Mark Fostenburg is a celebrity in the Grand Theft Auto series, who appears as a minor character in Grand Theft Auto V.
He is voiced by Tim Barker.
History[]
Background[]
Fostenburg is a film star who regularly plays loner police officers in action films, and is also a movie director. According to the Vinewood Star Tours guide, in 2007, a fifteen year old Mexican girl was found dead in Fostenburg's pizza oven. The case was settled out of court and all the charges were dropped. The girl's family now lives near Mark's mansion in Vinewood Hills.
Mark constantly brags about the fact that his golf clubs are made in Japan and are extremely expensive, and also about being very famous.
He mentions that he has a property in Milan, and also says that he has a doppelganger playing golf in Omsk, Russia, probably to outwit paparazzi.
According to Beverly Felton during his first mission, Fostenburg once had an extramarital affair with actress Miranda Cowan, which led to a divorce between Fostenburg and his then-wife.
Events of Grand Theft Auto V[]
Fostenburg appears during the Strangers and Freaks side-mission "Vinewood Souvenirs - Mark", in which protagonist Trevor Philips is tasked with retrieving Fostenburg's unique golf club for Nigel and Mrs. Thornhill. He will be found at Los Santos Golf Club and will be surrounded by three armed bodyguards. If Trevor gets too close or pulls out a gun, the guards will shoot at him and Mark will try to flee the golf course.
Although it's possible to get the golf club without killing Mark, one of the gold medal objectives of the mission requires the player to kill Mark with a headshot and another requires the player to kill him and all 3 of his bodyguards.
If the player doesn't kill Fostenburg, he will post a Bleet in the Bleeter website after the mission, complaining about the robbery.
He is one of the honored celebrities on the Vinewood Walk of Fame.
Events of Grand Theft Auto Online[]
The Chop Shop[]
There is a chance Fostenburg is mentioned by Jamal Amir when replaying The Cargo Ship Robbery, explaining that the car the player is tasked to steal belonged to Fostenburg before he was killed at the Los Santos Golf Club. This makes his death in Grand Theft Auto V the canonical option.[1]
Character[]
Influence[]
Fostenburg appears to be based on Bruce Willis, although his name is strikingly similar to Mark Zuckerberg's. Similarities to Willis include Fostenburg's starring role in the Die Already film series which in title and subject are reminiscent of Willis' Die Hard films. In terms of appearance, both men have shaved heads.
Mission Appearances[]
Grand Theft Auto V[]
- Vinewood Souvenirs - Mark (Killed)
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ “Hey, good pick, boss! I picked this car because I happen to know our asshole uncle is shipping it to Los Santos right now. Yeah... he's got another ship coming in. Does it all the time. We'll hit it just the same way as last time. And check this out, this car used to be owned by Mark Fostenburg! The actor! You know, before he got killed by that psycho at the golf course. Yusuf's gonna love it! Completely unique!”— Jamal Amir