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Mark
Manjardi
TV & Live Event Host
Game show host, emcee, and entertainer with over a decade of experience captivating audiences at casinos, corporate events, and on national television.
TV & Live Event Host
Game show host, emcee, and entertainer with over a decade of experience captivating audiences at casinos, corporate events, and on national television.
About
Mark Manjardi is an LA-based TV host, screenwriter, and filmmaker who builds from scratch. With a Film Production degree from Loyola Marymount University (Dean's List), improv training at The Groundlings Theatre, and six years as the personal assistant to Emmy-nominated actor William H. Macy on the set of Showtime's Shameless, Mark has spent over a decade learning the entertainment industry from the inside out.
As the lead host for Game Show America, Mark travels the country hosting live game shows at casinos, corporate events, and major venues, including hosting for the San Diego Padres, Beverly Hills charity galas, and celebrity game shows. He also created and hosted Gas Station Game Show and The Trade Off, self-produced social media game shows that built organic followings.
Off stage, Mark is a prolific writer with 30+ original scripts ready for production, including one that became a Hallmark movie. His spec scripts have placed at the Austin Film Festival and National Lampoon's Screenwriting Contest. He has written, directed, and produced two self-financed feature films: Fortunate Son (nominated for Best Comedy, Philadelphia Independent Film Festival) and Annihilation of Self (nominated for Best Micro-Budget Feature, International New York Film Festival).
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Credits & Experience
Television
Host · Airing July 31, 2026
Television
Personal Assistant to William H. Macy
Live Entertainment
Lead Host · Casinos & Corporate Events Nationwide
Digital / Original Formats
Creator, Host, Writer · Self-Produced Social Media Game Shows
Film
Writer, Director, Producer · Festival Nominated Features
Screenwriting
Placed at Austin Film Festival & National Lampoon's Contest · View Scripts →
Writing & Development
Mark is a prolific screenwriter with 30+ original scripts spanning comedy, drama, thriller, holiday, romcom, animation, and game show formats. His work has been recognized at the Austin Film Festival, National Lampoon's Screenwriting Contest, and multiple international film festivals. One of his scripts was produced as a Hallmark movie.
From feature films to TV pilots to original game show concepts, Mark's writing reflects the same energy and instinct for connection that defines his hosting. He doesn't just perform other people's material. He creates his own.
For reading copies or inquiries, get in touch.
An outrageous sports comedy based on the true story of the U.S.A. Men's Roller Hockey Team and their one and only appearance in the public eye: the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Dodgeball meets Slap Shot
Finalist, National Lampoon's Screenwriting Contest
A fatal car crash is anonymously reported one winter's night but is discovered to have happened five months prior. Based on true events, told through three different viewpoints.
Nightcrawler meets Wind River
Robin embarks on a road trip to San Francisco with a bag of his best friend's ashes. Along the way, he meets Clementine who causes him to address the pain he's desperate to avoid.
My Own Private Idaho meets Into the Wild
Official Selection, International New York Film Festival (2022)
A young film crew visits a house in the middle of California for a location scout, only to learn a domesticated ape killed the family that used to live there. Or so they thought.
Blair Witch Project meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre
An absurd musical comedy about two plumbers from Hoboken, NJ who dream of becoming Broadway stars...but are too scared to cross the river into New York City.
Dumb and Dumber meets La La Land
A businesswoman who turns start-ups into successful companies takes on a new client called "Love Subscription." Will her past heartbreak conflict with her growing feelings for its founder?
Produced by Reel One Entertainment. Released on Great American Family, Valentine's Day 2023
A washed up child actor gets a shot at redemption by directing an elementary school's Christmas play.
School of Rock for Christmas
A movie within a movie chronicling Ted Fin, a new-to-Los Angeles actor trying to take advantage of a potential big break before spiraling down the rabbit hole of madness.
The Disaster Artist meets Ed Wood
Nominated, Best Comedy, Philadelphia Independent Film Festival (2021)
Three lower-class best friends refuse to accept an ordinary 9 to 5 lifestyle after graduation, so they start a drug ring at their high school to gain wealth, popularity, and respect, only to end up working for the Philly Mob.
Superbad meets True Romance
Three ex-speed skaters partake in the Elfstedentocht, a race that happens nearly once a lifetime when the canals of Holland freeze over.
Blades of Glory meets Beerfest
Katie is an expert at one-night-stands but when the "ghost of ghosting" magically makes her past hookups forget she exists, she learns to be careful what you wish for.
Trainwreck meets Bruce Almighty
After waking up skinned, drugged, and strapped to an underground operating table in Florence, a wild-at-heart med student claws her way out of an organ-harvesting nightmare and goes on a blood-soaked rampage.
Don't Move meets Hostel
A terminally-ill grandfather's dying wish is to spend his final days living like he did back in 1967, leading him to put on a Woodstock-esque festival in Golden Gate Park.
The Big Lebowski meets Taking Woodstock
An interior designer is given the opportunity to save her family's business at a couples retreat, but she's single. When her ex-high school boyfriend happens to be at the same resort, they pretend to be a couple.
Produced by Reel One Entertainment
When famous popstar Parker Love fakes his death to escape celebrity life, he takes shelter over the holidays with Julia Cooper, an undercover celebrity journalist. She must choose between a career-changing article and a life-changing romance.
Love Hard meets Roman Holiday
Michael Jeffries, an aging fashion designer, has an identity crisis while building the hottest, and most controversial, clothing brand in the world: Abercrombie & Fitch.
Devil Wears Prada meets The Wolf of Wall Street
Stanley, a senior in high school, works the night shift at his local movie theater, but the task of keeping it clean becomes nearly impossible when the movies magically come to life.
Night at the Museum meets Purple Rose of Cairo
Official Selection, Austin Film Festival (2020)
In the peaceful town of Sausalito, California, a male gigolo, a 5th grader, and a soon-to-be divorced man are caught in a web of lies, love, and violence as they try to win over the women they so desire.
Boogie Nights meets Crazy, Stupid, Love
Olivia is the ex of the groom. Dax is the ex of the bride. After discovering they are headed to the same wedding, they work together to break up the engagement...unless they fall for each other first.
My Best Friend's Wedding meets I Want You Back
When Baba Bitty is handed down an apartment complex from her grandma, she must move in and manage the variety of Bittys that live there. Before long, the tenants become her best friends.
Big City Greens meets Friends
Humans are extinct. Dinosaurs live in the modern world. And an aggressively average T-Rex named Carl can't escape all the drama that comes with it.
Family Guy meets The Land Before Time
Best Web Series/TV Pilot, Independent Shorts Awards (2020). Official Selection: Montreal, Cannes Indie Shorts
The Pergine's are filmed maintaining their tradition of spending the 12 weeks of summer down the Jersey Shore as one big, Italian family.
Modern Family meets Jersey Shore
An orphaned college student takes over the Jewish mob for the soon-to-be imprisoned Shoeshine Cats, one of the most notorious gangsters in 1960s New York.
Boardwalk Empire meets A Bronx Tale
A divorced world-renowned plastic surgeon leaves Beverly Hills and his old life behind to open a horse ranch with his new cowgirl and Jewish family in tow.
Schitt's Creek meets Green Acres
A 22-year-old trust fund baby believes his last shot to maintain his wealth is to produce a reality TV series that allows three down-on-their-luck 50-year-olds a chance to redo the things they did, or didn't do, in their 20s.
The Larry Sanders Show meets Workaholics
Contact
For hosting inquiries, booking requests, or representation discussions, reach out directly.