Mark S. Allen

Film He is producer and co-writer of the 2019 feature film APParition starring Mena Suvari and Kevin Pollak. In 2020. he was a writer and producer on Ballbuster starring Jerry O’ Connell, Fear Pharm, and Fear PHarm 2. He is a producer of the 2021 film Notorious Nick, based on the true story of MMA champion Nick Newell starring Cody Christian and Elisabeth Rohm. 616 Wilford Lane, which Allen produced, co-wrote and co-directed, is in post-production as of April, 2021.

In 2017, he was named California Film Foundation Person of the Year.

Allen played an FBI Agent in Joe Carnahan's feature length debut Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane. He appeared as a journalist in the 2016 film Independence Day: Resurgence. He also makes appearances in films he has produced.

Personal life Allen has three children.

In 2016, his book 100 Things to do in Sacramento Before You Die was published on Reedy Press in their 100 Things series, and volume two was released in 2021.

He has a Guinness World Record for jalapeño pepper eating. He has been Mark Zuckerberg's guest at the Facebook campus on numerous occasions to host celebrity movie screening Q&As. He has also hosted screenings for two California governors.

In 2017 he was awarded the Children's Miracle Network "Person Of The Year" award for his ongoing efforts to raise funds for children's hospitals.

Controversies Drunk driving arrests In late 2006, Sacramento County sheriff's deputies pulled Allen over near the Sacramento International Airport, where he was eventually arrested for driving while under the influence. He was suspended from KMAX-TV and did not appear on "Good Day Sacramento" while the case proceed its way through the court system. He entered a guilty plea to a single misdemeanor count of DUI, served three years on probation and performed community service as part of his sentence. The station re-instated him a short time later. He later addressed the arrest during a "Good Day Sacramento" broadcast, noting that he had been dining with friends and believed he was sober enough to drive home.

In December 2015, Allen was charged with another DUI offense. According to police, Allen was discovered parked on a side street in historic Roseville, CA He was booked into the Placer County Jail on DUI-related charges. KMAX did not issue a statement about Allen's arrest until the Sacramento News & Reviews newspaper published a story about the incident. He resigned from KMAX-TV the following March after agreeing to plead no contest to DUI. He paid several thousand dollars in fines and attended mandatory alcohol addiction treatment classes.

Each year in the anniversary of his arrest, he does a live televised ride along with his arresting officer to promote sober driving.