Mark Bunker

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Mark Bunker
Mark Bunker
Born	United States
Occupation	Television producer

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Mark Bunker is a television producer, former radio personality, actor, and as of 1997 a critic of the Church of Scientology. In 1999 he started Xenu TV and moved to Clearwater, Florida where he produced videos for the Lisa McPherson trust.^[1]

On 1999-03-14 Scientologists picketed Mark's house in Los Angeles, California.

In 1999, John Travolta refused to walk outside along the red carpet to the premiere of The General's Daughter because of Mark Bunker's presence, along with his friend Zinjifar holding a sign that read "Scientology Threat to Democracy." Due to John Travolta's refusal to appear Mark was threatened by a man who claimed to be an autograph-dealer.^[2]

Bunker filmed a number of anti-Scientology pickets held by the Lisa McPherson trust in Clearwater, Florida among other places.

On 2000-01-25 Mark was arrested by two off-duty Chicago police officers working for the Church of Scientology.^[3] The officers arrested Mark for trespassing although he never strayed from the public sidewalk. A year later Mark was acquitted of the charges; however, film from his video camera was never returned to him by the Chicago police.^[4]

In September 2000, Mark Bunker published a video titled "Scientology and the Clearwater Police," which documents a perceived bias by the Clearwater police against the Lisa McPherson trust. The documentary is available through Google video and has received high ratings.^[5]

In 2006, Bunker received an Emmy Award, for a story on Border Issues in the San Diego, California area^[6].

[edit] References

1. ^ Bunker, Mark. Welcome to XENU TV. Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
2. ^ Bunker, Mark. Xenu Goes to Hollywood!. Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
3. ^ [1], January 2000, XenuTV, Mark Bunker, Trial.
4. ^ "PEOPLE of the STATE of ILLINOIS V. MARK BUNKER"
5. ^ Bunker, Mark. Scientology and the Clearwater Police. Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
6. ^ About Mark Bunker, retrieved February 7, 2007.

[edit] External links

Xenu TV, official web site