Mark Ross Pellegrino is a famous American actor. He starred in a huge number of films and television series, but his most popular roles were in the cult TV series Lost and Supernatural.
Biography
Pellegrino was born in Los Angeles, California, back in 1965 on April 9. Before getting on the TV screen, Mark never studied acting and did not even imagine that small side jobs in advertising in the future would bring him worldwide fame. Once, during the filming of another commercial, the director drew attention to a talented and unknown actor, he advised him to try himself in something more. Pellegrino did not hesitate to find a contract agent for himself and began to attend various auditions and auditions, while completely not understanding what needs to be done there and what is required of him.
An experienced agent, noticing the confusion and uncertainty of the newly-made actor, advised him to first take acting courses and learn skills. Mark followed the advice of his agent and chose one of the cheapest schools, besides, it was near his house, as it turned out later, it was one of the best acting schools in Los Angeles.
Career
The official film debut of the famous actor can rightfully be considered a cameo in the popular TV series "The Hunter", which aired on the US screens from 1984 to 1991. Mark starred in several episodes of the first season. Then there was another cameo role in another popular TV series Los Angeles Law. This was followed by very inconspicuous roles in various films and TV shows in the United States. One of Mark's relatively recognizable works can be considered a minor role in the crime comedy of the famous Coen brothers "The Big Lebowski" in 1998.
Another significant role in his career, the actor played in the television series "Dexter". According to Pellegrino himself, it was a real success. According to the plot, his character is the ex-husband of one of the main characters, who is not distinguished by exemplary behavior and gentle character, in life Mark is the complete opposite of his character and he had to make considerable efforts to make the character look natural and believable on the screen.
But the real popularity of Mark Pellegrino gained thanks to the roles of Jacob in "Lost" and Lucifer in "Supernatural". The pilot episode "Lost" was shown in 2004. The character Pellegrino played a very important role in the plot, but only appeared in the final 5th and 6th seasons in 2009.
In 2005, the TV series Supernatural, popular among young people, appeared on the screens, which tells the story of two unusual brothers who are constantly fighting the undead and find themselves in stupid and funny situations. Mark got the role of Lucifer in this series and at first starred only in episodes. First appeared in season 5, which was released in 2009. From the 12th season, Mark's character, Lucifer, becomes one of the main ones, and Pellegrino has been filming regularly since that moment.
In between filming in "Supernatural" Mark Piligrino also managed to check in the equally famous TV series: "Castle", "Grimm" and "Field of View". In 2018, he voiced Jacob Seed, one of the antagonists of the computer game Far Cry 5.
Personal life
The famous actor is an exemplary family man and loving husband. Since 2008, he has been married to Tracy Aziz, who also works in the film industry, only on the other side of the camera - she is an assistant director. Tracy has a daughter, Tess, from her first marriage, with whom Mark quickly found a common language and is in an excellent relationship with her.
