A photo group dedicated to actor Mark Wahlberg.

Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg was born on June 5, 1971 in Dorchester, Massachusetts and stands a compact 5' 8.5".

The youngest of nine children. His parents were Alma & Donald Wahlberg. The large Wahlberg brood didn't have a lot growing up, especially after his parents divorced when he was eleven. The kids crammed into a three bedroom apartment, none of them having very much privacy. After the divorce, Mark's mother has said that she became very self-absorbed with her own problems. She blames herself for her son's subsequent problems and delinquency. Wahlberg dropped out of high school at age 14 (but later got GED) to pursue a life of petty crime and drugs. He'd spend his days scamming and stealing, working on the odd drug deal before treating himself to the substances himself. The young man also had a violent streak - one which was often aimed at minorities. At age 16, he was convicted of assault against two Vietnamese men after he had tried to rob them. As a result of his assault conviction, he was sentenced to serve 50 days in prison at Deer Island penitentiary. While there, he began working out to pass time, and, when he emerged at the end of his sentence, he had gone from being a scrawny young kid to a buff young man. Wahlberg also credits the jail time as being his motivation to improve his lifestyle and leave the crime behind him. Once he was released, Mark rejoined his family, who were now in the national spotlight. His older brother Donnie was a member of the 1980's singing sensation The New Kids On the Block. Mark himself had been an original member of the band but had backed out early on.
His first screen role came in Renaissance Man. He was impressive in The Basketball Diaries and Fear. Wahlberg hit a high point in Boogie Nights.
Audiences were impressed with the young actor's range and abilities - not to mention certain other attributes...

All pictures are in the Files section.