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Marky Mark Information
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'Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg' (born June 5, 1971 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American actor, model and singer.
He is from a family one of 9 children and is of Swedish and Irish heritage. He first came to fame as the younger brother of Donnie Wahlberg of the New Kids on the Block. After his brother's bubblegum pop group ended, Mark began recording as 'Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch', earning hits with "Good Vibrations" and "Wild Side" from Music for the People (where he poses with a Saab 9000). His second LP, You Gotta Believe, was a relative failure. He was seen most prominently in a series of underwear ads from Calvin Klein, and would drop his pants as part of musical show. He then began an acting career, earning positive reviews. Among his filmography include Tim Burton's remake of Planet of the Apes, I Heart Huckabees and Boogie Nights. Wahlberg will next appear in Martin Scorcese's The Departed as one of Leonardo DiCaprio's police superiors. He is currently producing the series Entourage on HBO which is loosely based on incidents from his own life.
Mark has admitted to having been a hard drug user. When he was 16, he injured a Vietnamese man and went to jail. Wahlberg denied that the crime was racially motivated.
Interesting facts
He has claimed to have had a reservation to fly from his hometown of Boston back to Los Angeles on September 11, 2001, on either United Airlines Flight 175 or American Airlines Flight 11. He decided on the previous day to go instead to New York City to meet with friends.
His sister, Debbie Wahlberg, died the same day his daughter Ella was born.
Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch discography
Albums
* 1991 "Music for the People" #21 US
* 1992 "You Gotta Believe" #67 US
Hit singles
* from "Music for the People"
** 1991 "Good Vibrations" #1 US, #14 UK
** 1991 "Wildside" #10 US
He has a daughter named Ella Rae with his longtime girlfriend Rhea Durham. Ella was born on September 2, 2003.
Filmography
*Four Brothers (2005) as Bobby Mercer
*I ♥ Huckabees (2004) as Tommy Corn
*The Italian Job (2003) as Charlie Croker
*The Truth About Charlie (2002) as Lewis Bartholomew
*Rock Star (2001) as Chris "Izzy" Cole
*Planet of the Apes (2001) as Captain Leo Davidson
*The Perfect Storm (2000) as Bobby Shatford
*The Yards (2000) as Leo Handler
*Three Kings (1999) as Sfc. Troy Barlow
*The Corruptor (1999) as Danny Wallace
*The Big Hit (1998) as Melvin Smiley
*Boogie Nights (1997) as Eddie Adams/Dirk Diggler
*Traveller (1997) as Pat O'Hara
*Fear (1996) as David McCall
*The Basketball Diaries (1995) as Mickey
*Renaissance Man (1994) as Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood
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