John Mark Robinson

Robinson was born in Toronto, Ontario. He graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.[5]

Robinson founded the Modern Productions in 1980 to direct and produce music videos for artists under the banner. In 1983, he directed Roadhouse 66, starring Willem Dafoe which was released by Universal Pictures. In 1990, he directed the movie Kid released by Focus Features.[6][7] Robinson directed the Television show Martha Stewart Living, first session in 1991. He also directed the movie Motowns Mustang in 1992 and All Tied Up in 1993.[8][9]

During his career, Robinson has directed and produced music videos for artists including Bob Dylan ("Sweetheart Like You"), Bob Marley ("Redemption Song"),[5] Pretenders,[10] Tina Turner ("What's Love Got to Do with It?"),[11] Ramones ("Rock 'n' Roll High School"), Santana ("Hold On"),[12] Pat Benatar, and George Thorogood ("Bad to the Bone").[13]

Robinson is also a design professional, having served as president of Modern Props in both Los Angeles and Vancouver.[14] He is now the owner and operator of Vancouver Prop & Costume in Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as a partner in the Milanese a kitchen and bath design company Boffi Los Angeles. [5] Vancouver Prop & Costume rents props and costumes for use in motion pictures, commercials, and television. Robinson has assembled tens of thousands of pieces that can be used. He purchased the selection of props from 20th Century Fox in 2005, and has continued to build the collection.[15] He later founded Tap Media Labs, a company that adds content information to online videos for viewers, based in Vancouver and Los Angeles.[5]

Robinson was married to Linda DeScenna in 2017.[5]