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Mark Alan Lowry (born June 24, 1958) is a Christian comedian, songwriter, and singer. Lowry has performed with the Gaither Vocal Band. He has recorded eleven albums, both music and comedy. The best known song written by Lowry is the Christmas song, Mary, Did You Know?|â€œMary, Did You Know.â€

Early life

Lowry was born in Houston, Texas|Houston, Texas to Charles, an attorney, and Beverly Lowry. Lowry often uses anecdotes of his young life in his comedy. Lowry also speaks of his experience with hyperactivity and Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder|Attention Deficit Disorder in his performances. Lowry is the self-described â€œPoster Boy for Hyperactivity.â€ As such, Lowry has become an unofficial advocate of people with ADD.

{{quote|When I was a kid, my hyperactivity was always getting me into trouble. Most people figured I would grow up to be a criminal. A little voice inside me convinced me I was a failure, that I would never amount to anything. I had what's known today as A.D.D. (Attention Deficit Disorder). Back then, they called it B.R.A.T.|Mark Lowry

Early career

While attending Liberty College (now known as Liberty University), Lowry joined a college evangelistic team and began singing. Lowry's comedy career inadvertently began from here. There would be an elongated pause in his singing performance while he waited for the soundtrac... read all