Mark Healy II is the son of Darlene Conner and David Healy. He is the brother to Harris Healy and named after his late uncle, Mark Healy. The two have the same name, although they are as opposite as possible.
Biography[]
Mark Healey II was born on October 21, 2005 to Darlene Conner and David Healy in Lanford, IL. He has an older sister named Harris Healy. When he was younger, his parents separated and Mark, Darlene and Harris moved back in with Darlene's parents Dan Conner and Roseanne Conner. He is sensitive like his father. His mom marries Ben Olinsky in the season 4 of The Conners finale.
Growing up, he's had to deal with the pressures of being gay. He would get made fun of for the clothes and jewelry he wore to school (i.e. wearing girl's clothes, painting his nails, and wear girl's jewelry).
Personality[]
Mark is a young boy who is intelligent, creative, and determined. Mark, similar to his dad in a few aspects, is a sensitive and polite boy. He has a very effeminate attitude. His femininity eclipses even his father's, even though he does think of himself as a boy. His family is very accepting of this, especially his mother.
His grandfather, Dan Conner, was a little skeptical at first, but he quickly grows to respect his choices. It is later revealed that Mark is actually attracted to boys. Trouble strikes when he brings a knife to school, that Dan showed him.
Roseanne[]
Season 10[]
Mark was born before the season 10 episode.
The Conners[]
Season 1[]
Three weeks after Roseanne's death, the family is still grieving. The family finds out that Roseanne didn't die from a heart attack as they had originally thought, but rather from an opioid overdose. Dan blames their neighbor Marcy Bellinger, who gave Roseanne the pills they found in her closet after her death. Later after learning Roseanne had also gotten pills from other sources, and after talking with Marcy, Dan decides to stop blaming her. Dan also helps Mark decide which boy he likes, Jackie grieves by trying to reorganize the kitchen, and Geena (D.J.'s wife) returns home from Afghanistan. Lastly, Dan, after sleeping on the couch since Roseanne's death, decides to sleep in his bed again.
Season 2[]
He was in the middle of Darlene cheating on David with Ben. Because Beverly wanted to get revenge on Jackie and Darlene, she decided to manipulate Darlene into prioritizing the welfare of only one of her children and excluding the other one. Mark was selected to get financial assistance academic courses while Harris was supposed to be left out entirely.
Season 3[]
He researches about the comedic lives of his ancestors, and is embarrassed by them.
Season 4[]
As of Season 4, Mark is a freshman at a regional Magnet School with Holland Glen until being caught by Darlene for doing drugs (ADHD medicine) and drinking coffee to stay up late at night studying. In episode 14, Darlene and Becky are finally moving out of their childhood home. Also, the family deals with a shooting at the Lanford Wood Mall where Becky's baby's father and baby are at.
Season 5[]
In Season 5, he applied strenuously to any university that suited him. He finally gets accepted to a local one via Darlene's decision to work locally also.
Season 6[]
Mark feels lonely at school since he does not spend much time on campus. Darlene arranged for him to get a work study position and a private dorm room.
Relationships[]
David Healy - Father - Being somewhat young at heart, and severely abused by his fighting parents, David did not teach his children very much. The early relationship with Darlene grew apart, and has since avoided his children even if Darlene isn't around. In fact, he was denied to see his children until he got his life under control and got a stable home.
Darlene Olinsky - Mother - Darlene moved around chasing several executive jobs. She did what she felt is best for her children, with her son feeling betrayed. He inherited his mother's thirst for over achievement. She decides to change her career to Education while Mark is still a senior in high school, and accepts an opening at a University she helped find for him.
Ben Olinsky - Step-father - Mark trusts Ben after he felt that there was no other person to ask advice, even before Ben became his stepfather. After he graduates high school, he gives a public speech to honor Ben.
Dan Conner - Grandfather - Dan and Roseanne were married for 45 years at the time of Roseanne's death. After 1-2 years of dating, Dan marries his old high school classmate Louise Goldufski.
Roseanne Conner - Grandmother - Maternal Grandmother - Roseanne passed away three weeks prior to the beginning of The Conners. She died of a drug overdose.
Louise Connor - Step-grandmother - Mark himself inspired Louise at the same time he was desperate to enter the best university ever. One of the possibilities for the highly competitive school includes the ability to play a rare musical instrument. He learned the contrabassoon and practiced one in front of her. Around the same time she was facing a mid-life crisis, so she decides to stop going on tours and give lessons to other high school students.
Becky Connor - Aunt - Becky was married to Mark Healy before his death. David and Darlene named their son after David's brother.
Harris Healy - Sister - has expressed jealousy about her brother being prioritized by Darlene.
List of Appearances[]
| Roseanne (TV series) | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | # | |
| Season 10 | X | X | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | 7 |
| Total | 7 | |||||||||
| The Conners | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | # | |
| Season 1 | X | X | X | X | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | 10 | |||||||||||
| Season 2 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | X | X | X | - | - | X | - | X | X | 16 | ||
| Season 3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | - | X | X | X | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | 15 | ||
| Season 4 | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | - | X | X | - | X | - | - | X | - | - | X | - | X | 12 | ||
| Season 5 | X | - | X | - | - | - | - | X | X | - | - | X | X | - | X | - | X | - | - | X | X | X | 11 |
| Season 6 | - | - | - | X | X | X | - | X | - | X | X | X | X | 8 | |||||||||
| Season 7 | X | - | X | - | X | - | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||