Marilou York is a former dentist and an American producer popularly known for her Comic Book: The Movie (2004). Apart from being recognized for her career, she is also known as the wife of Mark Hamill, a famous American actor, voice artist, and writer. The celebrity wife also shares 3 kids with her husband.
Meet Marilou York
Marilou was born on February 11, 1955, in Carmi, Illinois, USA and she is the only child of her parents, Jean Apple and Doyle Frederick York.
Regarding her education, Marlou is a 1973 graduate of Camri Township Hall High School’s class of 1973 alumni. Moreover, she joined Parkland College in 1973 and graduated in 1975 after her training in dental hygiene.
She Began Her Career as a Dental Hygienist
Marilou did not begin her life career as an entertainer but as a dental hygienist and she has worked as a dental hygienist for over 20 years. She later chose passion over career and directed and co-produced the Comic Book: The Movie, in which Mark Hamill starred as Donald Swan.
Furthermore, according to her LinkedIn profile, Marilou serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Mark Hamill’s company Amazing Invisible Inc.
She has Been Married to Mark Hamill for 46 years
Marilou met Mark Hamill while she was still in her early 20s and also while she worked as a dental hygienist in Westwood, California. As Mark recalled during an exclusive interview, he went into the office where Marilou worked in order to get some dental work done and that was when their attraction and love story began.
Typical of several relationships the duo briefly called it quits during their early love phase, but they still found a way back to themselves as designed by fate.
Dissatisfied with a ‘mere relationship’, Marilou York and Mark decided to make things official by tying the knot on December 17, 1978, with a few friends present. The pair’s union is now blessed with 3 kids including Nathan Hamill, Griffin Hamill, and Chelsea Hamill.
The pair, who have been together for about 50 years, attribute their long-lasting union to their modest way of living in spite of their prominence.
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Her Husband has an Impressive Career Record
As already mentioned, Marilou York is mostly in the spotlight because of her husband’s entertainment career. Early roles in Mark Hamill’s career included frequent appearances on General Hospital and a lead part in the ephemeral sitcom The Texas Wheelers. Additionally, he has made appearances in a number of television movies, including Sarah T. – Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic and The City.
When he crossed the hallway to the tryouts for George Lucas’s Star Wars, Robert Englund was taking a test for a part in Apocalypse Now. He observed the auditions for a while before realizing that his pal Hamill would be ideal for the part of Luke Skywalker. He advised Hamill to go to the audition, but it turned out that Hamill’s agent had already scheduled an audition that gave him the role.
Star Wars, which debuted in May 1977, was a massive, unexpected hit and had a significant impact on the movie business. Additionally, Hamill participated in the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special before starring in the well-received prequels The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
Meanwhile, Hamill is a well-known voice artist for cartoons and video games. He is famous for playing the Joker in a number of DC Comics productions for a very long time, starting with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992. In addition, he provided the voices for Skips in Regular Show, the Hobgoblin in Spider-Man: The Animated Series, and Fire Lord Ozai in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
All of Marilou York’s Kids with Mark are also Entertainers
As earlier said, Mark and Marilou are proud parents of 3. Not just that, their kids also generously share in their career passions. Interestingly, Their son Nathan (46) was born during the production of The Empire Strikes Back and had a cameo appearance as one of the Royal Guards of Naboo in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Also, Chelsea (37) made a photographic appearance as an infant Axel Walker in the 1990 television series The Flash; the same photograph was used in the 2014 series. Furthermore, all three of Hamill’s kids including Griffin (42) have cameos as Resistance soldiers in The Last Jedi.
