'''Mark Long''' (born June 2, 1971) is an American [[reality television]] personality, host and [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=MTV Challenge Godfather Mark Long Forms Alliance With Grayson Waller At NXT Spring Breakin' {{!}} Fightful News |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/mtv-challenge-godfather-mark-long-forms-alliance-nxt-spring-breakin-grayson-waller |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=www.fightful.com |language=en}}</ref> known for his appearances on [[MTV]] reality television series ''[[Road Rules: USA – The First Adventure]], [[Real World/Road Rules Challenge (season)|Challenge]], [[The Challenge: All Stars (season 1)|The Challenge: All Stars]], and [[Even Stevens]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Could 40-Year-Old Mark Long Be The Next 'Challenge' Champ? |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/elzfy1/road-rules-mark-long-challenge-battle-of-the-exes |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=[[MTV]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Challenge's Mark Long Teases Surprises and Feuds on All Stars and Weighs in on Fessy vs. CT |url=https://people.com/tv/the-challenge-all-stars-mark-long-preview-ct-fessy/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=[[People (magazine)]] |language=en}}</ref>

Mark was born in [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] in 1971. He is a 1994 graduate from the [[University of Florida]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Drake |first=Barbara |title=Escape to Reality |url=https://www.uff.ufl.edu/gatornation/escape-to-reality/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=University of Florida Advancement |language=en-US}}</ref> where he was a part of the [[Sigma Phi Epsilon]] fraternity.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-06-02 |title=Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity•Prominent Alumni - Education |url=https://sigep.org/about/alumni_education.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602175522/http://www.sigep.org/about/alumni_education.asp |archive-date=2008-06-02 |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Sige P}}</ref> In 1995, he appeared in his first [[Reality television|reality TV show]], [[Road Rules: USA – The First Adventure]], Viewers originally saw Mark try out as Puck's replacement on ''[[The Real World: San Francisco]].''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raphael |first=Shannon |date=2021-04-14 |title=Mark Long Had Almost 10 Years Off In Between Seasons of 'The Challenge' |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/mark-long-now |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=[[Distractify]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Later in 2001 he also made guest appearance on American [[comedy]] [[Television show#Seasons/series|television series]], [[Even Stevens]]. In 2021, Mark being the executive producer of the''[[The Challenge: All Stars]]'' also starred as a contestant on the show.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Longeretta |first=Emily |date=2020-08-27 |title='Challenge' Vet Mark Long Partners With Bunim/Murray for OG Project |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/challenge-vet-mark-long-partners-with-bunim-murray-for-og-project/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cunningham |first=Kyndall |date=2021-04-15 |title=The Challenge OG Mark Long on Being an All Stars Player-Coach |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/mark-long-the-challenge-all-stars-interview.html |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=[[Vulture (website)]] |language=en}}</ref> His initial appearance on WWE was in late 2022.<ref>{{Citation |title=Mark Long of “The Challenge” has Grayson Waller’s back: WWE Digital Exclusive, Oct. 11, 2022 |url=http://www.wwe.com/videos/mark-long-of-the-challenge-has-grayson-waller-s-back-wwe-digital-exclusive-oct-11-2022 |access-date=2024-03-15 |language=en}}</ref> Mark now wrestles for Boca Raton Championship Wrestling.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matt Cardona To Face MTV Challenge Godfather Mark Long At BRCW {{!}} Fightful News |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/matt-cardona-face-mtv-challenge-godfather-mark-long-brcw |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=www.fightful.com |language=en}}</ref>

Mark got divorced from [[Jodi Weatherton]] in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-02 |title=The Challenge: All Stars: Why These 24 OGs Didn't Return |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1254770/the-challenge-all-stars-why-these-24-ogs-didnt-return |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=E! Online}}</ref> He revealed on ''Reality Life With Kate Casey'' podcast that he was involved in making music in the late 90's.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ashley |first=Weston |date=2022-05-18 |title=The Challenge: Mark Long Reveals His Brush With ‘90’s Boy Band’ Fame |url=https://screenrant.com/challenge-mark-long-reveals-90s-boy-band-past/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>