History Creator / MarkWahlberg

He has also served as the executive producer of ''Series/{{Entourage}}'' which is loosely based on his experiences as an up-and-coming actor. He's currently an executive producer of ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'', and he appears in the A&E series ''Wahlburgers'', which focuses on his brother Paul's efforts to expand his restaurant business in Boston.

* ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' (2001)

Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born 1971) is an American actor and former musician. After a troubled youth that saw numerous brushes with Johnny Law, Wahlberg's older brother Donnie (of the Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock) arranged an entry-point into the music business (though personal agreements made him decide against permanently joining the New Kids). Now styling himself as Marky Mark (accompanied by the Funky Bunch), Wahlberg became a rap star. Their most successful single was "Good Vibrations" (not to be confused with the Music/BeachBoys song). This period in his career is often regarded as being rather {{Narm}}y, even by fans and Wahlberg himself. By the mid-1990s, he began to make the transition into acting, and became an even bigger success than before, both commercially and, with his role in ''Film/BoogieNights'', critically. He even earned an [[AcademyAward Oscar]] nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''Film/TheDeparted''.

* ''Film/TheHappening'' (2009)

He has also served as the executive producer of ''Series/{{Entourage}}'' which is loosely based on his experiences as an up-and-coming actor. He's currently an executive producer of ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire''.

Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born 1971) is an American actor and former musician. After a troubled youth that saw numerous brushes with Johnny Law, Wahlberg's older brother Donnie (of the Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock) arranged an entry-point into the music business (though personal agreements made him decide against permanently joining the New Kids). Now styling himself as Marky Mark (accompanied by the Funky Bunch), Wahlberg became a rap star. Their most successful single was "Good Vibrations" (not to be confused with the Music/BeachBoys song). This period in his career is often regarded as being rather {{Narm}}y, even by fans and Wahlberg himself. By the mid-1990s, he began to make the transition into acting, and became an even bigger success than before, both commercially and, with his role in ''Film/BoogieNights'', critically. He even earned an [[AcademyAward Oscar]] nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''Film/TheDeparted''. He was most recently seen starring as "Irish" Micky Ward in ''Film/TheFighter''.

* ''Two Guns'' (2013)

* ShirtlessScene: Frequently.

Trivia.MarkWahlberg

* DoingItForTheArt: He went far out of his way to get ''The Fighter'' made. His career in general contains a much higher percentage of serious drama than one might reasonably expect from a former rapper.
* DyeingForYourArt: He trained every day for four years waiting for ''The Fighter'' (where he played a boxer) to escape Development Hell.

* OldShame:
** In a rare case of a musician actually disowning his ''entire musical career'', Wahlberg has no interest whatsoever revisiting his career as rapper Marky Mark. In an interview, he described coming across a VH1 retro-'90s special in which he appeared, and apparently he didn't find it as funny as the VH1 commentators did.
-->'''Mark Wahlberg:''' Oh my God, how am I going to explain this to my kids?
** Some of his earlier films as well, such as ''Fear'', where he played a psychopathic stalker, rapist and murderer.
* ProductionPosse: So far, he starred in three films directed by Creator/DavidORussell.

->'''{{Wayne|sWorld}}''': Yeah, I thought Mark Wahlberg was [[EvenTheGuysWantHim super]]-[[StupidSexyFlanders sexy]] in this, [[ShirtlessScene especially with his shirt off]].

Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born 1971) is an American actor and former musician. After a troubled youth that saw numerous brushes with Johnny Law, Wahlberg's older brother Donnie (of the NewKidsOnTheBlock) arranged an entry-point into the music business (though personal agreements made him decide against permanently joining the New Kids). Now styling himself as Marky Mark (accompanied by the Funky Bunch), Wahlberg became a rap star. Their most successful single was "Good Vibrations" (not to be confused with TheBeachBoys song). This period in his career is often regarded as being rather {{Narm}}y, even by fans and Wahlberg himself. By the mid-1990s, he began to make the transition into acting, and became an even bigger success than before, both commercially and, with his role in ''BoogieNights'', critically. He even earned an [[AcademyAward Oscar]] nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''Film/TheDeparted''. He was most recently seen starring as "Irish" Micky Ward in ''TheFighter''.

* ''[[TheItalianJob2003 The Italian Job]]'' (2003)

!! Tropes related to Mark Wahlberg:

* DarkAndTroubledPast: His teenage criminal activities, which included multiple arrests for assault.
* DoingItForTheArt: He went far out of his way to get ''TheFighter'' made. His career in general contains a much higher percentage of serious drama than one might reasonably expect from a former rapper.
* DyeingForYourArt: He trained every day for four years waiting for ''TheFighter'' (where he played a boxer) to escape Development Hell.
* HollywoodNewEngland: Averted. A native Bostonian, he is one of the relatively few major stars who can credibly do an accent from there (others including MattDamon and Creator/BenAffleck).
* MassiveNumberedSiblings: He's the youngest of nine children.

* MrFanservice: He made great use of his terrific physique to get his career off the ground, most famously in ads for Calvin Klein.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Possibly wisely, Wahlberg makes no attempt to alter his native accent, and just talks like the [[{{Southies}} Southie]] he is, even when his characters are supposed to be from [[Film/FourBrothers Chicago]] or [[{{Shooter}} Wyoming]], for instance.
* OldShame: In a rare case of a musician actually disowning his ''entire musical career'', Wahlberg has no interest whatsoever revisiting his career as rapper Marky Mark. In an interview, he described coming across a VH1 retro-'90s special in which he appeared, and apparently he didn't find it as funny as the VH1 commentators did.

** Though he did some [[ActorAllusion self-lampooning]] in ''Rock Star'': during the credits, his character says he'll leave rock and attempt to do rap. While "Good Vibrations", by Marky Mark, is playing in the background.

* ProductionPosse: So far, he starred in three films directed by DavidORussell
* RealMenLoveJesus
* ShirtlessScene: Not infrequently.

* ''TwoGuns'' (2013)

* ''BoogieNights'' (1997)
* ''TheBigHit'' (1998)
* ''ThreeKings'' (1999)
* ''ThePerfectStorm'' (2000)
* ''PlanetOfTheApes'' (2001)

* ''IHeartHuckabees'' (2004)
* ''TheDeparted'' (2006)

* ''{{Shooter}}'' (2007)

* ''TheHappening'' (2009)

* ''DateNight'' (2010)
* ''TheOtherGuys'' (2010)
* ''TheFighter'' (2010)

Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born 1971) is an American actor and former musician. After a troubled youth that saw numerous brushes with Johnny Law, Wahlberg's older brother Donnie (of the NewKidsOnTheBlock) arranged an entry-point into the music business (though personal agreements made him decide against permanently joining the New Kids). Now styling himself as Marky Mark (accompanied by the Funky Bunch), Wahlberg became a rap star. Their most successful single was "Good Vibrations" (not to be confused with TheBeachBoys song). This period in his career is often regarded as being rather {{Narm}}y, even by fans and Wahlberg himself. By the mid-1990s, he began to make the transition into acting, and became an even bigger success than before, both commercially and, with his role in ''BoogieNights'', critically. He even earned an [[AcademyAward Oscar]] nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''TheDeparted''. He was most recently seen starring as "Irish" Micky Ward in ''TheFighter''.

He has also served as the executive producer of ''{{Entourage}}'' which is loosely based on his experiences as an up-and-coming actor. He's currently an executive producer of ''BoardwalkEmpire''.

He has also served as the executive producer of ''{{Entourage}}'' which is loosely based on his experiences as an up-and-coming actor.

-->'''{{Wayne|sWorld}}''': Yeah, I thought Mark Wahlberg was [[EvenTheGuysWantHim super]]-[[StupidSexyFlanders sexy]] in this, [[ShirtlessScene especially with his shirt off]].
-->'''Garth''': What?
-->'''Wayne''': [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud I'm sorry, that was an inside thought.]]

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* OldShame: His music, to a great extent.

* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Possibly wisely, Wahlberg makes no attempt to alter his native accent, and just talks like the [[{{Southies}} Southie]] he is, even when his characters are supposed to be from [[FourBrothers Chicago]] or [[{{Shooter}} Wyoming]], for instance.