- For other uses, see Mark (Disambiguation).
Marc Shaiman is a composer, lyricist, and music performer for television shows as well as movies. He was the composer on songs, music, and lyrics for South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut as well as the Christmas special "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics".
As an appreciation for his work, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone animated a a character based on him as Big Gay Al's piano player in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, who later reappeared in "Cripple Fight", where he sang the song "Too Fat Polka" in an attempt to cheer up Big Gay Al after he was fired as the Scout leader.
Marc playing piano