hair caught fire during the filming of this 1985 Pepsi commercial. He was ok, but his moustache smelled really funky for a couple of days.
Tagging along: Mark enlisted the help of The Man (in his debut performance) for the ultimate 80's teen film, "The Breakfast Club".
The 90's
Mark's 1990 blockbuster, "The Terminator" once again redefined the Science Fiction genre.
Mark rounded out the century with an Academy Award winning performance in "Gladiator".
2000 and Beyond
After faking his death in 1999, Mark went into seclusion, living among pygmies in Central America. Unable to resist the lure of a seriously funky groove, he returned to the music scence in 2004 to play with legendary rock/rap/reggae/folk/funk/country/christian band, White T.
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