Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg: Biography in Details

Who is Mark Wahlberg?

Mark Wahlberg is an American actor, producer, businessman, former model, and rapper. He was known as Marky Mark in his early career as frontman for the group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.

As an actor, he is famous for the movies Boogie Nights, The Fighter, Max Payne, Ted, Planet of the Apes, The Italian Job, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Daddy’s Home, and Lone Survivor.

He also served as executive producer of the hit HBO series Entourage and Boardwalk Empire. He earned an Academy Award nomination as a producer for Best Picture for the biographical sports drama The Fighter.

Mark Wahlberg: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Mark was born on 5 June 1971, in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. His full name is Mark Robert, Michael Wahlberg.

He is the youngest of nine children of Alma Elaine and Donald E. Wahlberg, Sr. his mother was a bank clerk and a nurse. His father was a delivery driver. His parents divorced in 1982.

After that, he divided his time between them. Mark’s siblings include actor Robert and actor-singer Donnie.

His nationality is American and he is of the mixed ethnicity of Irish, Swedish, English, French-Canadian, and Scottish.

Mark Wahlberg attended Copley Square High School on Newbury Street in Boston. He never graduated, and so did not receive his high school diploma until June 2013.

Since he was 13, he had an addiction to cocaine and other substances.

Mark Wahlberg: Career, Professional Life

Mark Wahlberg first came to fame as the younger brother of Donnie Wahlberg of the successful boy band, New Kids on the Block.

In 1995, he released a single titled “No Mercy” in support of his friend Dariusz Michalczewski. He also appears in the music video of the song.

In 2000, Mark Wahlberg appeared in the Black Label Society music video for “Counterfeit God”. In 1993, Wahlberg made his acting debut in the TV film The Substitute. His big-screen debut came the next year with the film Renaissance Man.

He earned positive reviews for films such as Boogie Nights Three Kings, The Perfect Storm, and Four Brothers. Since then, he has appeared in numerous movies. He was ranked #1 on VH1’s “Hottest Hotties of the 90’s”.

Mark Wahlberg starred in the American football drama Invincible in 2006, for which he was nominated for the MTV Movie Awards for Best Kiss.

He was also the executive producer of the HBO series Entourage from 2004 to 2011. In 2014, Wahlberg was the producer of the reality show Breaking Boston.

Mark Wahlberg and his producing partner/manager Stephen Levinson founded Ballers Report in 2021, an online platform (and spin-off of their HBO series Ballers) that provides inspirational business, entertainment, and sports articles, videos, and podcasts.

Awards, Nominations

In 2012, Mark Wahlberg won the Primetime Emmy Award for his work in Homeland. He has also won several awards and honors.

Mark Wahlberg: Net Worth, Salary

This actor is considered to be the wealthiest actor in Hollywood. As he has collected a net worth of 350 million dollars as of 2022.

Mark Wahlberg: Rumors, Controversy

Mark Wahlberg has been criticized a few times for being rude and racist. Currently, there are no desperate rumors regarding his personal and professional life.

It seems he is doing the best job without harming others and has been a straight person in his life, for which he has not been in any big controversy yet.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Mark Wahlberg has a height of 5 feet 8 inches with a body weight of 78 kg.

He has black hair color and his eye color is hazel brown. His shoe size is 9(US).

Social Media

Mark Wahlberg is active on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

He has more than 16.8 million followers on Facebook, he has around 3.9 million followers on Twitter, and more than 18.8 million followers on Instagram.

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