Mark Riccadonna had the pleasure of growing up in a small town just outside of Youngstown, Ohio. He was a sports fanatic throughout his youth (football, wrestling, baseball). Weaving in and out of trouble during junior high and high school days, he always seemed to find fun and trouble by mocking and teasing teachers. Mark was well known for his antics, prank calls, destructive behavior on field trips and skipping class to sit in the cafe and joke with the faculty.

After high school mark decided to pursue acting. He attended the American Acadamy of Dramatic Arts and fell in love with acting, and the true craft. Mark took his work very seriosly, and completed the program then joining the 2001-2002 American Academy of Dramatic Arts Company. Doing several productions, that range from Chekov to modern theatre and continuing classes around the city.

After graduation from A.A.D.A. mark found a job waiting tables at Stand-Up New York. Within two months he was night managing and booking his own shows. He decided to try stand up comedy, since he always enjoyed joking around. Finding stage time and preparing a stand up act Mark soon became one of the hardest working comics around. Mark loves to hear people laugh, especially at him! Mark now plays the major comedy clubs in New York and all over the East Coast, and still manages to find time to work in
theatres and on films.

Mark isn’t “New York’s hottest new comic” or “Young fresh face of comedy” he is a hard working comic that gets the job done with a truthful style and a positive message He doesn't just tell jokes; he turns stories into life.

Based out of New York, Mark is like the Johnny Cash song but global. He has played everywhere in the country and around the world. Mark has opened for other Comics, Puppets, Magicians, Rock Bands and Celebrities and now headlines in NYC and on the road. Mark has the charisma and is a gifted storyteller who can transform a crowd into an audience. The minute Mark gets on stage, you’ll laugh and feel like you've known him forever.

His unique delivery and voice combined with his likeability on stage and off made Mark into a favorite in clubs and theatres everywhere. Mark is a native of Youngstown, Ohio, who moved to New York after high school to study at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts, at the age of seventeen. After Graduation he was selected to represent his class in AADA’s exclusive Theatre Company. Mark then continued his studies at The Upright Citizens Brigade, learning from Ian Roberts and Amy Poehler, while continuing his love of the art at The Peoples Improv Theatre and Neighborhood Playhouse.

Mark began standup comedy accidentally, as a struggling actor waiting tables at a comedy club in New York City. “Why not watch comedy while you are waiting tables?” he thought. One night a comic didn’t show, so the host brought Mark on stage to repeat the stories he heard Mark tell earlier. Mark was a success and continued performing getting the chance to work with the legends of comedy, Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Dave Attel, Dave Chappelle, Freddy Roman, Chris Rock, Jim Bruer and Carl Labove.