He started his career as a professional musician touring and opening for Melissa Etheridge, Jackson Browne and Toad the Wet Sprocket. He's a regular on syndicated radio programs and a five-time "NACA Entertainer of the Year" award nominee. VH-1 calls him, "irreverently clean"! Legendary DJ Geno Michellini calls him, "a comedic version of Bruce Springsteen who plays a mean guitar and does dead-on singing impressions." Robby Krieger of The Doors says his show is "a rock concert with non-stop laughter". Meet rock n roll comedian Mark Eddie. With a guitar and a dynamic singing voice, he salutes artists like Bob Dylan, John Mayer, Van Morrison, Creed and more. He finds the musical similarities between Heavy Metal and Polka music and wonders what Neil Diamond would sound like teaching third-grade. "It's either brilliant observation or way too much time on my hands", he says. Mark auditioned and became "the voice" on some of Nickelodeon's popular "Nick at Nite" jingles while performing in bar-bands and attending college in Ohio. Soon after receiving his degree, Mark was appearing in concert with national touring acts and waiting for his big break in music. Over ten years of touring with rock bands, Mark found that his sense of humor was seeping into his musical performances. "One day it clicked and I went from rock musician to rock comedian"'! He hasn't looked back and has recently released his third comedy album, "Comedy That Rocks". When not performing, Mark is a relentless fundraiser for diabetes causes and serves on the advisory board for "Laughter Heals". Diagnosed with type one diabetes at age 4 he chronicles his own personal struggle with the disease in a new one man show, "Sugar Please". "We've got to find a cure for this", says Mark. "I don't wanna be the only guy whose VH-1 "Behind the Music" special ends with a tragic Snickers overdose!" Billboard, CMJ and CAT magazines have all featured the laid-back, positive minded performer. At home in Southern California he and his wife & soul-mate of over 15 years raise two children and one temperamental golden retriever named "Sunshine". He admits domestic life has tamed his rock n roll lifestyle slightly, "I used to watch MTV's"Spring Break", now it's HGTV's"Spring Clean-up"! His life philosophy is summed up in three words,... Peace, Joy, Laughter. His performances in yet three more, . . . Comedy That Rocks!
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