Mark Saltzman began his career in NY with Jim Henson, writing for THE MUPPETS. His SESAME STREET sketches and songs (including "CARIBBEAN AMPHIBIAN") earned him seven Emmy Awards. But behind Kermit's back, Mark was writing cabaret shows and musicals that played at The Ballroom, Soho Rep, 13th Street Theatre, and the Village Gate, where he co-wrote the long-running revue, A, MY NAME IS ALICE. For network television, Mark wrote MRS. SANTA CLAUS, the holiday musical starring Angela Lansbury with songs by Jerry Herman. For the movies, he wrote THE ADVENTURES OF MILO AND OTIS and THREE NINJAS KICK BACK. His TV movie, THE RED SNEAKERS, directed by and starring Gregory Hines, aired on Showtime in 2004 and was nominated for a Writers Guild Award. In 2007, Mark served as writer-producer of the Disney Channel TV show JOHNNY AND THE SPRITES. His produced plays include CLUTTER, MR. SHAW GOES TO HOLLYWOOD, SETUP & PUNCH, the musical ROMEO AND BERNADETTE and THE TIN PAN ALLEY RAG, which was produced in New York by The Roundabout Theatre Company.
