Mark O'Dea

Mark O'Dea (born 1 June 1991) is an English television presenter and YouTuber, mainly known for his work in Malaysia.

Early life

O'Dea was born in Gravesend, Kent & was awarded a Scholarship to the Sylvia Young Theatre School at the age of 12 years old after falling in love with performing from a young age.^[1] He got his first theatre role at the age of 11 when he was cast in the West End Production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium.^[2]

Career

After graduating from the Sylvia Young Theatre school, he moved to Malaysia at the age of 21 where he joined the Malaysian-based boyband 'The London Boys'^[3] and at the same time started a YouTube channel which included Pranks, Sketches, Song Covers & Challenges.^[4]

Following The London Boys, O'Dea landed a job on The 8TV Quickie in 2014, which saw him join the daily entertainment show as a regular presenter. The show ended on 31 March 2016, however, he was unable to host the programme for the final time. He also worked for Astro SuperSport, hosting a travelogue sports show called 'Wishlist', which saw him and fellow co-host Reem Shahwa make young Malaysian's sporting dream's come true.^[5]

O'Dea is also a strong fitness enthusiast and was on the cover for the Malaysia Men's Health Magazine in May 2015.^[6] He is also a strong believer in equal religious rights in Malaysia and has made several videos & articles about this cause.^[7]

In 2016, he launched a Challenge Series on his YouTube channel called 'Oh My Bahasa Malaysia' where he would face up against Malaysian celebrities and try to compete in a series of Challenges to avoid a punishment.^[8]

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