He earned his GED in 2013 because as a father he felt he couldn’t tell his kids to stay in school since he dropped out at 14.An original member of New Kids on the Block along with his brother Donnie, he stayed only a few months before leaving to form his own musical act, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.He’s had all his tattoos removed in a five-year process that he says was “incredibly painful.”He was originally scheduled to be on American Airlines Flight 11, which hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center on 9/11, but changed his plans to attend the Toronto Film Festival.
He dropped out of Ocean’s Eleven. His role of Linus Caldwell went to MattDamon.Wahlberg is a distant relative of author NathanielHawthorne on his mother’s side.As Marky Mark, Wahlberg became the face of Calvin Klein underwear in a two-year deal.Wahlberg was born with a “supernumerary nipple” (a third nipple).Wahlberg launched his film career with 1994’s Renaissance Man.The HBO series Entourage was loosely based on Wahlberg’s early Hollywood years, and he guest starred as himself several times.The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation was founded in 2001 by Wahlberg and his brother James to improve the quality of life for inner-city youth.Wahlberg’s home features a full-size boxing ring and a 2,500-square-foot private gym.Wahlberg collects fine Swiss watches such as Rolex and Patek Philippe.
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