Known in Hollywood for making a successful switch from a teen pop idol to an established actor, Mark Wahlberg is most noted for starring in films like Boogie Nights (1997), Plant of the Apes (2001), The Departed (2006), Lone Survivor (2013), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), and ted 2(2015).
An American actor, producer, entrepreneur, and former rapper, Wahlberg under the alias Marky Mark was a frontman of the band 'Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch'. For his contribution to the American entertainment industry, Wahlberg received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 29, 2010.
EARLY LIFE
Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts to Donald E. Wahlberg, Sr., delivery driver and Alma Elaine, a nurse, Wahlberg is the youngest of nine children. His parents divorced when Wahlberg was just 11 and he then took turns to live with both of them. At 14, he dropped out of Copley Square High School on Newbury Street in Boston to pursue a life of petty law-breaking and substance abuse. He started stealing, hustling and selling drugs. Two years later, Wahlberg was arrested for physically assaulting two Vietnamese men. Although the attack was believed to be racially motivated, Wahlberg has more than often denied this allegation. His 45 days stint in jail changed his perspective towards life completely. He now wanted to give himself some direction and leave his misdoings behind him. In an interview, he has once said, ''I did a lot of things that I regret, and I have certainly paid for my mistakes.''
PERSONAL LIFE
In 2009, Wahlberg tied the knot with Rhea Durham. Before walking down the aisle, the couple had three children: daughter Ella and sons Michael and Brendan. One year after their wedding, Rhea gave birth to their fourth child, Grace Margaret.