Mark Valenti is a prolific American writer, renowned for his extensive work in television and his impressive bibliography. His television credits include writing the television movies Menno's Mind, starring Billy Campbell, which premiered on Showtime, Like Father, Like Santa, starring Harry Hamlin, which aired on the ABC Family Channel, and The Christmas Pageant, starring Melissa Gilbert, for the Hallmark Channel. Additionally, he wrote My Wife's Secret Life and The Santa Squad for the Lifetime Channel, and his screenplay for the romantic comedy Under A Lover's Moon is slated for release on Lifetime in 2021. Valenti also penned the high school fantasy comedy, The Devil and Danny Webster, for The Disney Channel.
Notably, he scripted the annual holiday special, Mannheim Steamroller's The Christmas Angel, for NBC, earning a gold record for the CD release of that project. His family/action feature film script Planet Fred was acquired by Dreamworks, and his family action comedy Bob the House was picked up by Paramount Studios. Furthermore, an action drama, Pursuit, was developed by Twentieth-Century Fox Studios.
Valenti's professional experience extends beyond television writing. He served as Creative Director for a team tasked with re-imagining Disney's California Adventures theme park in California, and also held the position of Creative Manager for Disney Interactive. Prior to his writing career, Valenti was Vice President of Development for John Hughes Entertainment, during the production period of Home Alone, Uncle Buck, Christmas Vacation, and Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
He has written pilot scripts and bibles for numerous global entertainment properties and served as the network Story Editor for Nickelodeon. His writing credits also include Back to the Future, Olivia, Gaspard and Lisa, Totally Spies, Kid Fitness, My Friends Tigger and Pooh, and many others.
Mark Valenti is also a published author, having written several books, including The Wolf and the Warlander, a YA coming of age trilogy, The Hannibal Twist: A Tom and Huck Mystery, and Last Night at the Monarch Motel.
Valenti's career began with a two-year stint as a Production Associate at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, followed by several years as Script Analyst for Ron Howard, Oprah Winfrey, and Sydney Pollack's production companies.
