Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg is an American actor, film and television producer, and former musician. He was known as Marky Mark in his earlier years, and became famous for his 1989 debut as frontman with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He was named No. 1 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of the 90's. Wahlberg is well known for his roles in films such as Boogie Nights , Three Kings , The Perfect Storm , Planet of the Apes , Rock Star , The Italian Job , I Heart Huckabees , Four Brothers , The Departed , Invincible , Shooter , and The Fighter . He has also served as the executive producer... of the TV series Entourage, Boardwalk Empire and How to Make It in America. Wahlberg was born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest of nine children, with siblings Arthur, Jim, Paul, Robert, Tracey, Michelle, Debbie , and Donnie. His father was of half Swedish and half Irish ancestry, and his mother is of Irish, English, and French Canadian descent. Maternally, Wahlberg is distantly related to author Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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| Birthdate: | June 5, 1971 |
| Birthplace: | Dorchester, Massachusetts |
| Age: | 40 |
| Height: | 5' 7" |
| Religion: | Roman Catholicism |
| Also known as: | Marky Mark, Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg, M. Wahlberg |