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Mark Wahlberg

Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971), formerly known by his stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor, producer, 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, and nine Primetime Emmy Awards.

Wahlberg was born in Boston. As a youth, he took part in a number of violent and racially motivated attacks, resulting in a felony conviction. He gained fame as a member of the hip hop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch in the 1990s, 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, Wahlberg 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 portraying Micky Ward in the sports drama biopic ''The Fighter'' (2010); as co-producer, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. During the 2010s, Wahlberg 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 starred in the ''Transformers'' films ''Age of Extinction'' (2014) and ''The Last Knight'' (2017). 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. Wahlberg received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010. Provided by Wikipedia