Mark Illsley
Mark Illsley | |
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| Born | June 4, 1958 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Mark Illsley (born June 4, 1958) is a film director best known for writing and directing the film Happy, Texas, which starred William H. Macy and Steve Zahn, and directing Bookies.
Illsley was raised in Santa Rosa, California where he made films as a teen with a Super-8 camera. He graduated from the USC School of Cinema-Television in 1981, where he met and started working relationship with Kevin Reynolds.
Happy, Texas triggered a bidding war that played out at the 1999
He married his wife Jill Zimmerman on September 29, 2001. They divorced in 2016.[2]
References
- ^ Wallace, Amy. "SUNDANCE: Reports from the film festival.; 'Happy, Texas' Deal Spurs War of Words; Rival bidders bitterly dispute winner Miramax's version of the independent film's sale.", Los Angeles Times, January 29, 1999. Accessed January 29, 2008.
- ^ Mark Illsley – Biography
External links
- Mark Illsley at IMDb
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