Mark Bonanno
- Acting
Biography
Mark Samual Bonanno is best known for his general silliness within comedy troupe Aunty Donna, one of Australia's biggest comedic acts who have garnered a huge international audience both live and online. Since studying Acting at the University of Ballarat Arts Academy, Mark's work has won and been nominated for numerous awards, including the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy in 2017, Best of The Fest at Sydney Comedy Festival in 2018, and across the last few years, Best Supporting Actor, Best Ensemble and Best Comedy Web Series at the Melbourne International Web Festival. Mark's work directing Demi Lardner's 2017 and 2018 stage shows also saw award attention, winning both the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Director's Choice Award and Pinder Prize in their respective years. In 2020, Mark has co-written/created the six part sitcom Why Are You Like This, which will be coming to the ABC (Australia). Mark also live streams weekly on Twitch under the name VeryPoliteGamer.
Known for
Filmography
- Aunty Donna: Drem · Self/Italian, Writer
- X-MEN but better and more accurate · Professor X / Cyclops / Mystique/ Robber 2
- The Shadowman's Nightmare · Ken Holden / The Shadowman, Editing
- Lesbian Space Princess · Leader (Voice)
- Aunty Donna: The Magical Dead Cat · Self/Italian, Writer
- The Story of Pud: A Tell All Documentary · Self
- Trope RPG · Haley Joel Osment, Con Man
- Fairbairn In The City · Executive producer
- Aunty Donna's Dungeons and Dragons · Dungeon Master, Creator
- Bald Future · Owen
- The Most Upsetting Guessing Game in the World · Self, Creator
- Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe · Mark, Executive producer
- Finding Yeezus · Self, Executive producer
- Hug the Sun · The Shädow Män
- Drag Race Down Under · Self
- Melbourne Comedy Festival · Self
- Why Are You Like This? · Writer, Creator
- Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun · Self, Writer
- Scopa · Screenplay
- Aunty Donna: Glennridge Secondary College · Mark / Various, Creator
- Aunty Donna - The Album Tour · Self
- Aunty Donna: New Show · Self, Writer
- The Aunty Donna LIVE Spooktacular · Self, Writer
- Aunty Donna: 1999 · Writer, Creator
- The Wizards of Aus · Skulldrich
- The Comedian · Simon
- Have You Been Paying Attention? · Self
- Thank God You're Here
- Monday Afternoon · Director
- Kooky Crazy No Good Neighbour · Director, Writer