Mark Parr:  

I've been in show business for 35 years. I began as a clown in a Toronto based troupe called Puck Rent-A-Fool which evolved into Puck's Canadian Travelling Circus, a one-ring show under a big top that toured Ontario for five years. I made my first film appearance in Sidney Lumet's Equus as a clown on horseback in a dream that comes to the troubled Alan Strang. My acting career grew as I was cast as a clown or little person, but I also appeared in Canadian dramas and comedy programs, danced with the National Ballet and sang in a Ukrainian Opera. While often typecast as a robot, alien or monster, I relished the roles and learned as much as I could from the actors I was privileged to work with. Being cast as myself was a breakthrough, and while not always successful, I endeavour to find roles that are not specifically written for a little person. In 1994 I left Canada to travel, from Saudi Arabia, to Hong Kong, and finally settling in Cambodia where I stayed for six years. I opened a res...Expand for more