Mark Borchardt is an independent filmmaker and actor, born on 20th August 1966 in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USA. He is best known to public for being the subject of the 1999 documentary “American Movie: The Making of Northwestern”, which depicts three years of his effort in shooting and editing the horror film “Coven” (1997).
Have you ever wondered how rich Mark Borchardt is? According to sources it has been estimated that Mark Borchardt’s net worth is $500 000, as of July 2017, acquired by making a name for himself as an amateur director and a television personality, often seen as a guest on popular TV shows. Since he is still active in the entertainment industry, his net worth continues to increase.
Mark Borchardt Net Worth $500,000
Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mark is of Swedish descent from his maternal side. His interest in filmmaking began when he was fourteen, after buying a super-8 camera at a garage sale from a neighbor. His filming ventures were interrupted for a while when he decided to join the military in which he spent three years there. However, upon returning, Borchardt continued to pursue his interest in film at a local university, and later started producing and writing Halloween radio dramas, which won him a fellowship from the Milwaukee Art Futures Board.
Mark actually became famous after filmmakers Sarah Price and Chris Smith decided to film Borchardt’s attempts to raise funds for his unfinished film “Northwestern”. However, after the whole project went down the drain, Mark decided to finish “Coven”, another film he had started years before. When it was finally completed, Price and Smith assembled their footage into “American Movie”, which was then signed by Sony Classics, and entered the 1999 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Grand Jury Prize. This launched Borchardt among the popular faces of television and film, and he has since made numerous appearances in shows such as “Late Show with David Letterman”, for whom he served as his election correspondent in 2000. His net worth was now established.
Other shows in which he has appeared include “The Show with No Name”, “Family Guy”, “Mark and Mike”, as well as hosting the national TV special “Night of the Living Dead: LIVE from Wisconsin” with Mike Schank. Apart from shows, Mark has also made several appearances in movies including “The One”(2001), “Abby Singer & The Godfather of Green Bay”(2005), “The Tunnel”(2001), “Modus Operandi”(2009) and “Hamlet A.D.D”(2014) among others. Borchardt had a leading role in horror feature “The Hagstone Demon”(2011) and appeared in the music video for “Zombie Killer”, a song by Leslie and the Ly.
One of Mark’s most demanding ventures has been the movie “Scare Me”, which he started directing in 2004. Four years later it was announced the film would be released in 2009, however, in 2010 it was still in production. Borchardt stated that 65% of the movie had been shot by April 2012 and that he was still waiting for the revision and adaption of the rest of the script. According to IMDb page, “Scare Me” was set for release in 2014.
Apart from filmmaking, Mark is also one of three people who host “Cinema Fireside” film discussion show on a radio station in Milwaukee.
When it comes to his private life, Borchardt was married to Susan McGee from June 1988 to June 1995, with whom he has a child. His current marital status is presumed to be single.
American Movie, The Dundee Project, Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever, Modus Operandi, The One, The Hagstone Demon, Britney Baby, One More Time, Hamlet A.D.D., The Godfather of Green Bay, Here Comes Rusty, Jeff
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Resides in Milwaukee,Wisconsin.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
China Test Girls
2017
post-production
Martin Milo
Legal ThreaT
2017
filming
Reese Kelly
Shangri-LA
2016
post-production
Shangri-LA
2016
TV Movie post-production
Where the Great Spirits Live
2016
Short post-production
Dirke
I Am an Alien
completed
Mark
Shangri-LA
2016
TV Series
Doctor Marvin Nestor
Here Comes Rusty
2016
Oren
Two Rivers
2014
Short
Dirke
Hamlet A.D.D.
2014
Gravedigger
Heavy Hands
2012
The Mechanic
The Jeffrey Dahmer Files
2012
Documentary
Man with glasses
The Hagstone Demon
2011
Douglas Elmore
The Amateur Monster Movie
2011
Mr. Englan
Dozers
2010
Gawker
Living Arrangements
2009
Paul
Unholy Reunion
2009
Douglas - Interviewee
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
2009
Herman
Modus Operandi
2009
Dallas Deacon
Tapioca
2009
Harve
Zombie Killer
2008
Short
Mark Zombie
First Bass
2008
Short
Principal Papalschmeck
Confession Stand
2007
Short
Theatre Manager
Big D and the Kids table: Deadpan Face
2007
Short
Grave Digger
The Devil's Muse
2007
Floyd
Zombie Island
2005
Short
Al (as 'Al the drunk at the bar')
The Godfather of Green Bay
2005
Skeeter
Living Dead Girl
2003
Short
Jesus
Britney, Baby, One More Time
2002
Dude Schmitz
The Tunnel
2001
Short
Lincoln
The One
2001
Cesar
Coven
2000
Short
Mike
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Dundee Project
2017
Documentary short post-production
Big D and the Kids table: Deadpan Face
2007
Short
Coven
2000
Short
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Dundee Project
2017
Documentary short post-production
Modus Operandi
2009
additional material
Coven
2000
Short
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Dundee Project
2017
Documentary short post-production
Big D and the Kids table: Deadpan Face
2007
Short master editor
Coven
2000
Short
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Dundee Project
2017
Documentary short producer post-production
Bitch
2009
Short associate producer
Coven
2000
Short producer
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Dundee Project
2017
Documentary short post-production
Big D and the Kids table: Deadpan Face
2007
Short
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Dundee Project
2017
Documentary short post-production
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jessicka Rabid
2010
special thanks
Satan VHS
2009
Short special thanks
Storytelling
2001
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
California Dreams
2017
Documentary post-production
Mark
Silently Steal Away
2017
Documentary short post-production
Narrator (voice)
The Dundee Project
2017
Documentary short post-production
Himself
Thank You Very Much with Host Jack Antonoff
2014
TV Movie
Himself
American Surfrider
2008
Documentary
Himself
100 höjdare
2008
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Night of the Living Dead: Live from Wisconsin - Hosted by Mark & Mike
2006
TV Movie
Himself
Stop Hate: The Making of American Surfrider Dvd-extra