Mark Wahlberg Biography (1971-)

Full name, Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg; born June 5, 1971, in Dorchester, MA; son of Donald E. (a delivery person) and Alma (a bank clerk and nurse's aide) Wahlberg; brother of Donnie Wahlberg (a singer and recording artist with New Kids on the Block) and Robert Wahlberg (an actor); children: (with model Rhea Durham) Ella Rae, Michael. Addresses: Agent: Endeavor Agency, 9701Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2020.; Manager: Leverage Management,3030 Pennsylvania Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, model, singer
Birth Details: June 5, 1971; Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Private Tommy Lee Haywood, Renaissance Man (also known as ArmyIntelligence and By the Book), Buena Vista, 1994
Mickey, The Basketball Diaries, New Line Cinema, 1995
David McCall, Fear (also known as No Fear and ObsessionMortelle), Universal, 1996
Eddie Adams/Dirk Diggler, Boogie Nights, New Line Cinema, 1997
Pat O'Hara, Traveller, October Films, 1997
Melvin Smiley, The Big Hit, TriStar, 1998
Danny Wallace, The Corruptor, New Line Cinema, 1999
Sergeant Troy Barlow, Three Kings, Warner Bros., 1999
Leo Handler, The Yards, Miramax, 2000
Bobby Shatford, The Perfect Storm (also known as Der sturm), Warner Bros., 2000
Captain Leo Davidson, Planet of the Apes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Chris "Izzy" Cole, Rock Star, Warner Bros., 2001
Joshua Peters, The Truth About Charlie (also known as Die wahrheit ueber Charlie), Universal, 2002
Himself, Starbuck Holger Meins, Neue Visionen Filmverleih, 2002
Charlie Croker, The Italian Job (also known as Braquage a l'italienne), Paramount, 2003
Himself, Overnight (documentary), ThinkFilm, 2004
Tommy Corn, I Heart Huckabees (also known as I Love Huckabees), Fox Searchlight, 2004
Narrator, Juvies (documentary), Chance Films, 2004
Bobby Mercer, Four Brothers, Paramount, 2005
Vince Papale, Invincible, Buena Vista/Walt Disney, 2006
Dignam, The Departed, Warner Bros., 2006
Film Work
Song performer, "You Know How We Do It," Surf Ninjas, New Line Cinema, 1993
Executive producer, Juvies (documentary), Chance Films, 2004
Television Appearances
Pilots
Himself, Entourage, HBO, 2004
Specials
(As Marky Mark) Idols, Fox, 1991
(As Marky Mark) Host, Fox/MTV Guide to Summer '92, Fox, 1992
(As Marky Mark) Star-athon '92: A Weekend with the Stars, syndicated, 1992
Movie News Hot Summer Sneak Preview, CBS, 1994
America: A Tribute to Heroes, multiple networks, 2001
Planet of the Apes: Rule the Planet, Fox, 2001
Bubblegum Babylon, VH1, 2002
Making the Movie: The Italian Job, MTV, 2003
Movies
(As Marky Mark) Ryan Westerberg, The Substitute, USA Network, 1993
Episodic
Host, Gonzo Games, USA Network, 1991
(As Marky Mark) The Word, Channel 4, 1992

Host, The Big Date, USA Network, 1996
"The Perfect Storm," HBO First Look, HBO, 2000
"Rock Star," HBO First Look, HBO, 2001
"Planet of the Apes," HBO First Look, HBO, 2001
Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 2004
(In archive footage) Cinema mil, 2005
(In archive footage) Corazon de ... , 2006
Television Guest Appearances
Episodic
(As Marky Mark) The Ben Stiller Show, Fox, 1993
Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Showand Late Show Backstage), CBS, 1998, 2004, 2005
Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998, 1999, 2005
The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1999
Total Request Live (also known as Total Request with Carson Daly and TRL), MTV, 2000
Mundo VIP, 2000
Mad TV, Fox, 2001
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001
Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
"Alyssa Milano," Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2004
The Early Show (also known as The Saturday Early Show), CBS, 2004
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2004
Appeared with Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch on The Arsenio Hall Show.
Television Appearances
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The American Music Awards, ABC, 1992
(As Marky Mark) Presenter, 1992 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1992
Presenter, The 35th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1993
VH1 97 Fashion Awards (also known as 1997 VH1 Fashion Awards), VH1, 1997
Presenter, The MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1998, 2000, 2001
Presenter, 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000
VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, VH1, 2000
Presenter, The MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000, 2003
The 28th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2001
IFP Gotham Awards 2004, Independent Film Channel, 2004
Presenter, The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2005
ESPY Awards, ESPN, 2005
Television Work
Series
Executive producer, Entourage, HBO, 2004
RECORDINGS
Videos
Teen Vid II, 1991
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch Home Video, 1992
Form ... Focus ... Fitness, the Marky Mark Workout (also known asThe Marky Mark Workout), 1993
An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube, 1999
From the (Under)Ground Up: The Making of "The Corruptor," New LineHome Video, 1999
On the Set of "Three Kings," Warner Home Video, 2000
The Making of "Planet of the Apes," Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2001
"I Heart Huckabees": Production Surveillance, 2005
Appeared in the music video "I Wanna Be Bad" by Willa Ford.
Albums
(As Marky Mark, with the Funky Bunch) Music for the People, Interscope, 1991
(As Marky Mark, with the Funky Bunch) You Gotta Believe, Interscope, 1992
(Contributor) MTV Party to Go, Volume 2, Tommy Boy, 1992
Released the singles "You Gotta Believe," 1992, and "No Mercy," 1995. Worked with Prince Ital Joe, 1993-95, releasing singles and recording the albumsLife in the Streets and The Remix Album.
WRITINGS
Songs Featured in Films
"Good Vibrations," The Mighty Ducks, Buena Vista, 1992
"Hamlet Rap (To Be or Not to Be)," "In Love," "Life in the Streets," and"United," Renaissance Man, Buena Vista, 1994
The Big Hit, TriStar, 1998
Books
(With Lynn Goldsmith) Marky Mark, HarperCollins, 1992

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Reisfeld, Randi, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, Avon, 1992
Wahlberg, Mark, and Lynn Goldsmith, Marky Mark, HarperCollins, 1992

Periodicals

Cosmopolitan, August, 1997, p. 168
Details, April, 1996, p. 116
Empire, February, 1998, pp. 68-73
Entertainment Weekly, December 31, 1993, p. 71; June 10, 1994, p.47; April 21, 1995, p. 39; April 25, 1997, pp. 26-27; October 24, 1997, p. 72; October 31, 1997, p. 12; November 14, 1997, p. 62
Esquire, October, 1997, pp. 108-112
Harper's Bazaar, September, 2000, p. 535
FilmForce, May 29, 2003
Parade, September 26, 2004, pp. 4-5
People Weekly, May 15, 1995, p. 146; November 10, 1997; May 11, 1998; August 6, 2001, p. 73; August 23, 2004, p. 26; September 5, 2005, p. 30
Premiere, May, 1998, pp. 54-59, 102
Times Magazine, July 15, 2000, pp. 22-25, 27
Total Film, February, 1998, pp. 60-66
USA Today, July 16, 2004

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