Mark Manjardi
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Mark
Manjardi

TV Host · Screenwriter · Filmmaker
Game show host, live event emcee, and produced writer based in Los Angeles.

100+Live Events
30+Scripts
6Yrs. on Shameless
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Mark Manjardi is a professional host for television specials, game shows, and live events as well as a produced screenwriter based in Los Angeles. He earned his degree in Film Production & Theater from Loyola Marymount University and trained in improv comedy at The Groundlings.

For six years Mark worked alongside Emmy-winning actor William H. Macy as his personal assistant on Showtime's acclaimed series Shameless, gaining an inside education in long-form television production.

He hosts live game show events at casinos across the country for Game Show America, including Family Feud and Jeopardy formats at Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, the San Diego Padres Dinner on the Diamond at Petco Park, the National Italian American Foundation Gala, and corporate events nationwide. His ESPN special, the Hollywood Steinholding Invitational, airs Summer 2026.

As a writer, Mark has a produced Hallmark Channel movie (A Charming Valentine) and 30+ original scripts spanning feature film and television, with placements at the Austin Film Festival and National Lampoon Screenwriting Contest.

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Premiere
Family Feud · Live Event
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Family Feud · Live Event
NIAF 50th Anniversary Gala
Dinner on the Diamond · Petco Park
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Mark Manjardi

Game show host, screenwriter, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Trained at LMU Film/Theater School and The Groundlings. Available for television, corporate events, and live hosting engagements nationwide.

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Scripts & Original Work

Mark writes across comedy, drama, thriller, holiday, romance, animation, and game show formats. His produced work includes a Hallmark Channel feature and festival-placed originals. The full library spans 30+ projects in active development.

Feature Film
Sports Comedy
THE '92 GAMES
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
Suspense Thriller
AN ACCIDENT IN ROCKFORD
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 viewpoints: the driver, the couple that reported it, and the investigating police captain.
Nightcrawler meets Wind River
Adventure, Drama
ANNIHILATION OF SELF
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)
Low Budget Horror
APE MAN
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.
The Blair Witch Project meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Musical Comedy
CATS AROUND A MOAT
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
Romantic Comedy · TV Movie
A CHARMING VALENTINE
Lillian is a businesswoman who turns start-ups into successful companies. Her newest client is a company called "Love Subscription." Will Lillian's past heartbreak conflict with her growing feelings for its founder Grant?
Produced by Reel One Entertainment · Great American Family · Valentine's Day 2023
★ Produced
Holiday Comedy
THE CHRISTMAS PLAY
A washed-up child actor gets a shot at redemption by directing an elementary school's Christmas play.
School of Rock for Christmas
Comedy
FORTUNATE SON
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)
Coming-of-Age Action Comedy
FRANKIE THE KID
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 and respect — only to end up working for the Philly Mob.
Superbad meets True Romance
Sports Comedy
FREEZELAND
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
Romantic Comedy · Holiday
THE GHOST OF GHOSTING
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 she wishes for.
Trainwreck meets Bruce Almighty
Thriller, Horror, Medical Revenge
GOING UNDER
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 through the criminals who tried to carve her up.
Don't Move meets Hostel
Comedy, Family Drama, Music
THE LAST HIPPIE
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
Romantic Comedy · TV Movie
LOVE BY DESIGN
Interior designer Becca is invited to a client retreat in Florida — only to discover it's a couples retreat. When her ex-boyfriend Ryan turns up at the same resort, the two pretend to be a couple so Becca can win the client. Will the ruse become real?
Produced by Reel One Entertainment
★ Produced
Romantic Comedy
LOVE IS DEAD
When famous popstar Parker Love fakes his death to escape celebrity life, he is forced to take shelter over the holidays with Julia Cooper, an undercover celebrity journalist. Julia must choose between a career-changing article and a life-changing romance.
Love Hard meets Roman Holiday
Biopic
THE MOOSE
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
Adventure, Comedy, Family
MOVIE NIGHT
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)
Comedy
SAUSALITO
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
Romantic Comedy
WE OBJECT!
Olivia is the ex of the groom. Dax is the ex of the bride. After discovering they're headed to the same wedding, they decide to work together to break up the engagement — unless they fall for each other first.
My Best Friend's Wedding meets I Want You Back
Television & Pilots
Half Hour Kids Animation (TV-Y7)
BITTYVILLE
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 in all of Bittyville.
Big City Greens meets Friends
Half Hour Adult Animated Comedy
DINO LAND
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 Independent Film Festival · Indie Shorts Awards Cannes (2020)
Sitcom — Half Hour Family Comedy
DOWN THE SHORE
The Pergines 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
Hour Crime Drama
THE IRON WILL OF SHOESHINE CATS
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
★ Based on the novel by Hesh Kestin
Half Hour Family Comedy
OUT TO PASTURE
Greg Goldman, 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
★ Loosely inspired by a true story
Half Hour Mockumentary
THREE OLD GUYS
A 22-year-old trust fund baby believes his last shot to maintain his wealth is to produce a reality TV series that gives 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
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