Born in Iowa but raised in Honolulu, in high school Navy ROTC, Mark Hoffmeier spent many weekends narrating the official Pearl Harbor tour and sailed to Midway Atoll aborad the USCGC Mallow.  As a television and gaming writer, he’s worked on staff at many major Hollywood studios and gaming companies including Marvel, Universal, Disney, Dreamworks, Sony, Warner Brothers, THQ Games, Hanna-Barbera, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, LEGO, 2K Games, and others.  His writing has included live-action, animation, theme park attractions, books, and films.  Mark has extensive international experience working on shows in France, the UK, Canada, Denmark, Hungary, and with Australian companies.  He’s also taught writing and IP development at St. Joost School of Art and Design in The Netherlands and lectured at UCLA Extension, California Lutheran University, and online.  He’s performed around his hometown of Los Angeles as a comedian and improv artist at Flappers Comedy Club, The Ice House, The Comedy Chateau, and others.