Quick Info
| Profession | Retired television lighting director and director of photography |
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| Nationality | American |
| Date of Birth | 18/07/1944 |
| Age | 82 years |
| Birthplace | Newport, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
Latest News about Thomas Markle
10/11/2026
Federal prosecutors said Markle cut off his location monitoring device while awaiting a hearing, in violation of a court order, and asked for him to be detained pending trial. He was taken back into custody shortly afterward.
06/11/2026
Thomas Markle was arrested by the FBI and charged with one federal count of possession of child sexual abuse material, which he has denied. He made an initial court appearance in Tampa, Florida, and was later released into the care of his daughter in Lakeland, Florida.
03/12/2025
Markle underwent emergency surgery in the Philippines, where he had been living, to have his left leg amputated below the knee. His son, Thomas Markle Jr., said the operation was needed to save his life.
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Bio/Wiki
| Summary | Thomas Wayne Markle is an American retired television lighting director and director of photography. He is the father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. |
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| Years Active | 1963-2011 |
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| Financial | Has been through personal bankruptcy |
| Other | Helped with lighting for plays and musicals at Immaculate Heart High School, which Meghan attended |
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Career
| Early Career | Worked as a lighting director at WTTW-TV Channel 11 in Chicago during the 1970s |
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| Olympics | Oversaw lighting for the 1984 Summer Olympics |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Was raised in Newport, Pennsylvania | |
| 2. Won a California State Lottery prize of $750,000 in 1990 | |
| 3. His paternal ancestry traces to Heinrich Martin Merckel, who emigrated from Lampertsloch in Alsace |
