Mark Wahlberg facts for kids
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Mark Wahlberg
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Wahlberg in 2021
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Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg
June 5, 1971 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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| Years active | 1989–present |
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Filmography |
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Rhea Durham
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| Children | 4 |
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| Awards | Full list |
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| Also known as | Marky Mark |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1984–1997 |
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Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971), also known as Marky Mark, is an American actor and former rapper. He has starred in many movies, including comedies, dramas, and action films. Mark Wahlberg has won several awards and has been nominated for many others, like the Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards.
He first became famous in the 1990s as a member of the hip hop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. After his music career, he started acting. His first big movie role was in Fear (1996).
In the early 2000s, Mark Wahlberg began starring in big action movies. These included The Perfect Storm (2000) and Planet of the Apes (2001). He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in the crime drama The Departed (2006). He also received a Golden Globe nomination for playing Micky Ward in The Fighter (2010).
During the 2010s, he was in popular comedies like Ted (2012) and Daddy's Home (2015). He also starred in the Transformers movies. In 2017, he was the highest-paid actor in the world.
Mark Wahlberg has also produced several TV shows for HBO, such as Entourage and Boardwalk Empire. He is also a co-owner of the Wahlburgers restaurant chain. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010.
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Early Life
Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg was born on June 5, 1971, in Dorchester, a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. He is the youngest of nine children. His brothers include actor Robert Wahlberg and singer/actor Donnie Wahlberg. His mother, Alma Elaine, worked as a bank clerk and nurse's aide. His father, Donald Edmond Wahlberg Sr., was a delivery driver and a veteran of the Korean War. His parents divorced in 1982.
Mark Wahlberg has Swedish, Irish, English, and French-Canadian family roots. He was raised Catholic and went to Copley Square High School in Boston.
Career
Music Star
Mark Wahlberg first became known as the younger brother of Donnie Wahlberg, who was in the famous boy band New Kids on the Block. Mark was actually one of the first members of New Kids on the Block when he was 13, but he left the group after a few months.
In 1990, Mark Wahlberg started a hip hop group called Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. They had a big hit song called "Good Vibrations" from their first album, Music for the People. This song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Their second single, "Wildside", also did well. Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch even had their own video game. Their second album, You Gotta Believe, was not as successful.
Later, Mark Wahlberg worked with reggae singer Prince Ital Joe on an album called Life in the Streets. This album mixed rap, electronic music, and dance music. Some of their songs, like "Happy People" and "United," were very popular in Germany.
Advertising and Endorsements
Mark Wahlberg first showed off his athletic build in the "Good Vibrations" music video. He became very famous for his underwear ads for Calvin Klein in 1992. These ads were photographed by Herb Ritts. He also appeared in Calvin Klein TV commercials, sometimes with model Kate Moss.
In 2012, Mark Wahlberg became a spokesperson for Marked, a line of sports nutrition products. In 2017, AT&T announced that he would be a spokesman and create content for their mobile network.
Movie Roles
In 1993, Mark Wahlberg made his acting debut in a TV movie called The Substitute. After this, he stopped using his "Marky Mark" stage name. His first movie role was in Renaissance Man (1994). He gained attention for his role alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in The Basketball Diaries (1995). His first main role was in the thriller Fear (1996).
He received good reviews for movies like Boogie Nights (1997), Three Kings (1999), and The Perfect Storm (2000). In the early 2000s, he starred in remakes of older films, such as Planet of the Apes (2001) and The Italian Job (2003).
In 2006, he starred in the football drama Invincible, based on a true story. He also produced the HBO TV series Entourage, which was inspired by his own experiences in Hollywood. In 2006, he played a police officer in Martin Scorsese's movie The Departed. This role earned him a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
In 2008, he starred in The Happening and Max Payne. In 2009, he played Jack Salmon in The Lovely Bones.
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In 2010, Mark Wahlberg appeared in the romantic comedy Date Night and the action-comedy The Other Guys. He also starred with Christian Bale in the boxing drama The Fighter. In 2012, he was in the action thriller Contraband and the comedy Ted, returning for its sequel Ted 2 in 2015. He played a Navy SEAL in the war film Lone Survivor (2013), which was very popular. He also starred with Denzel Washington in 2 Guns (2013).
In 2014, Mark Wahlberg starred in The Gambler. He also starred in two Transformers movies: Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) and Transformers: The Last Knight (2017). In 2015, he was in the comedy Daddy's Home with Will Ferrell, and they made a sequel in 2017. In 2016, he starred in Deepwater Horizon and Patriots Day, both based on real-life events.
In 2018, he starred in the family comedy-drama Instant Family. He also produced and starred in the spy film Mile 22 (2018). More recently, he appeared in the Netflix movie Spenser Confidential (2020) and voiced a character in the animated movie Scoob! (2020). In 2022, he starred as Victor Sullivan in the film Uncharted.
Business Ventures
Mark Wahlberg is a co-owner of Wahlburgers, a restaurant chain, along with his brothers Donnie and Paul. He had the idea to expand his brother Paul's restaurant into a larger chain and create a reality TV show about it.
In 2013, Mark Wahlberg bought a part of the Barbados Tridents cricket team. He said he became a big cricket fan and was excited to be part of the league.
In 2015, he joined with rapper Sean Combs and billionaire Ronald Burkle to invest in Aquahydrate, a bottled water brand. Together, they own most of the company. Mark Wahlberg also co-founded Performance Inspired, a sports nutrition company, in 2016. In 2017, he invested in StockX, a popular website for reselling sneakers. In 2019, he bought a share in the F45 fitness gym franchise.
In 2018, Mark Wahlberg and his business partner, Jay Feldman, bought a car dealership in Columbus, Ohio, and renamed it Mark Wahlberg Chevrolet. Because it was so successful, they bought more dealerships in the area, including Buick-GMC and Airstream RV dealerships. By 2021, they had five dealerships in Ohio.
In 2021, Mark Wahlberg also launched Ballers Report, an online platform with inspiring stories about business, entertainment, and sports. He also invested in the Tequila brand Flecha Azul.
Personal Life
Mark Wahlberg started dating Rhea Durham in 2001. They had three children before they got married on August 1, 2009, in Beverly Hills. They had another child in January 2010.
Mark Wahlberg is Catholic and has said his religion is very important to him. He attends Mass twice on Sundays. He supports same-sex marriage, even though the Church has a different view. In 2023, he talked about how fasting and prayer during Lent are meaningful to him.
In May 2001, Mark Wahlberg started the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation. This foundation helps raise money for programs that support young people. He also works with The Good Shepherd Center, which helps homeless women and children.
In 2022, Mark Wahlberg and his family moved from Hollywood to Las Vegas.
Filmography
Images for kids
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Mark Wahlberg in an advertisement for Calvin Klein
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Mark Wahlberg's Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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See also
In Spanish: Mark Wahlberg para niños
