Mark Ruffalo is an American actor best known for portraying the character of Hulk in the Avengers film series.

Mark Ruffalo was born on November 22, 1967, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, an industrial town in the United States. His full name is Mark Alan Ruffalo. His mother, Marie Rosie, was a hairdresser and stylist, while his father, Frank Lawrence Ruffalo Jr., worked as a construction painter. Due to his father’s work, he spent his youth in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he graduated from First Colonial High School. Later, the family moved first to San Diego and then to Los Angeles.

In Los Angeles, Mark Ruffalo studied acting at the Stella Adler Conservatory. He also became one of the founders of the Orpheus Theatre Company, where he wrote plays, directed productions, and performed in leading roles. During this period, he supported himself financially by working as a bartender.

In 2002, Mark Ruffalo underwent brain surgery, after which he experienced partial facial paralysis for a period of time. Following treatment, he fully recovered.

In 2012, Mark Ruffalo appeared as Hulk in the film The Avengers. Other cast members included Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, and Samuel L. Jackson.

In 2013, he starred in Now You See Me alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Mélanie Laurent, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Common, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman.

Mark Ruffalo married actress Sunrise Coigney in 2000. The couple has three children: a son named Keen (born 2001) and two daughters, Bella Noche (born 2005) and Odette (born 2007).

In 2017, Mark Ruffalo appeared in Thor: Ragnarok (Thor 3), sharing the screen with Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, Karl Urban, Idris Elba, Anthony Hopkins, Ray Stevenson, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill, Ken Watanabe, and Benedict Cumberbatch.

Source: Biyografiler.com