The 40-year-old comedian and actor Mark Normand shares his childhood experience in a podcast where he reveals his parents, Father Rick Normand and Mother Liz Williams, were very busy.
His father, Rick Normand, was a former US attorney, while his mother, Liz Williams, was the director of the Southern Food & Beverage Museum.
As both of his parents had separate professions, they could not spend quality time with their children, Mark Normand and his older brother, Eric Normand.
In a podcast, Mark Normand describes his older brother Eric as a perfect son who was the favorite kid of their parents, and he says, “He went off to do great things, and I tell D#k jokes.”
Moreover, he also said his father used to beat him as he was kind of an angry man. However, despite all this, Mark Normand says his parents are good people and “They were dreamers.”
Key Takeaways
- Mark Normand did not have a close bond with his parents, who were always busy.
- He shares they lived in a horrible neighborhood where they used to get robbed all the time.
- Mark Normand dropped out of college; however, after some time, he again rejoined and completed his graduation.
- Mark Normand started his comedian journey in 2006 by performing stand-up at Lucy’s Retired Surfer Bar in New Orleans.
Mark Normand says his relationship with his parents was like a Co-worker, “Cold Out”
We Might Be Drunk Podcast host Mark Normand shares he had a weird childhood with his parents, whom he describes as “ambulance-chasing lawyers.”
During his conversation with Lex in the Lex Fridman Podcast, Mark Normand deeply talks about his relationship with his parents after Lex asks him, “What was your relationship with your mom and dad? What are some memorable moments of them? what did you learn from them?”
He begins describing his parents by saying, “They were good parents. The giving thoughtful.” But he also calls them “A little out-to-lunch. You know they were workaholics, so it was hard to get a lot out of them.”
Moreover, he also describes his father’s personality, saying, “He was kind of an angry dad. I think he had like a weird childhood, and he was just trying to make it. And he was trying to provide, but it’s hard. So life was kind of coming down on him all the time.”
In the podcast, he also revealed that they lived in a “Horrible Neighborhood” where they were always robbed. He claimed, “My bike got stolen eight times. Car would get stolen when we went to school. It was crazy.”
Further, Mark Normand also says that his parents “Were very smart people.” He adds, “Like they were good people, and they were dreamers, but I don’t know how well they were socializing.”
Again, when Lex asks him if you ever deeply bonded with them at a deeply human level, he replies, “It was just almost co-worker and cold out.”
FAQs
Mark Normand’s wife is Mae Planet. Like her husband, she is a comedian, writer, and podcaster based in NYC. The couple tied the knot in November 2022 and do not have any children at present.
Mark Normand is currently 40 years old. He was born in 1983 in New Orleans, LA, to American parents.
According to the celebrity net worth, Mark Normand had around $1 million in 2024, which he accumulated from his successful career as a stand-up comedian and actor.
Yes, Mark Normand went to the University of New Orleans. However, he took a year break to study film at the New York Film Academy, which he dropped after some time. Later he graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University.
