Mark Piznarski is an American film director, television director and television producer.
Piznarski is an alumnus of the theater arts and dance department
University of Northern Colorado.
He has directed episodes from a number of television series, including, amongst others, ''
Veronica Mars
''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen neo-noir Mystery fiction, mystery Drama (film and television), drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas (writer), Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional city, fictional town of Ne ...
'', ''
Gossip Girl
''Gossip Girl'' is an American teen drama television series created and developed by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage and based on the series of novels of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar. It follows a group of students on Manhattan's ...
'',
''
90210'', ''
NYPD Blue
''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble ca ...
'',
''
Friday Night Lights'', ''
Everwood'', ''
My So-Called Life
''My So-Called Life'' is an American teen drama television series created by Winnie Holzman and produced by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. It aired on ABC from August 25, 1994 to January 26, 1995. Set at the fictional Liberty High Sch ...
'',
''
Relativity'',
''Crisis'',
''Riverdale'' and ''
Once and Again
''Once and Again'' is an American family drama television series that aired on ABC from September 21, 1999, to April 15, 2002. It depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father. It was created by Marshall Herskovi ...
''.
He has also directed a number of television films including ''Death Benefit'' (1996), ''The '60s'' (1999), and ''Soccer Moms'' (2005). In 2000, he directed the theatrical film ''
Here on Earth''. In 2006, he wrote and directed the film ''Looking for Sunday'' (2006), the only writing credit to his name.
The ''Veronica Mars'' character
Stosh "Piz" Piznarski is named as a tribute to Mark, as he directed the first two episodes of
season one, titled
"Pilot" and "
Credit Where Credit's Due", respectively.
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Film directors from Los Angeles
American television directors
American television producers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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