Mark Teschner is an American
casting director
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.
Career
A native New Yorker, Mark Teschner has been the Casting Director of
ABC Daytime
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Histor ...
's ''
General Hospital'' since 1989. He has been described by ''
Rolling Stone
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'' magazine as "an actor's casting director" and ''
TV Guide
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Corpora ...
'' noted his "unparalleled track record for finding top new talent."
[Saint Nicholas, Michael. ''An Actor's Guide: Your First Year in Hollywood.'' Allworth Press, 2006. p. 230] For his work on General Hospital he has received nine Emmy Awards and an additional 8 nominations. He is also a seven time recipient of the Casting Society of America's Artios Award and has received 16 additional nominations. He is a former vice president of the
Casting Society of America and a former Governor for the Television Academy.
Education
Cum Laude Graduate,
Connecticut College
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, B.A. in English.
Mark attended the
National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in the fall of 1978.
Appearances
Numerous appearances including The Art Of Casting and
E! Channel's Fight for Fame.
Casting director credits
TV
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General Hospital'' (1989–present)
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General Hospital: Night Shift'' (2007–2008)
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Port Charles
''Port Charles'' (commonly abbreviated as ''PC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from June 1, 1997, to October 3, 2003. It was a spin-off of the series ''General Hospital'', which has been running since 1963 and takes pl ...
'' (1997–2003)
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Seven Girlfriends''
Broadway
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Teddy & Alice
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Oh! Coward
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Corpse
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Pre-Broadway
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Liberties Taken
Off-Broadway
A...My Name is Alice
Voyage of the Beagle
Transposed Heads
Rap Master Ronnie
Little Victories
Territorial Rites
The Only Woman General
Still Life
Goodbye Freddy
Green Fields
Paducah
December Seventh
1984
Just So!
Regional Theater
Camping with Henry and Tom
The 24th Day
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Many Thousands Gone
Tonight We Improvise
Sweet Table at the Richelieu
Year of the Duck
Fatal Attraction
Chekov in Yalta
Wetter than Water
A Walk out of the Water
A Portable Pioneer and Prairie Show
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy Award
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*Win: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 Casting, ''General Hospital''
*Nomination: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 , 2015 Casting, ''General Hospital''
Casting Society of America
*Nomination: 1992–1995, 1997–2000, 2000–2010, 2012 Casting, ''General Hospital''
*Win: 1996, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 Casting, ''General Hospital''
*Nomination: 1998, 2001, Casting, ''Port Charles''
*Nomination: 2000, Casting, ''Seven Girlfriends (movie)''
External links
Variety Article*
www.markteschner.com
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Connecticut College alumni
American television directors
American casting directors
Living people