Mark Dixon:  

Life The Bio of Mark H. Dixon Exactly 1 month after High School Graduation, 2 things changed my life. 1st, I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior and 2nd, I began attending Heald Institute of Technology, in Concord, Calif., where I received an Associates of Applied Science Degree in Electronics Technology after 18 months. In 1986, with 1 month of school left, I was employed by a Fire Suppression company in Pleasanton, Calif. where I commuted to and from while still residing in Fairfield. In 1988 I decided to pursue a dream and began taking acting classes at the Jean Shelton School of Acting in San Francisco, Calif. 1 year later I went to Los Angeles, Calif., my birthplace, and auditioned for the part of Russell in the play called Zooman and the Sign, and later was the understudy for the main character. I traveled back and forth weekly from Fairfield to L.A. for rehearsals. I then landed an extra part in a funeral scene on the TV Show “Midnight Caller,” starring Gary Cole which was filmed in San Francisco. I auditioned for a few roles and almost landed the part of Whoopi Goldberg’s son in the short-lived TV series “Bagdad Café.” I landed another extra part on the TV show with James Earl Jones, called “Gabriel’s Fire,” and was asked to audition for a role on the same show while on the set. Auditions were starting to pop up everywhere and I decided to move to L.A. in 1990. I joined an acting company called “Lafayette Players West,” under the guidance of Miss Virginia Capers. Miss Capers won a Tony Award for her Broadway role in the stage play Raisin. She had many Movie and TV credits such as; “The North Avenue Irregulars”, “Five on the Blackhand Side”, “Frank’s Place”, and Will Smith’s Grandmother on “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.” Our acting company was asked to perform at the 1991 NAACP Image awards where we were nominated, but did not win. In 1992 after a long dry spell of no auditions, I moved to San Francisco, Calif. where I was offered a position as an Engineer, and joined the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 39. With the cost of living in San Francisco being so high, I decided to move back to my hometown of Fairfield, Calif., and commute everyday. In 1995 I met my wife, Yvette, who was living in Sacramento, Calif. We started dating and foun...Expand for more