Mark Orval

Mark Orval (born 19 March 1968), also known as Angry Dad, is an Australian social media personality and former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). An injury to his foot, which caused a stress fracture to his navicular, led to his retirement from the sport in 1991. In his later life, Orval became an internet celebrity after his two sons, Dylan and Mitchell, uploaded short videos of them playing pranks on him. These videos received millions of views on social media platforms.

Personal life Growing up in Hamilton, Victoria,

Orval lives with his wife Sharon and his daughter Hannah and two sons Mitchell and Dylan. Dylan was picked up by Adelaide in the 2012 Rookie Draft. Orval was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer on his 53rd birthday, after receiving a blood test, however made a full recovery, after undergoing an operation to remove the cancer.

In 2020, a documentary about Orval's life called "F@#k Off Mitchell! The Angry Dad Story" was released. The documentary, starring Orval and his family, covered his personal life, YouTube career and injuries he received during his sports career.

AFL career A Hamilton Imperials recruit who hoped to play in renascence under Leigh Matthews, Orval was chosen for Collingwood by Paul Cranage. During a game of casual soccer, Orval was tackled by Bruce Abernethy, injuring his toe. Despite his injury, Orval appeared for the team in six of the last seven rounds of the 1987 VFL season, debuting in a 125-point-loss to Hawthorn Football Club at Victoria Park, Melbourne. against Essendon at the MCG in the final round, going on to kick four goals, along with Peter Daicos and Craig Starcevich.

Matthews was impressed by Orval's performance at the end of the 1987 season. Multiple surgeries involved pinning, however the aching returned each time. Orval participated in two reserve games during 1988, and was recalled for the final match of the VFL season, on the one year anniversary of his four-goal match against Essendon. In the final match against the Cats, Orval kicked a goal, injuring his foot in the process. Continuing with surgeries, nine in total, Orval attempted to remain in the sport, with Matthews planning on playing him in 1990. He was delisted in 1991 however, ending his AFL career permanently.

After his retirement, Orval became a board member of Collingwood's Past Player Association, Mitchell Orval was inspired by The Simpsons episode "I Am Furious (Yellow)", where Bart Simpson creates a character called "Angry Dad" based on his father, Homer.

His sons, Dylan and Mitchell, collaborated with KIIS FM and The Kyle & Jackie O Show for video content ideas and production efforts, also working with Orval to prank his sons in return. Due to the YouTube channel videos containing profanity, the platform disabled monetisation, meaning neither Orval or his two sons ever earned money from ad revenue. After a year of uploading, they began earning revenue. A planned collaboration with Bam Margera in Geelong fell through after Margera caused damage to a hotel.

Television Year Title Role 2017 Dot Com Social Himself 2018 The Platform Himself 2020 F@#k Off Mitchell! The Angry Dad Story Himself