Mark Wahlberg is an American actor, producer, businessman, model, rapper, singer and songwriter. He is also known by his former stage name Marky Mark, since his debut as a band leader, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, with whom he has released the albums Music for the People and You Gotta Believe. Wahlberg has also been executive producer of four HBO series: the comedy drama Entourage, the epic crime drama of the Empire Boardwalk and the comic drama How to Make It in America and Ballers. He is co-owner of the Wahlburgers channel and co-stars of the reality TV series on this subject. He frequently portrays police, military or criminals in his films. He is also known for his collaborations with filmmakers David O. Russell, Michael Bay, Peter Berg and Sean Anders. He also launched a range of sports nutrition supplements called Marked before entering the film world.
Birth name
Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg
Nickname
Marky Mark, monk D
Profession
Actor, Movie Producer, Model, Old Rapper, Singer
Kind
Rap, Party-Rap, Pop-Rap
instruments
The voices
Label
Records Interscope / Atlantic
Nationality
American
Private life
Anniversary / Date of birth
Mark Wahlberg was born on June 5, 1971 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Age
He is currently 48 years old.
Sign of the sun
Gemini
Ethnicity
White
He has English, Irish and French Canadian ancestors on his mother’s side, while he is half Swedish and half Irish on his father’s side.
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Education
Mark attended Copley Square High School on Newbury Street in Boston but did not graduate. At age 13, Wahlberg had become addicted to cocaine and other substances. He did not graduate from high school until June 2013.
Family details
- Father – Donald Edward Wahlberg (Teamster who worked as a deliveryman)
- Mother – Alma Elaine (nee Donnelly) (bank clerk and nurse aide)
- Brothers and sisters – Arthur Wahlberg (older brother), Jim Wahlberg (older brother), Paul Wahlberg (older brother), Robert Wahlberg (older brother) (actor), Tracey Wahlberg (older sister), Michelle Wahlberg (older sister), Debbie Wahlberg (Older Sister ) (died in 2003 at the age of 43), Donald “Donnie” Wahlberg (older brother) (singer, actor, film producer)
Civil status
Married
Girlfriend / spouse
Mark Wahlberg as of –
- Rachel Hunter (2000) – In 2000, Mark Wahlberg dated the New Zealand model, Rachel Hunter, two months ago.
- Jordana Brewster (2000-2001) – From 2000 to June 2001, actors Jordana Brewster and Mark Wahlberg are dated.
- Rhea Durham (2001 to today) – Mark met the American model Rhea Durham in 2001 in front of a Nobu restaurant. They went out together for a few years, before committing to 2005. At that time, Rhea had already given birth to her first child, Ella Rae. The duo is married on August 1, 2009 at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Beverly Hills. The couple has four children – Ella Rae (born September 2, 2003), Michael Robert (born March 21, 2006), Brendan Joseph (born September 16, 2008) and Grace Margaret (born January 11, 2010).
Physical statistics
size
- In feet – 5 feet 8 inches
- In centimeters – 173 cm
- In meters – 1.73 m
Weight
- In kilograms – 78 kg
- In pounds – 172 lbs
Body measurements
- Measurements – 46-16-35
- Chest – 46 inches or 117 cm
- Arms / biceps – 16 “or 41”
- Cut – 35 “or 89 cm
bodybuilding
Athletic
Eye colour
Hazelnut
Hair color
Dark brown
Shoe size
He is wearing a shoe size 9.5 (US).
Sexuality
Straight ahead
Professional statistics
Famous for
Play Vincent “Vince” Francis Papale in the 2006 Invincible movie, as Sgt. Sean Dignam in the 2006 movie The Departed, starring in the 2008 movie Max Payne, as Micky Ward in the 2010 movie The Fighter.
Movie start
In 1993, Mark appeared in the television drama The Substitute for his role as Ryan Westerberg. His role is credited as Marky Mark.
Singer Debut
He was the lead singer of Marky Mark and Funky Bunch. With his band, he released his first album on July 23, 1991, entitled Music for the People. He has earned Platinum certification in the United States and Canada, and is at the top of the Heatseekers charts. On September 15, 1992, Mark released another album, You Gotta Believe, via Interscope Records.
TV debut
He has participated in several episodes of the HBO comedy drama series Entourage in 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Support brand
Former model Calvin Klein Underwear, he appeared in their commercial in 1993. In 2011, he was announced as the face of the Men brand, PRVCY.
Mark Wahlberg Favorites
His favorite things are unknown.
Mark Wahlberg Net worth
Mark Wahlberg estimated the net worth of $ 255 million as of 2019 and he is one of the richest actors in the world.
Social media profiles
Some lesser known facts about Mark Wahlberg
- He was born the youngest of the nine siblings of Alma Elaine, a bank employee, and Donald Wahlberg, deliveryman. His parents divorced when he was 11 years old.
- He was the leader of Marky Mark and Funky Bunch.
- He is the youngest of his family and has 8 siblings.
- Mark is a distant relative of the author Nathaniel Hawthorne on his mother’s side. He also has distant connections with Celine Dion, Halle Berry and Madonna.
- He began his career as a rapper and became famous as Marky Mark in 1991.
- Former baseball player, Derek Jeter is a big fan of him.
- In 1992, Rolling Stone readers voted him best singer of the year.
- Wahlberg has a Wahlburgers joint based in Massachusetts.
- VH1 placed Mark in 1st place in the list of the hottest Hotties in the 90s list.
- Wahlberg views the 2002 film The Truth About Charlie as his worst film.
- In December 2001, he bought a $ 5 million mansion in Beverly Hills for his mother.
- He has a tattoo of Bob Marley on his left arm.
- Wahlberg is a good friend of Leonardo DiCaprio.
- He runs a charity called the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation.
- He won the Association of African-American Film Critics for Best Actor for his rendition of Micky Ward in The Fighter in 2010.
- In 2013, with Sean Combs, Mark released a performance water called AQUAhydrate.