Mark Dawson
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Mark Richard Dawson is an entertainment manager and CEO
of Dawson, Reeves and Zutaut Entertainment Group (otherwise known as DRZ Entertainment Group). Dawson is also the first son of veteran actor/game show host Richard Dawson and the late actress Diana Dors
. Previously, he had worked as an assistant to producer Mark Goodson
as well as a showcase and question writer for The Price Is Right
, Concentration
, The Better Sex
, Match Game
and Family Feud
, and had served as a creative consultant of the latter show's second run with his father as host from 1994 to 1995. A young Dawson appeared alongside his father on a few early episodes of Family Feud as well. Dawson was also an associate producer at Rastar
Productions and at NBC
for You Bet Your Life, a remake based on the old 1950s Groucho Marx
TV program that his father's production company produced in the 1980s. In 2001, he was hired by Paul Schrader
as a technical advisor for the movie Auto Focus
starring Greg Kinnear
and Willem Dafoe
.
Currently, Dawson manages the all-female tribute bands The Iron Maidens
("World's Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden
") and the cover band
Crabby Patty (I'm So Unclear!). He also manages the all-female heavy metal
band Phantom Blue
(drummer Linda McDonald
is a member of all three bands). In 2008, he along with Brad and Tom Zutaut developed a TV show based on tribute bands for New Wave Entertainment.
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of Dawson, Reeves and Zutaut Entertainment Group (otherwise known as DRZ Entertainment Group). Dawson is also the first son of veteran actor/game show host Richard Dawson and the late actress Diana Dors
Diana Dors
Diana Dors was an English actress, born Diana Mary Fluck in Swindon, Wiltshire. Considered the English equivalent of the blonde bombshells of Hollywood, Dors described herself as: "The only sex symbol Britain has produced since Lady Godiva."-Early life:Diana Mary Fluck was born in Swindon,...
. Previously, he had worked as an assistant to producer Mark Goodson
Mark Goodson
Mark Goodson was an American television producer who specialized in game shows.-Life and early career:...
as well as a showcase and question writer for The Price Is Right
The Price Is Right
The Price Is Right is a television game show franchise originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, and created by Bob Stewart, and is currently produced and owned by FremantleMedia. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also includes merchandise such as video games, printed...
, Concentration
Concentration (game show)
Concentration was an American TV game show based on the children's memory game of the same name. Matching cards represented prizes that contestants could win...
, The Better Sex
The Better Sex
The Better Sex was a television game show in the United States where men competed against women in a "battle of the sexes" format. The Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production ran on ABC from July 18, 1977 to January 13, 1978. The show had two hosts, one male and one female; each one acted as a leader...
, Match Game
Match Game
Match Game is an American television game show in which contestants attempted to match celebrities' answers to fill-in-the-blank questions...
and Family Feud
Family Feud
Family Feud is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Two families compete against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey question posed to 100 people...
, and had served as a creative consultant of the latter show's second run with his father as host from 1994 to 1995. A young Dawson appeared alongside his father on a few early episodes of Family Feud as well. Dawson was also an associate producer at Rastar
Rastar
Rastar was an American film company founded in 1966 by Hollywood producer Ray Stark , who was involved in most of its productions. Its first film was 1968's Funny Girl....
Productions and at NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
for You Bet Your Life, a remake based on the old 1950s Groucho Marx
Groucho Marx
Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx was an American comedian and film star famed as a master of wit. His rapid-fire delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers. He made 13 feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third-born...
TV program that his father's production company produced in the 1980s. In 2001, he was hired by Paul Schrader
Paul Schrader
Paul Joseph Schrader is an American screenwriter, film director, and former film critic. Apart from his credentials as a director, Schrader is most notably known for his screenplays for Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver and Raging Bull....
as a technical advisor for the movie Auto Focus
Auto Focus
Auto Focus is a 2002 American biographical film directed by Paul Schrader that stars Greg Kinnear and Willem Dafoe. The screenplay by Michael Gerbosi is based on the book The Murder of Bob Crane by Robert Graysmith....
starring Greg Kinnear
Greg Kinnear
Gregory "Greg" Kinnear is an American actor and television personality who first rose to stardom in 1991. He has appeared in more than 20 motion pictures, and was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in As Good as It Gets.-Early life:Kinnear was born in Logansport, Indiana, the son of...
and Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe is an American film, stage, and voice actor, and a founding member of the experimental theatre company The Wooster Group...
.
Currently, Dawson manages the all-female tribute bands The Iron Maidens
The Iron Maidens
The Iron Maidens are an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001 as an all-female tribute act to English heavy metal band Iron Maiden...
("World's Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
") and the cover band
Cover band
A cover band , is a band that plays mostly or exclusively cover songs. New or unknown bands often find the cover band format marketable for smaller gigs, and these bands may be known as a wedding band, party band and function band. A band whose covers consist mainly of songs that were chart hits is...
Crabby Patty (I'm So Unclear!). He also manages the all-female heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Phantom Blue
Phantom blue
Phantom Blue was an all-female American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1987. Phantom Blue were the first and only female artists to be signed to Mike Varney's Shrapnel Records, only three months after forming....
(drummer Linda McDonald
Linda McDonald
Linda McDonald is the drummer of the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens . In addition, she is a member of the Ozzy Osbourne tribute band The Little Dolls and the cover bands Valley Dolls, Crabby Patty and Unholy Pink...
is a member of all three bands). In 2008, he along with Brad and Tom Zutaut developed a TV show based on tribute bands for New Wave Entertainment.
Production
- ConcentrationConcentration (game show)Concentration was an American TV game show based on the children's memory game of the same name. Matching cards represented prizes that contestants could win...
- Production assistant, editorial staff, rebus writer, assistant contestant coordinator (1976–1977) - Match GameMatch GameMatch Game is an American television game show in which contestants attempted to match celebrities' answers to fill-in-the-blank questions...
- Editorial staff (1976) - TattletalesTattletalesTattletales is a game show which first aired on the CBS daytime schedule on February 18, 1974. It was hosted by Bert Convy, with several announcers, including Jack Clark, Gene Wood, Johnny Olson and John Harlan, providing the voiceover at various times...
- Editorial staff (1976) - The Better SexThe Better SexThe Better Sex was a television game show in the United States where men competed against women in a "battle of the sexes" format. The Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production ran on ABC from July 18, 1977 to January 13, 1978. The show had two hosts, one male and one female; each one acted as a leader...
- Music coordinator (1977) - Family FeudFamily FeudFamily Feud is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Two families compete against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey question posed to 100 people...
- Editorial staff (1977–1985); Creative consultant (1994-1995) - The Price is RightThe Price Is Right (U.S. game show)The Price Is Right is an American game show which was created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Contestants compete to identify the pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes. The show is well-known for its signature line of "Come on down!" when the announcer directs newly selected contestants to...
- Showcase writer (1977) - Card SharksCard SharksCard Sharks is an American television game show created by Chester Feldman for Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions. Two contestants compete for control of a row of oversized playing cards by answering questions posed by the host and then guessing if the next card is higher or lower in value than...
- Music coordinator, production assistant (1978) - Nudity Required - Associate producer (1988)
- You Bet Your Life - Associate producer (1988)
- Auto FocusAuto FocusAuto Focus is a 2002 American biographical film directed by Paul Schrader that stars Greg Kinnear and Willem Dafoe. The screenplay by Michael Gerbosi is based on the book The Murder of Bob Crane by Robert Graysmith....
- Technical advisor (2002) - The Iron Maidens Live at Galaxy Theater - Director (2007)
Acting/appearances
- Family Feud - Himself (select episodes)
- Who Got Diana Dors' Millions - Himself
Phantom Blue
- Caught...Live!Caught Live (Phantom Blue album)Caught Live! is a live album by American all-female heavy metal band Phantom Blue.The set list consists mainly of songs from Built to Perform and Prime Cuts & Glazed Donuts. "Going Mad" is the only song from the band's self-titled debut album on the list...
- Producer (1997) - Full BlownFull Blown (Phantom Blue album)Full Blown is an EP release by American all-female heavy metal band Phantom Blue. Following the release of the live album Caught Live!, lead vocalist Gigi Hangach departed from the band, leaving drummer Linda McDonald as the sole founding member....
- Producer (1998)
The Iron Maidens
- World's Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden - Producer (2005)
- Route 666 - Producer (DVD) (2007)
- The Root of All EvilThe Root of All Evil (EP)The Root of All Evil is a Japan-only EP release by the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens. It includes three new cover recordings of Iron Maiden songs and a dance remix of "The Trooper." This was the band's last recording to feature lead vocalist Aja Kim and guitarist Heather Baker, who left...
- Producer (2008) - Metal Gathering Tour 2010 - Japan - Producer (2010)