Mark Maxey (born May 13, 1969) is an American producer, writer and director of film and television best known for the

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'' Up to Snuff'' (2019), about musician/composer W. G. Snuffy Walden.

Early life

Mark Maxey was born on May 13, 1969, in

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, the son of concert marimbist Linda Maxey and clarinetist Lawrence Maxey. The family moved to

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where Maxey's father taught at the

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School of Music for the next 37 years. In Lawrence, the Maxey family lived across the street from the Centron film studio, where, as a boy, Maxey first entered the industry in small roles and as an extra. He was involved in the Lawrence Community Theater while in high school, and worked for the Theater after graduating from Lawrence High School in 1987. In 1990 he moved to Washington, D.C. to begin working in television production. He became a vice president at

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Professional

Maxey is a television and film producer who wrote, directed and produced the

'' Up to Snuff'' (2019) about musician and composer

W.G. Snuffy Walden William Garrett Walden, known as W. G. Snuffy Walden (born February 13, 1950), is an American musician and composer of film and television soundtracks. Walden is an Emmy Award winner for the theme music to ''The West Wing'' (NBC), has been nomi ...

. The film is a story of redemption and chronicles Walden's excesses as a touring rock and roll musician in the 1970's and '80's, and his decision to choose sobriety and reinvent himself as a television and film composer. In 2014, Maxey won an

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for ''The Honors: A Salute to American Heroes'' which he produced. Maxey's other productions include television specials such as ''American Valor'', ''Salute to Veterans'', ''The Wounded Warrior Experience'', and the ''National Memorial Day Parade'', each of which were broadcast nationally on cable television. Maxey also created the

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primetime special ''On Stage at the Kennedy Center: A Holiday Concert for the Troops'' with the late

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. In 2011, Maxey co-founded with Brad Russell the Washington West Film Festival Maxey serves as chairman of the board and Russell as president.
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Personal

On September 6, 1998, Maxey married Rebecca Ewing. Together they have two sons and reside the Washington D.C. metro area.

External links

Official website of Mark Maxey
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maxey, Mark 1969 births Living people American film producers American documentary filmmakers Film directors from Virginia Screenwriters from Virginia People from Lawrence, Kansas People from Loudoun County, Virginia Television producers from Virginia