Mark Weil

Known for: Directing

Born: January 24, 1952 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Died: September 6, 2007

Mark Weil was a Soviet and Uzbekistani theatre director of Jewish descent. Weil founded the Soviet Union’s first independent theatre, the Ilkhom theatre (Uzbek for 'inspiration') in Uzbekistan, in 1976. Weil was tragically murdered on the 7th of September 2007 by Islamic Fundamentalists.