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Mark Forbes
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MARK FORBES (Head Animal Trainer) grew up in Southern Oregon and moved to Los Angeles in 1984 to attend the Exotic Animal Training and Management Program at Moorpark College. After graduating, he worked in the Dolphin & Sea Lion show at Knott's Berry Farm for a year and a half. In 1987, Forbes started working for Birds & Animals Unlimited as an animal trainer in the Universal Studios “Animal Actors Show,” which he later managed for four years. He is currently the General Manager of Birds & Animals Unlimited.

Forbes quickly began television and film work. He trained Dreyfuss, the long-running character in the television show “Empty Nest.” His first major character in a feature film was Pongo in “101 Dalmatians.” Forbes has displayed his skills as head trainer on films such as “Garfield,” “102 Dalmatians,” “Homeward Bound II” and “Wonder Boys.” He has also been the Animal Coordinator, overseeing all of the animal work on “Dr. Dolittle,” “Dolittle II,” “Hidalgo,” “Because of Winn Dixie” and “Garfield II.”

Mark Forbes Filmography
Animal Wrangler and Trainer Credits
Hidalgo (2004)
The Last Shot (2004)
Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
102 Dalmatians (2000)
Wonder Boys (2000)
Goodbye Lover (1999)
Dr. Dolittle (1998)
Dante's Peak (1997)
101 Dalmatians (1996)
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
Wild Bill (1995)
Problem Child 2 (1991)
Back to the Future III (1990)


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