About Mark V. Olsen
Born 1962. Mark V. Olsen is an American screenwriter, lawyer, showrunner, television producer and writer.
Mark V. Olsen (born 1962) is an American television producer and screenwriter. He was the co-creator and executive producer of the HBO series Big Love and Getting On along with his writing partner and husband Will Scheffer. In 2007, Olsen and Scheffer won a TV Writers Guild of America Award for the pilot episode of Big Love.
Overview Olsen grew up in Hastings, Nebraska. He is also an attorney, and a member of the New York bar.
Olsen is openly gay; since the early 1990s, he and professional partner Will Scheffer have also been married to each other.
Prior to the television show Big Love, Olsen co-produced the independent feature-length movie Easter (2002), which was originally written as a play by Scheffer. Olsen also wrote a six-part miniseries for HBO known as Mary Chestnut's Civil War.
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Who is Mark V. Olsen?
American television producer and screenwriter
When was Mark V. Olsen born?
Mark V. Olsen was born in 1962 in United States.
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Mark V. Olsen is a screenwriter, lawyer, showrunner, television producer and writer.
What nationality is Mark V. Olsen?
Mark V. Olsen is American.
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