Mark Anthony grew up in Clay County and studied Economics at the
University of Florida before heading north to New York City as a
teenager. Once there, Galluzzo was awarded the prestigious Paulette
Goddard Scholarship to attend New York University's Tisch School of the
Arts, where he won numerous awards as a writer, director and
cinematographer.
Professionally Mark Anthony cut his teeth as an assistant on NBC's
"Saturday Night Live" before setting off for Hollywood. Once there, the
semi-autobiographical drama,
Trash (1999),
was Mark Anthony's critically acclaimed directorial debut, about which
Variety's Daniel M. Kimmel declared, "Low-budget drama about white
trash scores a direct hit."
His follow up to
Trash (1999) was Lions
Gate Films' black comedy,
R.S.V.P. (2002), which the LA Times
declared to be "Diabolically Clever" and "An Art-House Scream." In
addition to his features, MAG has sold or optioned ten screenplays over
his career and directed several high profile music videos, including
Dizzee Rascal's #1 hit, Dance Wiv Me. Galluzzo is now a dual UK/US
citizen who makes his home in London with his wife and three children.