Marc Baron

Height: 175 cm

Grandson of well-known Viennese sculptor Josef Josephu. One of Josephu's statues, "The Dentist Dodger," is featured in the David Selznick film "Since You Went Away" with Josep ...Show More

Grandson of well-known Viennese sculptor Josef Josephu. One of Josephu's statues, "The Dentist Dodger," is featured in the David Selznick film "Since You Went Away" with Joseph Cotton. Marc's distant cousin was character actor Otto Waldis. Marc's great uncles was knighted by the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph. Marc's mother went to school with Hedy Lamarr in Vienna.Marc was first mentored by Gene Kelly's brother, Fred Kelly, as both a performer and director. Marc worked closely with Sidney Lumet and Woody Allen gaining on-set training in film directing. It was at the urging of Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick when Marc began writing and developing his own projects.Along with business partner Joe Cirillo, they formed the independent film company Oroloro Entertainment. Oroloro is a palindrome which loosely translates to 'Golden Parrot' and is a registered trademark of the company.Oroloro is developing/producing numerous screenplays written by Marc and Joe, with modest budgets ($1-$6 million USD). Three of the many Oroloro projects include: "Love of a Lifetime" (a heavenly romantic comedy to die for), "Hot Properties" (based on a play with the same title written by Richard Wolf, and directed by Marc Baron in New York City), and "MegaBall$" (A comedy about Lotto written by Marc Baron: Tag line: Ya' never know when your number's up; now financing - www.MegaBallsMovie.com).Marc is the Shepherd (President) of The Lambs, America's first professional theatrical club established in 1874, where he often sings, acts, and directs. Lambs was involved in the formation of The Actors Fund, Actors' Equity, Screen Actors Guild and ASCAP.Marc serves on the NY Board of SAG-AFTRA, elected over 8 years.His work include film, television, theater and musicals, cabaret, voice-over, directing and screen writing. Marc can be found on most social media. Hide