Mark J. Behar was born in Brooklyn, New York, and spent his childhood in Northern New Jersey, where he worked as a D.O.D. Federal Law Enforcement Officer. He is currently a multifaceted individual, excelling as an actor, producer, security and personal protection specialist, and terrorism/counter-terrorism specialist for the movie and music A-list elite, as well as reality TV show cast members.
Mark's impressive career began backstage, ringside, and personal security for professional wrestlers such as the late Eddie Guerrero, Dusty Roades, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Mick Foley, Jerry "The King" Lawler, and many others, working for prominent wrestling groups like WWF/WWE, WCW, ECW, TNA, and Lucha Underground.
He has also provided personal security for numerous high-profile celebrities, including Kim Kardashian, Mariah Carey, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Madonna, Eminem, the late Michael Jackson, the late Whitney Houston, the late Robin Williams, Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Dustin Hoffman, Morgan Freeman, Samuel L. Jackson, Tony Bennett, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, the Osbourne family, and rock bands like Bon Jovi, Journey, and Metallica, as well as for the current President Donald Trump.
Mark has received numerous awards for his work in the adult movie industry, including several AVN Awards for his behind-the-scenes and on-set work as security and personal bodyguard for adult entertainment superstars like Mary Carey, Katie Morgan, Christy Mack, and Farrah Abraham.
In 2010, Mark won an Emmy Award for saving the highest-rated episode of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" (KUWTK) on Season 4, Episode 6, "Body Blows," in which he boxed against former Olympic gold medal decathlete Bruce Jenner.
Mark was awarded the Life Saver Angel Star sponsored by Project Angel at the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star on September 9, 2018. On October 10, 2020, he was knighted by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, England, for his services as a protector of the royal family, earning the title Sir Mark Joao Behar and a plot of land within the Principality of Sealand.
Considered the best and most sought-after celebrity bodyguards and personal protection specialists in the world, Mark Behar is also renowned as one of the best terrorism and counter-terrorism specialists in his field, sought out worldwide by the celebrity A-list elite.
