Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg

Biography

Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971), formerly known by his stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor and former rapper. His work as a leading man spans the comedy, drama, and action genres. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and nine Primetime Emmy Awards.

Wahlberg was born in Boston. As a youth, he took part in a number of violent and racially motivated attacks. He gained fame as a member of the hip hop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch in the 1990s, with whom he released the albums Music for the People (1991) and You Gotta Believe (1992). Wahlberg made his screen debut in Renaissance Man (1994) and had his first starring role in Fear (1996). He received critical praise for his performance as porn actor Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights (1997).

In the early 2000s, Wahlberg ventured into big-budget action movies, such as The Perfect Storm (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), and The Italian Job (2003). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a police officer in the crime drama The Departed (2006). Wahlberg was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for portraying Micky Ward in the sports drama biopic The Fighter (2010); as co-producer, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. During the 2010s, he landed successful comedy roles with The Other Guys (2010), Ted (2012), Ted 2 (2015), Daddy's Home (2015), and Daddy's Home 2 (2017). Wahlberg also starred in the Transformers franchise films Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) and Transformers: The Last Knight (2017). He was the world's highest-paid actor in 2017.

Wahlberg served as executive producer of five HBO series: the comedy-drama Entourage (2004–2011), the period crime drama Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014), the comedy-dramas How to Make It in America (2010–2011) and Ballers (2015–2019), and the documentary McMillions (2020). He is co-owner of the Wahlburgers chain and co-starred in the reality TV series about it. Wahlberg received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010.

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Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-06-05

Place of birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Images

Cast

The Departed

The Departed

2006

8.16

Fear

Fear

1996

6.51

Three Kings

Three Kings

1999

6.65

Shooter

Shooter

2007

7.12

Invincible

Invincible

2006

7.00

The Big Hit

The Big Hit

1998

6.00

Max Payne

Max Payne

2008

5.40

Rock Star

Rock Star

2001

6.74

Date Night

Date Night

2010

6.10

The Fighter

The Fighter

2010

7.38

The Yards

The Yards

2000

6.20

Flight Risk

Flight Risk

2025

6.09

Ted

Ted

2012

6.45

Contraband

Contraband

2012

6.33

Broken City

Broken City

2013

5.95

Pain & Gain

Pain & Gain

2013

6.28

2 Guns

2 Guns

2013

6.54

Ted 2

Ted 2

2015

6.32

Daddy's Home

Daddy's Home

2015

6.29

The Gambler

The Gambler

2014

6.01

Mojave

Mojave

2016

5.00

Mile 22

Mile 22

2018

6.23

Entourage

Entourage

2015

6.24

Patriots Day

Patriots Day

2016

7.05

Overnight

Overnight

2003

6.40

Manny

Manny

2014

6.40

Traveller

Traveller

1997

5.55

Joe Bell

Joe Bell

2020

6.50

Scoob!

Scoob!

2020

7.02

Infinite

Infinite

2021

6.62

Uncharted

Uncharted

2022

6.90

Teen Vid II

Teen Vid II

1991

10.00

The Union

The Union

2024

6.15

Father Stu

Father Stu

2022

7.15

kid 90

kid 90

2021

7.00

Me Time

Me Time

2022

5.89