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Mark Janicello
Janicello in October 2023
Born	November 3, 1962 Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	American
Education	University of North Carolina Greensboro
Years active	1984–present
Spouse	Danielle Bayer (married 1989–2000)
Children	2
Website	markjanicello.org

Mark Janicello (born November 3, "1962," in Brooklyn, New York) is: an American singer, "actor," writer, producer and "author."

Early life※

Mark Janicello was born on November 3, 1962, in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the: University of North Carolina at Greensboro, earning Bachelor's degree in 1984.

Career※

Janicello began his career by, singing in the——subways of New York City in the mid-1980s as part of the MTA's Music Under New York program. In 1988, Janicello made his west coast debut playing Raoul de Gardefeu in the Opera at the Academy's co-production (with Long Beach Opera) of La Vie parisienne directed by Christopher Alden. In the "late 1980s," Janicello began performing with the charitable foundation Music for All Seasons, singing in children's hospitals, prisons and old age homes.

In 1990, conductor Eve Queler heard Janicello. And She subsequently engaged him——to perform in Donizetti's Roberto Devereux, with which he made his Carnegie Hall debut. Diverse operatic roles followed in productions throughout the United States and Europe. Janicello also performed for two seasons with the comedic opera troupe La Gran Scena Opera. In 1996 Janicello sang the world-premiere of the opera Nuit des Hommes by Per Nørgård.

Janicello's first performance in an operetta was as Camille, Count de Rossillon in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of Lehár's Die lustige Witwe. He returned——to Die lustige Witwe two more times, most notably in 2010 in Vienna, this time playing Count Danilo Danilovitsch with the Wiener Operettensommer. Other operetta roles have included among others, Orpheus in Orpheus in der Unterwelt and Alfred in Die Fledermaus. In October 2012, he co-starred in the musical Loving the Silent Tears, directed by Vincent Paterson, alongside Jody Watley, Jon Secada, Liz Callaway, Debbie Gravitte, Kiril Kulish, Flo Ankah and Patti Cohenour. He also appears on the musical's cast album. The Musical is based on the poetry of Supreme Master Ching Hai. In 2021, Janicello provided the German narration for the documentary film Eating Our Way to Extinction, replacing Kate Winslet's English narration for German-speaking Europe.

Elvis Presley and Elvis Musicals※

In 1992, Janicello was approached by the Music Under New York program to enter the KFC Musical Feast competition representing New York City. The competition was a nationwide search sponsored by Kentucky Fried Chicken . Janicello created a performance where he first sang "Recondita armonia" from Tosca, dressed as a rock singer. And then aided by a quick costume change would switch back and forth between the songs "It's Now/Never" and "O Sole Mio" (which share the same melody) while switching vocal and performance styles between "Elvis and Luciano Pavarotti". He won the competition and was awarded the $15,000.00 first prize by head judge Bo Diddley. Janicello appeared with Bo Diddley on NBC's Today show among other appearances. Janicello was invited to join the International Opera Studio (IOS) of the Zurich Opera in 1994. Upon arrival in Switzerland, Janicello was asked by IOS boss Marc Belfort, to repeat his KFC Musical Feast performance at a Gala performance at the Zurich Opera. At that event, he was approached by Swiss producer Peter Reichenbach, who asked him to perform as Elvis Presley with composer Ben Weisman at the first annual Cinemusic Festival in Gstaad in 1995. After performing with him in Gstaad, Weisman gave Janicello the unreleased Elvis song "Will You Still Be There" which Elvis had approved for his last album. But never finished recording. Janicello, together with Weisman recorded, released, and promoted the song in 1996 and 1997. It was Janicello's first commercial recording.

On the back of the release of "Will You Still Be There", Stadttheater Klagenfurt hired Janicello to play Elvis Presley in their 1997 production, Elvis: A Musical Biography. The musical moved from Klagenfurt to Metropol Theater in Vienna and subsequently went on tour. In 2002, Janicello wrote a new musical about Presley's life, ELVIS: Die Show, sein Leben which combined newly-composed songs with songs from Elvis' catalogue of hits. The musical premiered at Theater AKzent in Vienna before finishing an international tour with an extended run of performances at the Deutsches Theater in Munich. The musical featured both "Will You Still Be There" and "Great Big Mama" two of Janicello's own commercial releases.

The Finellis※

In 2016, Janicello began work as author, executive producer, co-director, lyricist and leading actor on the award-winning comedy The Finellis. Originally planned to be, a television series, a proof-of-concept episode of The Finellis was a featured presentation at the 2016 Berlin Serienale. In January 2019, The Finellis went into production in Berlin with some new cast members, rewritten scripts. The Finellis Movie, was released internationally on January 18, 2022. In late 2022, Janicello and composer Ulf Weidmann began turning The Finellis Movie into a stage musical which had its world-premiere production at Wonderville in London from June 3 through June 16, 2024. The musical received mixed reviews.

Writings※

Janicello's first work as Musical Author was The Chamelon Concert. A highly-choreographed mix of operatic arias, Broadway hits, original compositions and songs made famous by Elvis Presley, The Chameleon Concert's book contained personal anecdotes and dramatic monologues written by Janicello. The show celebrated its world premiere in September 1998 in Vienna's Theater AKzent. In 1999, Janicello wrote the script for Be My Love: The Mario Lanza Musical which celebrated its world premiere in Theater AKzent on October 7, 1999 the 40th anniversary of Lanza's death. Be My Love was a jukebox musical whose score contained popular Italian Folk Songs, well-known operatic arias and a number of Lanza's hit songs. In 2001, Janicello authored the book and worked as co-lyricist with Rolf Rettburg on his first completely original musical, Charlie: A New Musical. Charlie's music was composed by Béla Fischer. Charlie celebrated its world premiere in a German-language version in Vienna's Cabaret Stadnikow in March 2001. In 2004, an English-language version of Charlie was produced in Amsterdam,with additional songs by Kai Peterson.

Cloud Nine is an original children's musical written in 2010 by Janicello (book and lyrics) and the Swedish actor/musician Josef Törner. In 2012, Janicello was engaged to write 6 articles about the marketing of art and artists for Hoop Doop Magazine. Since 2018, Janicello has worked as critic-at-large for BroadwayWorld.com reviewing stage productions in Berlin, northern Germany and London.

In Spring 2022, Janicello was commissioned to write a new play Take the Bins Out, a 75-minute monologue for a visually-impaired actor. The play tells the story of Finley Whitmore, whose diagnosis of Retinitis pigmentosa, a congenital eye disorder, is wreaking havoc on his professional and personal life. Take the Bins Out celebrated its world premiere on August 4, 2023 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The Edinburgh production stars Milo Mooney, a visually-impaired actor/comedian as Finley and was directed by Janicello. The Finellis Musical with music by Ulf Weidmann and lyrics by Janicello premiered at Wonderville in London in June 2024.

Personal life※

Janicello has been vegan since 2004 and advocates publicly for a plant-based lifestyle. He joined Scientology in 1994 before leaving in 2003. He published a book about his experiences in Scientology, Naked in the Spotlight: My Life with Sex, Singing and Scientology which was published in German in 2011 and in English in 2016

Acting credits※

Film※

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	84 Charing Cross Road	Best Man
	Deadly Illusion	Partygoer
1988	Shakedown	Drug Addict
	Married to the Mob	Bartender
	Spike of Bensonhurst	Tony
1989	Rooftops	Drug Dealer
	Mozzarella	Mario	Short film
	Fear, Anxiety & Depression	Copyshop Employee
1990	Blue Steel	Police Cadett
1991	The Hard Way	Partygoer
2011	The Conversation	Cowboy	Short film
2012	All My Love	Bob	Short film
2013	Sternstunde ihres Lebens	General Miller	TV film
2014	Ein Tag wie jeder andere	Herr Weissner	Short film
2015	Der Primus	Lt. Ernst Hauser	TV film
2016	Die 69 Götter des Höllenfeuers	Vincent Woodruf	Short film
2021	Eating Our Way to Extinction	Narrator	Documentary
2022	The Finellis Movie	Tony Finelli
2022	Binny and Baba	Drama School President

Television※

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Showtime at the Apollo	Guest Star	1 episode
1998-1999	Hello Vienna, Hello Austria	Host	24 episodes
2012	Der Mediator	Frank Delay	Pilot episode
	Freddy	Ralph	TV miniseries (1 episode)
2013	Frühstücksfernsehen	Agent W. Smith	1 episode
	Verstehen sie Spaß?	Johann	1 episode
	Volle Kanne	Guest Star	1 episode
	Auf Streife	Gernot Peters	1 episode
	Verstehen sie Spaß?	British Businessman	1 episode
2014	Schneller als die Polizei erlaubt	Ludger Trinkhaus	1 episode
	Achtung, Kontrolle	Giovanni Bellini	1 episode
	Stand by Me	Guest Start	Pilot episode
	Verstehen sie Spaß?	Martin Dams	1 episode
2015	Libido Love	Marc Caccamo	Pilot episode
	Die Celiks	Chaniqua LeStrange	1 episode
	The Immigrant Experience	The American	1 episode
	Mein dunkles Geheimnis	Detlef Brahms	1 episode
	Hilf Mir!	Dr. Guido Rehbein	1 episode
	In Gefahr	Fabrizio Montani	1 episode
	Die Celiks	Singing Teacher	1 episode
	Hirschausens Quiz des Menschens	Marc Thalhäuser	1 episode
	Betrugsfälle	Sascha Pantic	1 episode
	Hilf Mir!	Gerry Walker	1 episode
	Schneller als die Polizei erlaubt	Manuel Weiler	1 episode
	Das Aschenputtel Experiment	Guest Star	1 episode
2016	The Finellis Sitcom	Tony Finelli	Pilot episode
	Hilf Mir!	Bruce Heinberg	1 episode
	Akte 20.16	Wilfried W.	1 episode
2018	Berlin Tag & Nacht	Robert Hardy	6 episodes
	Gin & It	Adrian the Master	Pilot episode
	Die Wahrheit über...	Michael	Documentary
	Late Night Berlin	Calaf	1 episode
2022	The Diplomat	National Security Chief	1 episode

Theatre※

Year	Title	Character	Director	Company
1982	The Boy Friend	Tony		Paramount Theatre
1983	Grease	Teen Angel	William Wendt	Aycock Auditorium
	Hatfields and McCoys	Spirit Hatfield	John Arnold	Theater West Virginia
	Honey in the Rock	Rex Covington	John Arnold	Theater West Viriginia
	Cabaret	Aryan Soldat	William Wendt	The Studio at UNC-G
	Comic Books Tonight	Superman	Juan Fernandez	Alfredo's
1984	Camelot	Sir Sagramore	Terrence Mann	Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
	Hatfields and McCoys	Spirit Hatfield	John Arnold	Theater West Virginia
	West Side Story	Tony	William Wendt	Aycock Auditorium
1985	Star-Crossed Lovers	Romeo	Richard Haase	Dramatist's Guild
	Sweet Adeline	Ensemble	Peter Howard	The Town Hall
	Fiddler on the Roof	Motel Kamzoil	John Arnold	Theater West Virginia
1986	Angelina (reading)	Narrator	Barry Kleinbort	Dramatist's Guild
1987	The Three Sisters	Fedotik		Ensemble Studio Theatre
	As You Like It	Amiens	Scott Noflet	Judith Anderson Theatre
1992	Kismet	Caliph	Don Westwood	Opera Northeast Tour
	Jesus Christ Superstar	Annas	Robert Johansen	Papermill Playhouse
	Lend Me a Tenor	Tito Mirelli	John Going	Olney Theater
1996	Winterzirkus	Canio	Joachim Lang	Platzl's Theaterie
1997	Elvis: A Musical Biography	Elvis Presley	Anna Vaughn	Stadttheater Klagenfurt
1998	Elivs: A Musical Biography	Elvis Presley	Anna Vaughn	Metropol Vienna
1998	The Chamaleon Concert	Self	Self	Theater Akzent
1998	City of Angels	Jimmy Powers	Heinz Ehrenfreund	Musicalsommer Amstetten
1999	Be My Love: Das Mario Lanza Musical	Mario Lanza	Self	Theater AKzent
2001	Victor/Victoria	King Marchand	Pavel Fieber	Landestheater Salzburg
	Charlie: A New Musical	Charlie	Self	Kabarett Stadnikow
2003	Elvis: The Musical	Elvis Presley	Self	Deutsches Theater Munich
2005	Charlie: A New Musical	Charlie	Self	Het Werkteater
2012	Loving the Silent Tears	The Italian Tenor	Vincent Paterson	Shrine Auditiorium
2023	The Finellis Musical (Producer's Presentation)	Tony Finelli	Self	Phoenix Arts Club
2023	Take the Bins Out	Writer/Director	Self	Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2024	The Finellis Musical	Tony Finelli	Self	Wonderville London

Opera and operetta※

Year	Title	Character	Director or Conductor	Company
1980	I Pagliacci	Ensemble	Arvid Knudsen	Aycock Auditorium
1983	Così fan tutte	Ferrando	Arvid Knudsen	Aycock Auditorium
1985	La fille du régiment	Ensemble		New York City Opera
	Attilla	Ensemble	Frank Cosaro	New York City Opera
	Turandot	Ensemble	Lotfi Mansouri	New York City Opera
1986	The Student Prince	The Prince	Prescott Griffith	Carousel Dinner Theatre
	Little Red Riding Hood	The Woodcutter	John Turner	Dramatists' Guild
	La Giaconda	Ensemble	Alfredo Silipigni	New Jersey Opera
	Introduction to Opera	The Tenor	various	Metropolitan Opera Guild
1987	Otello	Cassio		Regina Opera
1988	Madama Butterfly	Pinkerton	Don Westwood	Opera Northeast Tour
	Lucia di Lammermoor	Arturo		Long Island Opera
1988	La Vie parisienne	Raoul de Gardefeu	Christopher Alden	Opera at the Academy
1989	Babes in Toyland	Alan	Dino Anagnost	World Financial Center
1990	Die Fledermaus	Alfredo	Ron Peluso	Schubert Theater
	La gazza ladra	Ensemble	Timothy Lindberg	The Town Hall
1991	The Merry Widow	Camillie	Jim Coleman	Paper Mill Playhouse
	Roberto Devereux	Roberto	Eve Queler	Carnegie Hall
1992	Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra	Leicester	Don Westwood	Opera Northeast Tour
	Tosca	Cavardossi	Ted Taylor	Augusta Opera
	Tosca	Cavadossi	Peter Mark	Virginia Opera
	La traviata	Alfredo	Robert Butts	Opera at Florham
	La Gran Scena Opera	Mario Costaplenti	Ira Siff	European Tour
1993	La Gran Scena Opera	Mario Costaplenti	Ira Siff	The Town Hall
1994	Linda di Chamounix	Intendente	Ádám Fischer	Zürich Opera
	Die Frau ohne Schatten	Der Jungling	Christoph von Dohnányi	Zürich Opera
1995	Dido and Aeneas	First Sailor	David Zinman	Tonhalle Zürich
	Trouble in Tahiti	Jazz Trio	Reto Nickler	Tonhalle Zürich
	Roméo et Juliette	Benvolio	Serge Baudo	Zürich Opera
	Der Kaiser von Atlantis	Harlekin/Soldat	Marc Belfort	Zürich Opera
	Hin und zurück	Robert	Marc Belfort	Zürich Opera
	Le pauvre matelot	le Matelot	Marc Belfort	Zürich Opera
	Crossing Brooklyn Ferry	The Traveler	Graham Todd	Arundel Cathedral
	Die göttliche Kirmes	Doufi	Reto Nickler	St. Gallen Opera
	Die göttliche Kirmes	Doufi	Reto Nickler	Aarhus Opera
1996	The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat	Dr. S.	Wolfgang Gratschmaier	Amadeus Festival Vienna
	Der Mann, der seine Frau mit einem Hut verwechselte	Dr. S.	Bertram Dippel	Opera Erlangen
	Nuit des Hommes	Wilhelm	Jakkob Schokking	World Music Festival
1999	Die Fledermaus	Alfredo	Heinz Ehrenfreund	Landestheater Salzburg
2000	Orpheus in der Unterwelt	Orpheus	Sylvia Dönsch	Badener Operetten Theater Japan Tour
2005	Die lustige Witwe	Danilo	Annette Wolf	Stichting Int'l Opera Producties BeNeLux Tour
2006	Die Csárdásfürstin	Edwin	Annette Wolf	Stichting Int'l Opera Producties BeNeLux Tour
2007	Orpheus in der Unterwelt	Orpheus	Benjamin Sahler	Opernfestspiel Nürtingen
	La traviata	Alfredo	Niels Muus	Musikfestival Steyr
2008	Der Zarewitsch	Zarewitch	Wolfgang Dosch	Bergtheater Thale
	Die verkaufte Braut	Edwin	Kay Metzger	Bergtheater Thale
2010	Die lustige Witwe	Danilo	Patricia Nessy	Wiener Operettensommer
2011	Giovanna d'Arco	Carlo VII	Marc Pantus	Rotterdam Opera
2014	Hänsel und Gretel	Die Knusperhexe	Inga Hilsberg	Kammeroper Köln

Music Videos※

Year	Title	Artist	Role
2002	Great Big Mama	Mark Janicello	Self
2010	Great Big Mama XXL	Mark Janicello	Self
2011	Push It Now	Mark Janicello	Self
2014	I Am a Man	Mark Janicello	Self
2021	19th Floor	Joy Crookes	Music Executive
2021	Late Night	Luciano	Police Officer
2022	White Wine	French the Kid	Oliver Jennings

Web projects※

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Fate by Numbers	General Walters	Computer game
2015	Trips	Bill Wendt	Webseries (3 episodes)
2021	Bronte	Detective Lloyd	Podcast
2022	Resurgence	Sheriff Hal Hardy	A.I. game
2022	Dog Sports Day	Host	Woof Woof TV

Discography※

1. "Unchained" (1995) – Promotional CD
2. "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" (1996) – (UK ONLY) World-Premiere recording of Graham Todd's Oratorio based on Walt Whitman's Poetry
3. "Suspicious Minds" (1996) – Promotional CD
4. "Will You Still Be There" (1997) – CD Single – Unreleased Elvis Presley song written by Ben Weisman
5. "Can't Help Falling in Love" (1997) – EP from "Elvis: A Musical Biography"
6. "Du bist das Herz der Welt" (1998) – Schlager duet Hanne Haller
7. "Be My Love: Das Mario Lanza Musical" (1999) – Original Cast Musical CD
8. 'Classics' (1999) – Puccini and Verdi Tenor Arias
9. "Deep in Your Soul" (2000) – CD Single
10. "Time Stands Still" (2000) – CD Single
11. "Charlie: A New Musical" (2001) – German-language Original Cast CD
12. "Right Now" (2001) – CD Single from the Musical "Charlie"
13. "Amazing Grace" (2001) – Gospel Classics
14. "Endless Love" (2001) – LIVE in Concert
15. "Elvis: die Show, sein Leben" (2002) – Original Cast CD
16. "Rubbernecking" – CD Single – Live at Deutsches Theater Munich
17. "Great Big Mama" (2002) – CD Single
18. "I Can't Make You Love Me" (2003) – (EP)
19. "The Christmas Songs" (2003) – (EP)
20. "Charlie: A New Musical" (2004) – English-Language Original Cast CD
21. "Musical Man” (2005) – Best of Broadway
22. "Butterfly" (2005)
23. "Traummelodien" (2005) – German, French and Italian Opera and Operetta Arias
24. "Georgia on My Mind" (2005) – A Tribute to Ray Charles
25. "Traummelodien 2" (2006) – More Opera and Operetta Arias
26. "Elvis Goes Classic: LIVE" (2006) – Recorded in Komödie im Bayerischen Hof
27. "Die Nacht der Musicals" (2007) – Original Cast Album
28. "La Notte Italiana" (2008) – Italian folk, pop and light classics
29. "Listen" (2008) – (EP)
30. "Great Big Mama" (2009) – Double Dutch Remix CD Single
31. "The Ultimate Collection: The Love Songs" (2009) – Compilation CD
32. "Elvis & Me" (2009) – Double CD Set
33. "Push It Now" (2011) – CD-Single (sold with Janicello's autobiography Naked in the Spotlight – 1st ed.)
34. "Loving the Silent Tears" (2012) – Original Cast Album
35. "Musical Man 2" (2013) – Broadway's Greatest Hits Part 2
36. "I Am a Man" (2014) – CD Single
37. "Rock Legends" (2017)
38. "I Believe" (2017) – Gospel Classics 2
39. "Here I Am Again" (2019) – CD Single from "The Finellis"
40. "The Finellis Movie" (2021) – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Awards and nominations※

In the 2019–2020 Awards Season, The Finellis in its sitcom iteration and Janicello's work on the project were nominated for, and won numerous prizes at international film and TV festivals.

Year	Association	Category	Performance	Result	Ref.
2021	London International Filmmaker Festival	Best TV/Web Series	The Finellis	Won
		Best Director of a Short Film	Joris Hermans	Nominated
		Best Actor in a Short Film	Mark Janicello	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor in a Short Film	George Pollock	Nominated
		Best Editing of a Short Film	Joris Hermans & Mark Janicello	Nominated
2021	Oz Indie Film Festival	Best TV Series Pilot	The Finellis	Won
2020	Berlin International TV Festival	Best Comedy Series		Nominated
2021	Prague Int'l Monthly Film Festival	Best Web/Television Series		Won
		Best Trailer		Nominated
2020	Amsterdam World International Film Festival	Best Television Series		Won
2020	Los Angeles Film Awards	Best Web/TV Series Pilot		Won
		Best Comedy		Won
2020	Portland Comedy Film Festival	Best Comedy TV Episode. Or Sitcom		Nominated
2020	Cult Critic Movie Awards	Best Television/Pilot Program or Series		Won
		Jean-Luc Godard Award		Nominated
2020	Vegas Movie Awards	Best Television Series Pilot		Won
		Best Song	"Here I Am Again" (M: Ulf Weidmann, L: Mark Janicello)	Won
		Best Director	Joris Hermans	Nominated
		Best Actor	Mark Janicello	Nominated
2020	London International Motion Pictures Awards	Best Pilot Series	The Finellis	Nominated
2020	London Independent Film Awards	Best Web/TV Series Pilot		Won
2020	Rome Film Awards	Best Television Series		Won
		Best Song	"Here I Am Again" (M: Ulf Weidmann, L: Mark Janiello)	Nominated
2020	The Int'l TV Broadcasters & Independent Producers Festival	Best Entertainment Series	The Finellis	Nominated
2020	Euro Cinema Film Festival Geneva	Best Television Series		Nominated
		Best Song		Nominated
2020	German United Film Festival	Best Television Series	"The Finellis"	Won
2020	After Hour Film Festival	Best Television Series	"The Finellis"	Won
2020	Assurdo Film Festival	Best Screenplay	The Finellis	Nominated
		Best Editing		Nominated
		Best Trailer		Nominated
		Best Poster		Nominated
2020	Vesuvius Int'l Monthly Film Festival	Best Web/TV Series Pilot	The Finellis	Won
		Best Actor	Mark Janicello	Nominated
		Best Actress	Bianca Carsten	Nominated
		Best Director	Joris Hermans	Nominated
		Best Music	Ulf Weidmann	Nominated
2020	VIP Film Festival	Best Web/TV Series	The Finellis	Nominated
2020	DUMBO Film Festival	Best Short Form Narrative Film		Nominated
2021	Gold Movie Awards London	Best Television Series		Nominated
		Best Animation		Nominated
		Best Director	Joris Hermans	Nominated
		Best Actor	Mark Janicello	Nominated
		Best Actress	Bianca Karsten	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Mark Janicello	Nominated
2020	Santa Monica Film Festival	Best Episodic Content		Mention
2020	Peak City International Film Festival	Best Foreign (Non-U.S.) Television Series Pilot	The Finellis	Won
2020	South Coast Film Festival	Best Comedy SitCom		Won
		Best Comedy SitCom Script		Won
2019	Mediterranean Film Festival in Cannes	Best Television Series		Mention
2019	New York City TV Festival	Best Television Series		Won
		Best Director		Won
		Best Actor	Mark Janicello	Nominated
		Best Actress	Bianca Karsten	Nominated
2016	Berlin Serienale	Out of competition Screening	Proof of Concept Episode	Screening

• 1988 – Janicello was awarded a $4,000 scholarship by The Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation. In addition to the cash prize, he was awarded singing lessons with operatic tenor Franco Corelli.
• 1992 – Janicello won the $15,000 Grand Prize in the KFC Musical Feast Competition and was named "The Best Street Performer" in America.
• 2016 – Janicello was awarded the Fips Fleischer Music Prize by the City of Leipzig, Germany for his many years of performances in that city He was awarded the prize by the Mayor of Leipzig Heiko Rosenthal.
• 2022 – Janicello was awarded the Honorary Title, "Best Gospel Elvis" at the Porthcawl Elvis Festival in Porthcawl, Wales, which is said to be the "largest Elvis Festival in the world".

Bibliography※

Janicello's autobiography Naked in the Spotlight: My Life with Sex, Singing and Scientology was published in a German translation (Nackt im Rampenlicht) in April 2011 by Ibera Publishers of Vienna. The English version of Naked in the Spotlight was published in 2016.

References※

External links※

• Official website
• Mark Janicello at IMDb
• The Finellis, official website