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Nationality
  
American

Role
  
Novelist

Name
  
Mark Frost


Genre
  
Mystery, supernatural

Period
  
1984–present

Movies and TV shows
  
Twin Peaks

Mark Frost The Secret Lives of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost Book


Born
  
November 25, 1953 (age 70) New York City, United States (
1953-11-25
)

Occupation
  
Novelist, screenwriter, director, film producer

Notable works
  
Twin Peaks, Hill Street Blues, The List of Seven, The Six Messiahs

Education
  
Carnegie Mellon University

Siblings
  
Scott Frost, Lindsay Frost

Parents
  
Mary Virginia Calhoun, Warren Frost

Books
  
Alliance: The Paladin P, The List of 7, The Match, The Paladin Prophecy, Rogue: The Paladin P

Similar People
  
David Lynch, Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee, Sherilyn Fenn, Tim Story

Profiles

Mark frost chats top secret twin peaks limited series on premiere red carpet


Mark Frost (born November 25, 1953) is an American novelist, screenwriter, director and film producer, best known as a writer for the television series Hill Street Blues and as the co-creator of the television series Twin Peaks.

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Mark Frost Mark Frost Talks Twin Peaks BluRay It Was Strange

On Story 809: A Conversation with Mark Frost


Career

Frost was a writer for the NBC television series Hill Street Blues. He co-created the ABC television series Twin Peaks and On the Air with David Lynch. He co-wrote and directed the film Storyville, co-wrote Fantastic Four and wrote The Greatest Game Ever Played, based on his book of the same name.

His other books on golf are The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever, about a 1956 match pitting pros Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson against amateurs Harvie Ward and Ken Venturi, and The Grand Slam, about the 1930 golf season of Bobby Jones. His fictional works include The List of Seven, The Six Messiahs, and The Second Objective.

Personal life

Born in New York City, Frost moved with his family to Los Angeles during his childhood. He is the son of actor Warren Frost, whom he cast as Dr. Hayward in Twin Peaks, and the brother of actress Lindsay Frost and writer Scott Frost. He graduated from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in 1975 with a BFA. Frost lives in Ventura County, California with his wife and son.

Filmography

  • The Believers (1987; also associate producer)
  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992; executive producer only)
  • Storyville (1992; also director)
  • The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005; also producer)
  • Fantastic Four (2005)
  • Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
  • Television

  • The Six Million Dollar Man (2 episode, 1975)
  • Gavilan (1 episode, 1982)
  • Hill Street Blues (1982–1985)
  • The Equalizer (2 episodes, 1986)
  • Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
  • American Chronicles (1990)
  • On the Air (1992)
  • Buddy Faro (1998)
  • Forbidden Island (Pilot; 1999)
  • The Deadly Look of Love (Television film; 2000)
  • All Souls (2001)
  • Twin Peaks (2017)
  • References

    Mark Frost Wikipedia