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Mark Tinker Biography

Birth Name:Mark Tinker

Birth Place:Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Profession Director, Producer, Writer

Fast Facts

  • Won Directors Guild of America Awards for Dramatic Series Night for "St․ Elsewhere" in 1986 and "Brooklyn South" in 1997
  • Graduated from Syracuse University's TV, radio and film department in 1973
  • Married actress Chandra West in October 2005
  • Taking on the role of producer for "The White Shadow" sports-drama in 1978 led to producing the hit medical drama, "St․ Elsewhere" for nearly a decade
  • Known for directing-producing the "NYPD Blue" crime-drama, along with the "Deadwood" history crime-drama and directing episodes of the "Grey's Anatomy" romance-drama and other popular TV series
  • After graduating from Syracuse, worked as a production assistant for Lorimar Productions on "The Waltons" family-drama and other shows
  • Worked with his writer-producer brother, John Tinker, on "St․ Elsewhere․"

Awards

  • 1980Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1981Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1983Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1984Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 1984Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1985DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night: nominated
  • 1985Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1986Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1987DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night: nominated
  • 1987Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1988DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night: nominated
  • 1988Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series: winner
  • 1988Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1988Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 1989DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night: nominated
  • 1995Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
  • 1995Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
  • 1996Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
  • 1996Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1997DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night: nominated
  • 1997Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: winner
  • 1997Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1998DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night: nominated
  • 1998Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: winner
  • 1998Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1999DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night: nominated
  • 1999Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated