Mark Frost

Mark Frost
Born (1953-11-25) November 25, 1953 (age 70)
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Pen nameEric Bowman
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • screenwriter
  • film producer
  • television producer
  • director
NationalityAmerican
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Genre
  • Mystery
  • supernatural
SubjectAmerican sports history
Years active1975 (1975)–present
Notable works
SpouseLynn Frost
Children1
Relatives
Website
bymarkfrost.com

Mark Frost (born November 25, 1953) is an American novelist, screenwriter, film and television producer and director. He is the co-creator of the mystery television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991; 2017) and was a writer and executive story editor of Hill Street Blues (1982–1985).

Early life

Mark Frost was born on November 25, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York City, to Mary Virginia Calhoun and actor Warren Frost. He is the elder brother of actress Lindsay Frost and writer and photographer Scott Frost. During his childhood, Frost was raised in Los Angeles, California and spent his adolescence in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he attended Marshall-University High School. As a high-school student, he spent two years on an internship program studying and working at Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater.

Frost subsequently enrolled in Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, studying acting, directing and playwriting. During his time in college, he worked as a member of the lighting crew on PBS' Mister Rogers' Neighborhood alongside actor Michael Keaton. Frost graduated from CMU in 1975 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. After his graduation, he returned to the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, where he was a literary associate until 1978.

Career

Frost was a writer for the NBC television series Hill Street Blues. He co-created the ABC television series Twin Peaks and On the Air with David Lynch. He co-wrote and directed the film Storyville, co-wrote Fantastic Four (2005) and wrote The Greatest Game Ever Played, based on his 2002 book of the same name.

His other books on golf are The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever, about a 1956 match pitting pros Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson against amateurs Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi, and The Grand Slam, about the 1930 golf season of Bobby Jones. His fictional works include The List of Seven, The Six Messiahs, and The Second Objective.

Personal life

Frost has lived in Ojai, California, since 2011 with his wife Lynn and their son, Travis.

His nephew is Major League Baseball player Lucas Giolito.

Bibliography

Fiction

Non-fiction

  • The Greatest Game Ever Played: A True Story (2002)
  • The Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and the Story of Golf (2006)
  • The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever (2007)
  • Game Six: Cincinnati, Boston, and the 1975 World Series (2009)

Filmography

Film

Year Title Credit Notes
1987 The Believers Writer and associate producer Uncredited cameo: Locker Room Cop
Scared Stiff Co-writer
No Man's Land Writer Uncredited
1990 Nightbreed Writer Uncredited
1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Executive producer
Storyville Director and co-writer
Once Upon a Time Executive producer Documentary film
2005 Fantastic Four Co-writer
The Greatest Game Ever Played Writer and producer Adaptation of Frost's book of the same name
2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Co-writer

Television

Year Title Credit Notes
1975 Lucas Tanner Writer
Sunshine Writer
The Six Million Dollar Man Writer 2 episodes
1982 Gavilan Writer 2 episodes
1982–1985 Hill Street Blues Writer, story editor and executive story editor 28 episodes (as writer)
21 episodes (as story editor)
22 episodes (as executive story editor)
1986 The Equalizer Writer Episodes: "Washed Up" and "No Conscience"
1990–1991 Twin Peaks Co-creator, writer, director and executive producer 11 episodes (as writer)
"Episode 7" (as director)
Uncredited cameo appearances: "Pilot" (voice only) and "Episode 8"
1990 American Chronicles Creator, writer, director and executive producer 13 episodes (as writer)
Episode: "Farewell to the Flesh" (as director)
1992 On the Air Co-creator, writer and executive producer 2 episodes (as writer)
1998 The Repair Shop Creator, writer and executive producer Unaired pilot
Buddy Faro Creator, writer and executive producer 11 episodes (as writer)
1999 Forbidden Island Writer and executive producer Unaired pilot
2000 The Deadly Look of Love Co-writer and co-executive producer Television film
2001 All Souls Writer and executive producer Episode: "Bad Blood"
2017 Twin Peaks Co-creator, co-writer and executive producer 18 episodes
Cameo: "Part 15"

Accolades

Bram Stoker Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2017 Twin Peaks Superior Achievement in a Screenplay (for "Part 8") Nominated
Deauville American Film Festival
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
1992 Storyville Prix de la Critique Internationale (International Critics Award) Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
1991 Twin Peaks Best Television Series – Drama Won
Primetime Emmy Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
1984 Hill Street Blues Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (for "Grace Under Pressure") Nominated
1990 Twin Peaks Outstanding Drama Series Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (for "Pilot") Nominated
2018 Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special Nominated
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2005 Fantastic Four Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More Than $100 Million Won
Writers Guild of America Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
1985 Hill Street Blues Episodic Drama (for "Grace Under Pressure") Won
Episodic Drama (for "Death by Kiki") Nominated
Episodic Drama (for "Parting Is Such Sweep Sorrow") Nominated

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