Mark Collie

Name	Mark Collie
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	George Mark Collie
Born	January 18, 1956
Origin	Waynesboro, Tennessee, U.S.
Instrument	Vocals, guitar
Genre	country
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1982–present
Label	MCA Nashville, Giant, Highway 64
Associated acts	Archer/Park, Aaron Tippin, Billy Ray Cyrus
Url	http://www.markcollie.com}}

George Mark Collie (born January 18, 1956) is an American country music artist and occasional actor. He has released eight albums, and has charted 16 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His highest peaking singles are "Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'" at #5, and "Born to Love You" at #6, from 1992 and 1993 respectively. Collie has also appeared in several films and television series, and has written songs for George Jones, Tim McGraw, Aaron Tippin and Garth Brooks.

Biography

George Mark Collie was born January 18, 1956 in Waynesboro, Tennessee, and founded his first band at age twelve.

Later, Collie worked as a disc jockey. He volunteered to join the U.S. Army, but was rejected, reputedly due to his diabetes.

Musical career

1989-1991: Hardin County Line

Collie signed to MCA Records in 1989 and released his debut album Hardin County Line a year later. This album included four singles. First was "Something with a Ring to It,"

On October 24, 2009, Collie married longtime girlfriend, Tammy, at a private ceremony in Columbia, Tennessee.

Film and television

In 1998, Collie appeared as Johnny Cash in the short film I Still Miss Someone, in which he also co-wrote the screenplay with the film's director John Lloyd Miller. Shot mostly in black and white, it captures a moment in time during Cash's darkest years of the mid 1960s. He has appeared in episodes of television shows such as JAG, Walker, Texas Ranger and The Strip. Films in which he has appeared include The Punisher (playing the role of Harry Heck, a guitar strumming assassin sent to kill Frank Castle) and Fire Down Below.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Soundtrack Appearances

2004

Music videos

References

External links

Official website

Category:1956 births Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:American male singers Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Tennessee Category:MCA Records artists Category:People from Wayne County, Tennessee Category:Giant Records (Warner) artists