Mark Thomas Casey Haapala is an American producer, writer, and
director. He directed the award-winning short film Dog It Down, winner
of the 2012 Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival (HRIFF). Haapala
also served as executive producer and head writer for the TV Pilots:
Off The Record, The Groom Whisperer and Pinky and The Fan Girls, which
was optioned by the Lifetime channel and was a winner at the New York
Television Festival as “Best Unscripted TV show†in 2014.Haapala
was born in Irvine, California to parents Susan (née Casey) and
Thomas Haapala, a VP at Black & Decker Corporation . He graduated from
Loyola Marymount University in 2002 with a degree in theatre, along
with actor Chris Sullivan. He attended LMU at the sametime as: Desean
Terry, Leroy McClain, Colin Hanks and Busy Philipps. One of Haapala's
first jobs in entertainment was as Jerry Ferrara (Turtle's) stand-in
on the HBO show Entourage.Dog It Down, Haapala’s first short film
was based on the true story of three US Navy Sailors who were trapped
under water for 17 days in an air tight compartment aboard the USS
West Virginia during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Dog It Down
was partially funded and executive produced by Entourage actor Kevin
Connolly. The short film would go on to win the 2012 Hollywood Reel
Independent Film Festival, and was screened and received accolades at:
the GI Film Festival, The Newport Beach Film Festival, and would later
air on both PBS and the Military channel.He appeared as “The
Clapper†in the Season 5 episode 11 of Entourage entitled
“Play’n With Fire†.
director. He directed the award-winning short film Dog It Down, winner
of the 2012 Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival (HRIFF). Haapala
also served as executive producer and head writer for the TV Pilots:
Off The Record, The Groom Whisperer and Pinky and The Fan Girls, which
was optioned by the Lifetime channel and was a winner at the New York
Television Festival as “Best Unscripted TV show†in 2014.Haapala
was born in Irvine, California to parents Susan (née Casey) and
Thomas Haapala, a VP at Black & Decker Corporation . He graduated from
Loyola Marymount University in 2002 with a degree in theatre, along
with actor Chris Sullivan. He attended LMU at the sametime as: Desean
Terry, Leroy McClain, Colin Hanks and Busy Philipps. One of Haapala's
first jobs in entertainment was as Jerry Ferrara (Turtle's) stand-in
on the HBO show Entourage.Dog It Down, Haapala’s first short film
was based on the true story of three US Navy Sailors who were trapped
under water for 17 days in an air tight compartment aboard the USS
West Virginia during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Dog It Down
was partially funded and executive produced by Entourage actor Kevin
Connolly. The short film would go on to win the 2012 Hollywood Reel
Independent Film Festival, and was screened and received accolades at:
the GI Film Festival, The Newport Beach Film Festival, and would later
air on both PBS and the Military channel.He appeared as “The
Clapper†in the Season 5 episode 11 of Entourage entitled
“Play’n With Fire†.
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