Sparky Marcus

Years ago, Tallulah Bankhead's credited with having created the dictum, 'never work/appeared with small children or animals', as they have a built-in 'advantage'; the 'awww, look at how cute..' Though it is true, there's been many young actors who actually had skills to back up that advantage. One off them - who was part of the mid/late-70's group was a child actor, who worked under the stage name of 'Sparky Marcus'. Sparky, - who's real name is Marcus Issoglio, was born in Hollywood, CA. After being a being a familiar face of the late-70's, appearing in everything from Freaky Friday (1976), and Benji (1974), to TV shows like The Bob Newhart Show (1972), and the adult soap/comedy, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976) seemed to disappear. One thing many child actors can't control is growing up, and aside from a very few, most former child actors will try to push against preconceived ideas, such as they're 'too old', or 'have no acting skills', but even when they do, it can be like try