# #61 Godfather of New York Nightlife on: Meeting Every Celebrity, Brutal Childhood and Living with Wolves

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Published: 2024-12-30T13:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

Mark Baker is known as a Godfather of New York Nightlife, he owned the most prestigious clubs in New York such as Buddha Bar, hang out with A list celebrities such as Jack Nicholson, Donald Trump, Sean Penn, Diddy and many others. He created was is known as "bottle service" and was at a forefront of club promotions. Now he lives in Bali with 8 wolfs, his live has took 360 degree turn. Today he shares stories from his brutal childhood, running away with a circus, his time in prison, being a Godfather of New York, hanging out with celebrities and much much more. Here are the time codes: 00:00:00 In this episode... 00:00:59 Living in Bali with 8 wolfs 00:06:35 Brutal Childhood 00:09:35 Becoming Skateboarding Legend 00:13:18 I ran away with the Circus 00:17:29 Someone in Circus got killed 00:24:48 I got Life Sentence in Prison 00:34:03 Meeting Colombian Drug Lord 00:35:15 Moving to New York 00:37:33 Being a Debt Collector for Russians 00:39:30 Becoming first Club Promoter 00:40:03 Throwing My first Party 00:41:13 Throwing most insane parties 00:44:49 Jack Nicholson named my bar 00:48:41 Learnings from being on the top of the world 00:54:44 I know Diddy very well 00:58:44 I baby sited celebrities in my clubs 01:01:36 The hate online 01:09:57 Life in Bali 01:13:08 How to live a happy life ? 01:15:55 Mark's current projects You can find Mark Baker at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markbaker_skater/ Website: https://markbakernewyork.com/ Mark's Projects: https://www.savaya.com/ https://desakitsune.com/ https://intherawbali.com/https://www.instagram.com/alphawolflodge Please Subscribe to help us spread this interview to more people

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