by Mark S. King | Mar 6, 2010 | Anita Mann and Acting Gigs, Gay Life, My Fabulous Disease
Back in 1997, while performing with The Armorettes (who still have a weekly show raising money for people with HIV/AIDS in Atlanta), I created the first of Anita Mann’s signature act with this, a fun house freak-out of a number, “Funkytown” (also... by Mark S. King | Mar 6, 2010 | Anita Mann and Acting Gigs, Family and Friends, My Fabulous Disease
My brother, Dick King, directed a stage production of “Night of the Living Dead” and asked me to re-create scenes from the movie on video, using the stage actors. What zombie horror movie fan could refuse? This project was a blast. Dick and I also did a... by Mark S. King | Mar 6, 2010 | Anita Mann and Acting Gigs, Family and Friends, My Fabulous Disease
Since helping re-create scenes from “Night of the Living Dead” is too much fun to pass up, I visited Shreveport, Louisiana to help my brother Dick mount a production of the zombie classic. Here, I’m interviewed on the morning news while Dick clowns... by Mark S. King | Mar 6, 2010 | Anita Mann and Acting Gigs, Gay Life, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease
My drag queen alter ego first appeared while in recovery at this event, which raised funds for Hotlanta Roundup, an annual gathering of gay and lesbian folks in recovery from drugs and alcohol. Here, Anita vies for the title “Miss Pink Cloud,” and later in... by Mark S. King | Mar 6, 2010 | Anita Mann and Acting Gigs, Meth and Recovery, My Fabulous Disease
Set to Nancy Lamott’s “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore,” my drag queen alter ego battles herself locked in a TV set in this, her finest hour on stage. This performance was taped at a fund raiser for gay and lesbians in recovery from drugs an... by Mark S. King | Mar 6, 2010 | Anita Mann and Acting Gigs, My Fabulous Disease
In my distant youth, I did television commercials as a young actor in Los Angeles (described in my book “A Place Like This”). I specialized in nerd, dorks and geeks, as this video clearly demonstrates. Everything from McDonald’s (the director kept...
