Mark sweet

Mark Sweet is an American hypnotherapist, warm-up comedian, magician and host.
Early life
He was born September 20, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan. Sweet’s father, Fred Sweet, used to manage the TeleNews movie theater in downtown Detroit. A few blocks away was the magic store Fox Fun ‘N Magic, owned by Roy Kissell. Though Sweet was only 5 years old, Roy began teaching him magic and Sweet became his protégé. On weekends Sweet did shows in the family’s garage for the neighborhood children. Sweet's mother Fay worked for five pediatricians and knew when all the children’s birthdays were so she acted as Sweet’s first “agent”; from 1958-1968, Sweet performed multiple 30-minute magic shows at children’s birthday parties every weekend, which lead to larger bookings.
Career
Sweet’s first gig was at the Detroit Boat Club on Belle Isle. This launched a 30-year run including 25 years performing for General Motors, 100 days a year and 8 shows a day. Sweet also portrayed Willy Wonka for 25 years in shows at malls, fairs, trade shows, and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Sweet and his wife Julie moved to Los Angeles in 1981, and Sweet was soon doing warm-up for studio audiences. Garry Shandling requested Sweet to warm up ', which he did for 6 years. In addition, Jerry Van Dyke, whom Sweet had met in the 1970s, introduced Sweet to Barry Kemp, the creator of Newhart and Coach. Sweet went on to warm up audiences at Coach for 9 years, and has done warm-up for some of the biggest sitcoms on TV including: Roseanne; Cheers; The Larry Sanders Show; Suddenly Susan; Everybody Loves Raymond; Yes, Dear; Mike & Molly; Dharma & Greg; According to Jim; Reba; The Big Bang Theory; and Two and a Half Men, and is currently doing warm-up for new sitcoms Friend Me, Malibu Country, and Guys With Kids.
In addition, Sweet has acted in guest-starring roles on It's Garry Shandling Show; Yes, Dear; Suddenly Susan and The Larry Sanders Show, was featured on Norm Crosby's The Comedy Shop.
Sweet’s warm-up accomplishments are noted in former NBC President of Entertainment Warren Littlefield’s book Top of the Rock. Littlefield calls Sweet “The king of multi-camera comedy audience warm-up. Over four thousand episodes from Cheers to Mike & Molly.” He was also profiled in 's hour-long special on Everybody Loves Raymond.
Hypnotherapy
Sweet became interested in hypnosis at an early age, and is now a certified clinical hypnotherapist. He has created four successful hypnosis CDs: Sweet Energy, Sweet Freedom, Trance Form - Lose Weight Now, and Stop Smoking Now, which are available on his website. He also regularly combines his talent for stand-up comedy and hypnosis in a comedy hypnotism show which he’s performed on such shows as The Merv Griffin Show, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon , The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, and he also did a pilot for Warner Bros. entitled Mark Sweet's Mind Games in which comedian and friend Garry Shandling appeared. He also regularly performs at The Ice House in Pasadena, CA, The Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, CA, and Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. Sweet also customizes his show for corporate shows all over the world.

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