Mark "Chopper" Read

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Mark Read
Born	Mark Brandon Read (1954-11-17)17 November 1954 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	9 October 2013(2013-10-09) (aged 58) Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Other names	Chopper Read
Occupation(s)	Criminal, author
Spouses	Mary-Ann Hodge ​ ​ (m. 1995; div. 2001)​ Margaret Cassar ​ (m. 2003)​
Children	2
Conviction(s)	Armed robbery Assault Kidnapping

Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read (17 November 1954 – 9 October 2013) was an Australian convicted criminal, gang member and author. Read wrote a series of semi-autobiographical fictional crime novels and children's books. The 2000 film Chopper is based on his life.