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name: "Mark Steilen"
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born: "1 January 1959"
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# Mark Steilen

Writer. Born 1 January 1959 in Spokane, Washington, United States.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1959, Spokane, Washington, United States

## Biography

Mark Steilen is an American writer, producer and director. He graduated from Gonzaga Prep in Spokane in 1977 and attended the University of Washington, the University of Massachusetts, the University of Southern California and the UCLA film school. He worked as a script doctor on films including *There’s Something About Mary* (1998) and *Dumb and Dumber* (1994).

Steilen wrote episodes of the series *Shameless* (2017–2018), *Divorce* (2019), *Madam Secretary* (2017) and *Mozart in the Jungle* (2014). He received a screenplay credit and served as producer on the film *Tag* (2018). Earlier credits include writing and directing *The Settlement* (1999) and directing *Wieners* (2008). He has also worked as a second-unit director on films such as *Hall Pass* (2011).

Steilen won a Golden Globe for his work on *Mozart in the Jungle*.

*Sources: imdb.com, spokesman.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Shameless* (2011), Fi1m 70, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless-2011.md)

## Also known for

- *Tag* (2018), Screenplay, Screenstory
- *Hall Pass* (2011), Second Unit Director
- *Madam Secretary* (2014), Writer
- *Wieners* (2008), Director

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