Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg is an American movie actor, rap singer, underwear model, and producer who earns $12-15 million per film.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000242/bio Wahlberg has been seen in movies such as Three Kings, Invincible, Shooter, and the 2010 Golden globe nominated The Fighter.http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/12/14/golden-globe-nominations-announced-de-niro-to-receive-award/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000242/filmotype He has starred alongside actors like Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Susan Sarandon, and Beau Bridges. His producing credits include The Fighter, several episodes of the T.V. comedy How to Make It in America, and We Own the Night.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000242/filmotype

His 2010 movie, The Fighter, was nominated for six Golden Globe Awards, including best actor for Mark Walhberg, best supporting honors for co-stars Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Melissa Leo, as well as a best director nod for David O. Russell.http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/12/14/golden-globe-nominations-announced-de-niro-to-receive-award/

Wahlberg faced troubles at home as a child and dropped out of school as a young man, later to get his GED, and started a life of petty crime.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000242/bio He served 50 days in prison at Deer Island penitentiary for assault.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000242/bio His older brother, Donnie Wahlberg, was performing with his group New Kids On The Block. He set the younger Wahlberg up with a recording contract and got him started with Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. This allowed him to land a contract as Calvin Klein's chief underwear model.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000242/bio Wahlberg moved onto acting in 1994 when he played a role in Renaissance Man.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000242/bio

After getting started in acting as Pvt. Tommy Lee Haywood in Renaissance Man, Wahlberg moved onto other serious roles.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110971/ In 1997, he played Eddie Adams in Boogie Nights, and then went on play in the movies The Yards, The Truth About Charlie, Rock Star, A Perfect Storm, and The Planet of the Apes.http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/197412/Mark_Wahlberg He gained recognition as an actor in 2006 with Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for the role of a Boston cop in The Departed.http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/197412/Mark_Wahlberg

1994: Renaissance Man

1995: The Basketball Diaries

1996: Fear

1997: Boogie Nights

1998: The Big Hit

1999: Three Kings

2000: The Perfect Storm

2001: Planet of the Apes

2002: The Truth About Charlie

2003: The Italian Job

2004: I Heart Huckabees

2005: Four Brothers

2006: The Departed

2007: We Own The Night

2008: Max Payne

2009: The Lovely Bones

2010: Date Night

2010: The Other Guys

2010: The Fighterhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000242/

“What I want to do is I want to raise my kids right I want to give them the world. But I also want them to appreciate it.” —Mark Wahlberghttp://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34846359/ns/today-entertainment/

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• June 5, 1971: Born in Boston, Massachusetts

• 1994: Film debut, Penny Marshall's Renaissance Man

• 1997: Boogie Nights

• 2007: Oscar Nominee for The Departed