Mark Lester (b. July 11, 1958) is an actor known for playing innocent looking English children in movies from a 1960s and 70s.

A boy of actor & producer Michael Lester & actress Rita Lester, Mark attended Corona Stage School within London, England and had supporting roles in many British television series, including The Man Jungle & Danger Human. At a age of nine Lester was cast within Oliver! (1968). He played a lead in the multiple Oscar winning musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel, which co-starred Jack Wild. These ii child actors later reunited for Melody (1970), which depicted British schoolchildren soft on. Tracy Hyde played a role of Melody in a film, which was scored by music from either the Bee Gees and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Lester received critical plaudits for his portrayal of the withdrawn just infant within Dog Uncivilized, Do Absolutely free!, starring paired Sir John Mills. Nevertheless, when starring within Black Beauty (1971), he found proficient roles harder to are by. Nighttime Hair Little one & Redneck were considered by many critics when innappropriate vehicles for the immature actor. Fallowing making The Prince and the Pauper at the age of 18--which reunited Lester using Oliver Reed from Oliver!--he stopped acting and became an alcoholic and drug addict. Getting exhausted his earnings, he down the road took his The Levels at the age of Twenty-eight & became a chiropractor. He married in 1993 but filed for divorce in 2004, with two sides accusing a more of destroying a marriage across excessive drinking and not putting forth effort.

Lester occurs as close, long-period friend of the turbulent pop superstar Michael Jackson, and spent Christmas 2003 at the Neverland Ranch. When Lester was unforced to testify inside Jackson's defense at the trial, he was not known as to wash soh. Lester has systematically supported his friend by phone and in interviews.

Lester should non exist as confused by using director Mark L. Lester.