| Mark Collie | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 18 1956 |
| Origin | Waynesboro, Tennessee, United States |
| Genre(s) | country |
| Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1990-present |
| Label(s) | MCA, Giant, Highway 64 |
| Associated acts |
Aaron Tippin |
| Website | http://www.markcollie.net |
Mark Collie (born January 18 1956 in Waynesboro, Tennessee) is an American country singer/songwriter and occasional actor. To date, Collie has recorded seven studio albums, and has charted more than a dozen singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His first single, "Something With a Ring to It", was co-written with Aaron Tippin. The song was later recorded by Garth Brooks.
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Film and television
In 1998, Collie appeared as Johnny Cash in the short film, I Still Miss Someone. Shot mostly in stunning 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. In The Punisher, he played Harry 'Heck' Thornton, an assassin who plays Frank Castle a song, "In Time" (written by Collie) before attempting to kill him. The song is featured as the last track on the Original Soundtrack, and over the credits on the Director's Cut. In Fire Down Below, he plays a thug who tries to kill Steven Seagal's character.
Personal Information
One of six children, he showed an early interest in piano and guitar and performed often for his family. Currently divorced from his second wife, Mark likes car racing, fishing, golfing, and used to ride bulls. Mark has diabetes and volunteers often for the American Diabetes Association. He also hosts the "Mark Collie Celebrity Motorsports Festival For Diabetes Cure", held every October in Nashville at the Nashville Speedway.
Arrest
On the night of July 19, 2007, Collie was arrested in Nashville, Tenn and charged with DUI. The 51-year-old country music singer was found slumped over the steering wheel of a car with the engine running near Music Row on the campus of Vanderbilt University. He smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot watery eyes. A police affidavit said Collie took a field sobriety test but failed. He refused to take a blood alcohol test.[1]
Singles
| Year | Title | US Country | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Something with a Ring to It" | 54 | Hardin County Line |
| "Looks Aren't Everything" | 35 | ||
| "Hardin County Line" | 59 | ||
| 1991 | "Let Her Go" | 18 | |
| "Calloused Hands" | 31 | Born & Raised in Black & White | |
| 1992 | "She's Never Comin' Back" | 28 | |
| "It Don't Take a Lot" | 70 | ||
| "Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'" | 5 | Mark Collie | |
| 1993 | "Born to Love You" | 6 | |
| "Shame Shame Shame Shame" | 26 | ||
| "Something's Gonna Change Her Mind" | 24 | ||
| 1994 | "It Is No Secret" | 53 | Unleashed |
| 1995 | "Hard Lovin' Woman" | 13 | |
| "Three Words, Two Hearts, One Night" | 25 | Tennessee Plates |
