Listening to Mark Anthony, that is, perceiving as a singer, began in Russia after the release of films with his participation - “Carlito's Way” and “Resurrecting the Dead”. But in his homeland, in the USA, he became popular much earlier.
It seems that there is no direction in which Mark Anthony is not successful as a creative person - he sings, and his songs and albums have repeatedly brought him significant prizes and awards. Films with his participation as an actor are always box office, the characters are loved by the audience, the work is highly appreciated by critics. So who is he - Mark Anthony? How did he come to such a success?
Biography of singer and actor Mark Anthony
Mark Anthony was born in September 1968, in New York. The boy's parents were from Puerto Rico. Mark's father was fond of music and tried to instill a love for her and his children - little Marco Antonio and his sister Yolanda. Mark Anthony taught musical notation and playing musical instruments his father. He also discovered with him excellent vocal abilities.
Mark and his father and sister often held street concerts. Residents of nearby houses were eagerly awaiting performances - this was the first popularity of the future celebrity, singer and actor Mark Anthony.
Another hobby of Mark, which came from childhood - acting. The boy gladly copied famous actors and their heroes, dreamed of a theater scene, a movie. And, by the way, he began acting in films before his first solo album was released.
Mark Anthony does not have a specialized education. Different sources provide different information - either that he is a certified musician, or that he has not even finished secondary education. The official site of the actor and singer also does not provide accurate information about this aspect of his biography.
Filmography Marc Anthony
In Russia, the army of fans of Latin American music and salsa songs performed by Mark Anthony is not so large, and he is better known as an actor. But Russian fans do not know that Anthony took part not only in films, but also in reality shows, television programs and other projects of this direction, and tried himself even as a producer.
The filmography of actor Mark Anthony includes such significant works known to the Russian audience as
- The Way of Carlito (1993),
- “Natural Causes” (1994),
- The Big Night (1996),
- “Resurrecting the Dead” (1999),
- The Times of the Butterflies (2001),
- "Anger" (2004),
- The Singer (2006).
Mark Anthony worked on the same set with such famous actors as Al Pacino and Sean Penn, Angelina Jolie, Stanley Tucci, Nicolas Cage, Denzel Washington, Jennifer Lopez and others.
Not being professional, Mark Anthony is not inferior in veneration to venerable actors. His characters, even of the second plan, are so bright and attractive that they are sometimes more often remembered than key ones.
In Russia, films with the participation of Mark Anthony always gather full halls in movie theaters, even long after the premiere, and this says a lot.
Musical career of Mark Anthony
To enter the big stage as a vocalist, Mark Anthony, as often happens, was helped by chance. At one of the parties with friends, the young man performed a popular composition, and in a comic form. The company was known at that time producer David Harris. He really liked the boy’s vocal data, and he began to literally draw out talent - he invited him to national concerts, tried to insert backing vocalists into each group.
But such success for the young and ambitious Mark was not enough, he dreamed of a solo album. In 1991, this dream came true - Anthony recorded his first solo album with close friend DJ Lou Vega.
In his first solo performances and albums, Mark Anthony “searched” for himself - they were diverse, without a pronounced musical direction, but as close to Latin as possible.
The success and satisfaction of self-realization came to Anthony when he tried himself in music with the dance name “salsa” - a mixture of the style of Cuban rumba, American tango and Caribbean samba. Songs in the style of "salsa" became a kind of business card of Mark Anthony as a singer.
