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Mark Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971), former stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor, businessman, 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, nine Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Wahlberg was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1971. During his early life, he perpetrated several crimes. In the 1990s, Wahlberg was a member of the music group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, 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, he 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). He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the sports drama biopic The Fighter (2010), in which he starred as Micky Ward. In 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). He also became the protagonist in two films in the Transformers live-action film franchise, Transformers: Age of Extinction and Transformers: The Last Knight. 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. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010.
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Mark Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971), former stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor, businessman, 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, nine Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Wahlberg was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1971. During his early life, he perpetrated several crimes. In the 1990s, Wahlberg was a member of the music group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, 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, he 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). He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the sports drama biopic The Fighter (2010), in which he starred as Micky Ward. In 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). He also became the protagonist in two films in the Transformers live-action film franchise, Transformers: Age of Extinction and Transformers: The Last Knight. 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. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010.
Known For
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Raw
Saturday Night Live
The Graham Norton Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Today
Entourage
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
E! True Hollywood Story
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Honest Trailers
Top Gear
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Early Show
Out All Night
Band of Brothers
Kids' Choice Awards
The Defiant Ones
Flip It Like Disick
Hart to Heart
Renaissance Man
I ♥ Huckabees
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
The Departed
Scoob!
Date Night
All the Money in the World
We Own the Night
Uncharted 2
The Basketball Diaries
The Other Guys
Daddy's Home
Daddy's Home 2
2 Guns
The Lovely Bones
The Perfect Storm
Me Time
Uncharted
Flight Risk
Lone Survivor
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Spenser Confidential
Fear
Father Stu
Contraband
Transformers: The Last Knight
Invincible
Instant Family
The Happening
The Italian Job
Four Brothers
Wahl Street
The Big Hit
Broken City
Planet of the Apes
Patriots Day
Ted
The Family Plan
Boogie Nights
Arthur the King
Deepwater Horizon
Ted 2
Spenser Confidential 2
Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward
The Gambler
Shooter
The Corruptor
Pain & Gain
The Union
The Fighter
Max Payne
Infinite
Production Credits
Prisoners
Wahl Street
Spenser Confidential
Deepwater Horizon
Broken City
Entourage
How to Make It in America
In Treatment
Contraband
The Family Plan
Instant Family
Father Stu
Lone Survivor
The Fighter
The Union
Boardwalk Empire
The Gambler
We Own the Night
Shooter
Arthur the King
Patriots Day
The Murders at Starved Rock
McMillion$
Infinite
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