Mark Wahlberg is a great actor and talented producer. In addition, he likes to play sports, which is evident in his appearance, and is an exemplary family man. But in his youth, Mark was completely different. He even went to prison. At the present stage, the actor is in demand and popular. He has a lot of fans. He not only starred, but also produced his own projects.
Mark was born on June 5, 1971. The future actor was born in Dolchester. Parents had nothing to do with cinema. His mother worked at the checkout in the store, and his father was delivering goods around the country. In addition to Mark, another 8 children were raised in the family. Of these, only Robert and Donnie were siblings to Mark. By the way, they also became actors.
The family broke up in the 80s. Mark was only 11 years old. It was from this moment that the difficult period in his life began.
Arrest
By the age of 13, Mark began to use drugs, tried various psychotropic substances. At the age of 15, he first appeared in court. He was accused of racial hostility. However, Mark committed a more serious crime in his life at the age of 16. He beat two men with a stick. Subsequently, one of the victims lost his eye. A difficult teenager was sentenced to 2 years in prison.
Mark was to serve his sentence in an adult prison. However, he was released after a month. But the guy did not learn the lesson. Although he was no longer summoned to court, he participated in fights. Even arguing with Madonna at one of the parties. By the way, the singer is a distant relative of Mark. Subsequently, Mark repeatedly repented of his misconduct.
Music and modeling
The guy was still able to return to normal life. The parish priest helped him quite seriously in this. Mark broke up with a street gang and began making music, joining a group founded by his older brother. For performances took the pseudonym Marks Mark. Although the first compositions turned out to be quite popular, the singer’s career failed.
There was a time when Mark Wahlberg worked as a model. He advertised underwear in various magazines, often appeared in commercials. The actor has a cassette on which his training is recorded.
Success in cinema
Mark received his first role in the film “Renaissance Man”. He received an invitation because he was a famous music performer. Then there was a minor role in the film “Basketball Player Diaries”. Together with him, the film starred Leonardo di Caprio.
Mark received his first major role in the film “Fear”. The company he was Reese Witherspoon. The actor attracted attention from film critics by playing in the movie “Boogie Nights”. In 2001, Mark was invited by Tim Burton. The actor got used to the image of captain Leo Davidson in “Planet of the Apes”. Although the audience liked the picture, critics spoke negatively about it. Then there were roles in such films as “Three Kings”, “Blood for Blood”, “Italian Robbery”. Oscar-nominated Mark was for a minor role in the popular film The Departed. The next work was the role of a sniper in the film “Shooter”.
Thanks to projects such as “Max Payne”, “Cops in the Deep Reserve”, “Fighter” and “Apparition”, Mark has achieved even greater success. He managed to win a place in Hollywood. He starred in the blockbusters “Transformers. The era of extermination ”and“ Transformers: the last knight ”.
The complete list of projects in which Mark participated is very large. He starred in films, commercials, short films. Perfectly plays characters, both action films and comedies. Among his last works, it is worth highlighting “Deep Sea Horizon”, “Patriot Day”, “Hello, Dad, New Year” (2 parts) and “Extra Third” (2 parts ”). At the same time, the actor continues to actively star in new films.
