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This article is about the film actor. For the television performer, see Mark L. Walberg.
Mark Wahlberg
Wahlberg at the Shooter premiere, March 2007
Born
Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg
Other namesMarky Mark
Monk D
Occupation(s)Actor, rapper, songwriter, producer
Years active1991–present
SpouseRhea Durham (2009–present)
Websitehttp://www.MarkWahlberg.com/

Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971) is an American actor, rapper and producer of film and television. He was known as Marky Mark in his earlier years and made his 1991 debut as a rap musician with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. Wahlberg has appeared in numerous films, including Boogie Nights (1997), The Departed (2006)—for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor—Four Brothers (2005) and The Other Guys (2010). He also serves as one of the co-executive producers for the HBO television series Entourage, How to Make It in America, and Boardwalk Empire.

Early life

Wahlberg was born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest of nine children,[1] with siblings Arthur, Jim, Paul, Robert, Tracey, Michelle, Debbie (died in 2003 at age 44), and Donnie. He is of Swedish, Irish, English and French Canadian ancestry. His mother, Alma Elaine (née Donnelly), was a bank clerk and nurse's aide, and his father, Donald Edward Wahlberg, was a Teamster who worked as a delivery driver. His parents divorced in 1982.[2] Wahlberg had a Roman Catholic[3][4] upbringing and attended Copley Square High School (but never graduated) on Newbury Street in Boston.

Adolescence and criminal issues

Wahlberg claims to have been in trouble 20–25 times with the Boston Police Department as a youth. By the age of 13, Wahlberg had developed an addiction to cocaine and other substances.[5][6] At 15, he harassed a group of African American school children on a field trip by throwing rocks (causing injuries) and shouting epithets.[7] When he was 16, after robbing a pharmacy under the influence of PCP, Wahlberg knocked a middle-aged Vietnamese man unconscious, left another Vietnamese man permanently blinded in one eye, and attacked a security guard (again using racist language).[8][9] For these crimes, Wahlberg was charged with attempted murder, pleaded guilty to assault, and was sentenced to two years in jail at Boston's Deer Island House of Correction, of which he served 45 days (6.16%).[8][10] In another incident, the 21-year-old Wahlberg fractured the jaw of a neighbor in an unprovoked attack.[11] Commenting in 2006 on his past crimes, Wahlberg has stated : "I did a lot of things that I regretted and I certainly paid for my mistakes." He said the right thing to do would be to try to find the blinded man and make amends, and admitted he hasn't done so—but said he was no longer burdened by guilt[12].

Music career

Wahlberg began recording as Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch scoring a hit with "Good Vibrations" from the album Music for the People.[6] The record was produced by Wahlberg's older brother Donnie Wahlberg, and hit #1 on The Billboard Hot 100, later becoming certified as a Platinum single.

The second single by the group, "Wildside", peaked at #5 on Billboard's Hot Singles Sales chart and at #10 on The Billboard Hot 100.[13] It was certified as a Gold single.

During concert performances he was known for being shirtless and dropping his pants.[14] The dedication of his 1992 book, Marky Mark, coauthored with photographer Lynn Goldsmith, is: "I wanna dedicate this book to my cock".[15]

Advertising career

Wahlberg is known for his physique, which was first shown in the "Good Vibrations" music video and most prominently in a series of underwear ads for Calvin Klein[16] shot by Herb Ritts, following it with Calvin Klein television ads. In 1992 the Calvin Klein billboard in New York's Times Square featured Wahlberg exclusively.[15] Annie Leibovitz did a photo shoot of Wahlberg in underwear for Vanity Fair's annual Hall of Fame issue.[17] He made a workout video titled The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness (ISBN 1-55510-910-1).

Film career

Wahlberg was originally cast as Linus Caldwell in Ocean's Eleven; Matt Damon was recast in the role. The two later worked together in The Departed.[18]

To prepare for his role in Shooter, Wahlberg attended long-range shooting training at Front Sight Firearms Training Institute near Pahrump, Nevada, and was able to hit a target at 2000 yards on his first day, a feat which took his instructor about six months to achieve.[19] He has said in a number of interviews that he will retire at the age of 40 to concentrate on parenthood[20] and golf. However, in early 2007 he indicated that the latter was no longer the plan as "his golf game is horrible".[21] In 2007, he starred opposite Joaquin Phoenix in We Own the Night, a movie about a family of police officers in New York City. The movie also stars Robert Duvall and Eva Mendes.

He starred in M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening as Eliot Moore, which opened in movie theatres on June 13, 2008. The same year, he played the title role in Max Payne, based on a video game of the same name. While promoting Max Payne, Wahlberg became involved in a staged feud with Saturday Night Live's Andy Samberg and threatened to "crack that big (bleep)ing nose of his." Samberg had done an impression of Wahlberg in a Saturday Night Live skit titled "Mark Wahlberg Talks To Animals."[22][23] However, one week later, Wahlberg later appeared in a follow-up skit parodying both the original skit, Samberg's impression of Wahlberg, and his own threats to Samberg.[24][25]

In 2009, Wahlberg played Jack Salmon in Peter Jackson's film The Lovely Bones[26] and in 2010 starred opposite Will Ferrell in The Other Guys, and Holbrooke Grante in Date Night, opposite Steve Carell and Tina Fey.

Video game career

Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch had their own video game in the Marky Mark: Make My Video game series on the Sega Mega-CD. Using various effects, the player is supposed to produce new versions of the videos to Marky Mark songs like "Good Vibrations" and "I Need Money." PC World.ca listed it as the eighth worst video game of all time. Recently, Wahlberg played the title character in the Max Payne film based on the popular video games. Even though he played the character in the film, he has stated that he is not going to play the games.[27]

Personal life

Wahlberg is a committed Roman Catholic.[15][28][4][29] He married model Rhea Durham on August 1, 2009 in a private Catholic ceremony in Beverly Hills, California. They have four children: Ella Rae Wahlberg (born September 2, 2003), Michael Wahlberg (born March 21, 2006), Brendan Joseph Wahlberg (born September 16, 2008) and Grace Margaret Wahlberg (born January 11, 2010)ref>Wihlborg, Ulrica (2009-08-01). "Mark Wahlberg Gets Married!". People. Retrieved 2009-08-02.</ref> Actively involved in charity, Wahlberg established the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation in May 2001 for the purpose of raising and distributing funds to youth service and enrichment programs.[30]

Wahlberg had four tattoos done by various artists including Paul Timman.[31] The tattoos included Sylvester the Cat with Tweety in his mouth on Mark's ankle, a tattoo of his initials, MW, with Wahlberg through them on his upper right arm, and a Bob Marley tattoo with "One Love" on his upper left arm.[32] The final tattoo, which Wahlberg considered the most meaningful, was a rosary around his neck, with a crucifix and the words "In God I Trust" resting over his heart.[32] Wahlberg had all of his tattoos removed at the Roxbury Medical Building in Beverly Hills in 2009.[33]

His brother is singer and actor Donnie Wahlberg. His father, a US Army veteran of the Korean War, died on February 14, 2008.[34]

Discography

Albums

As Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

Year Album Chart Positions
US US Hip-Hop Heatseekers
1991 Music for the People 21 — 1
1992 You Gotta Believe 67 66 —
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or not released

As Marky Mark and Prince Ital Joe

Year Album
1994 Life in the Streets
1995 The Remix Album

Singles

As Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

As Marky Mark and Prince Ital Joe

  • "Life in the Streets"
  • "Happy People"
  • "Babylon"
  • "United"
  • "Rastaman Vibration"

Solo

  • "No Mercy"

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Notes
1993 The Substitute Ryan Westerberg TV role as "Marky Mark"
1994 Renaissance Man Private Tommy Lee Haywood
1995 The Basketball Diaries Mickey
1996 Fear David McCall Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
1997 Traveller Pat O'Hara
Boogie Nights Eddie Adams/Dirk Diggler Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast
1998 The Big Hit Melvin Smiley
1999 The Corruptor Detective Danny Wallace
Three Kings Troy Barlow
2000 The Yards Leo Handler
The Perfect Storm Robert "Bobby" Shatford
2001 Planet of the Apes Captain Leo Davidson
Rock Star Chris "Izzy" Cole
2002 The Truth About Charlie Joshua Peters
2003 The Italian Job Charlie Croker
2004 I Heart Huckabees Tommy Corn Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
2005 Four Brothers Robert "Bobby" Mercer Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble Cast
2006 Invincible Vincent "Vince" Francis Papale Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Elizabeth Banks)
The Departed Sgt. Sean Dignam Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast
2007 Shooter Gunnery Sgt. Bob Lee Swagger
We Own the Night Captain Joseph "Joe" Grusinsky Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Drama
2008 The Happening Elliot Moore
Max Payne Max Payne
2009 The Lovely Bones Jack Salmon
2010 Date Night Holbrooke Grant
The Other Guys Terry Hoitz
The Fighter "Irish" Mickey Ward (post-production)

Producer

Year Film Role Notes
2004 Juvies Producer Documentary
2004–present Entourage Executive producer 80 episodes
2007 BAFTA Television Award for Best International Program
Nominated – 2007, 2008 – Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
2007 We Own the Night Producer —
2008 In Treatment Executive producer 43 episodes
2010 How to Make It in America Executive producer 8 episodes
2010 Boardwalk Empire Executive producer
Future Sharky's Machine remake[35][36] Executive Producer

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