Marc Edward Heuck

Marc Edward Heuck (born July 17, 1969) is an American actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for his role as The Movie Geek on the Comedy Central game show Beat the Geeks.[1][2][3][4][5]

Marc Edward Heuck
Born
Marc Edward Heuck

(1969-07-17) July 17, 1969
Cincinnati, Ohio,
United States
OccupationActor, Writer, Producer
Years active2001-Present
Notable work
Beat the Geeks, The Director’s Chair

Early life

Heuck was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Career

Heuck has worked as a film projectionist at Nuart Theatre, New Beverly Cinema, and Cinefamily.

Heuck provided audio commentary tracks and interview segments for the DVD releases of the 1981 slasher Scream, 1995 slasher satire Night of the Dribbler, Savage Streets, Cheerleaders' Wild Weekend, The Candy Snatchers, The Pyx, The Visitor, and the dark comedy Men Cry Bullets. Heuck also recorded a bonus commentary for the 1981 punk rock satire Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains.

Heuck wrote the foreword for Marc Salzman's DVD Confidential, a non-fiction book designed to help DVD viewers locate easter eggs in movies. He has been a writer for New Beverly Cinema and Night Flight and wrote trivia bumpers for El Rey Netowork's "Grindhouse Friday" movie broadcasts.

He appeared as a contestant on Win Ben Stein's Money before being cast as The Movie Geek on Beat the Geeks.

In 2014, Heuck was an Associate Producer on The Director's Chair for El Rey Network during its first season.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Actor Writer Producer
2008 The Killing of a Chinese Cookie Yes No No
2014 Out of Print Yes No No
2015 Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance No No Yes

Television

Year Title Episode Actor Writer Producer
2001 Beat the Geeks Seasons 1-2 Yes No No
2002 Win Ben Stein's Money June 24 Ep. Yes No No
2014 The Director’s Chair Season 1 No No Yes

References
  1. "Game show spotlights media geeks". Daily Bruin. 2002-04-24. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  2. Sconce, Jeffrey (2007-10-24). Sleaze Artists: Cinema at the Margins of Taste, Style, and Politics. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-3964-9.
  3. Nedeff, Adam. This Day in Game Show History- 365 Commemorations and Celebrations, Vol. 4: October Through December. BearManor Media.
  4. "Working The 'Beat'". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  5. Corporation, Bonnier (March 2002). Popular Science. Bonnier Corporation.
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