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'''Donald Edmond Wahlberg, Jr.''' (born [[August 17]], [[1969]]) is an American [[singer]], [[actor]] and [[film producer|producer]]. He was a member of the popular [[1980s]] and [[1990s]] [[boy band]] [[New Kids on the Block]] and is the older brother of fellow [[actor]] [[Mark Wahlberg]]. With a background that includes [[music]], [[feature films]], and [[television]], Wahlberg is now working as a producer. |
'''Donald Edmond Wahlberg, Jr.''' (born [[August 17]], [[1969]]) is an American [[singer]], [[actor]] and [[film producer|producer]]. He was a member of the popular [[1980s]] and [[1990s]] [[boy band]] [[New Kids on the Block]] and is the older brother of fellow [[actor]] [[Mark Wahlberg]]. With a background that includes [[music]], [[feature films]], and [[television]], Wahlberg is now working as a producer. |
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Donald Edmond Wahlberg, Jr. (born August 17, 1969) is an American singer, actor and producer. He was a member of the popular 1980s and 1990s boy band New Kids on the Block and is the older brother of fellow actor Mark Wahlberg. With a background that includes music, feature films, and television, Wahlberg is now working as a producer.
Biography
Early life
He was born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, as the eighth of nine children, with older siblings Arthur, Jim, Paul, Robert, and Tracey, Michelle, Debbie, and younger sibling Mark. His mother, Alma Elaine (née Donnelly), was a bank clerk and nurse's aid, and his father, the late Donald Edmund Wahlberg, was a teamster who worked as a delivery driver; the two divorced in 1982.[1][2] His paternal grandfather was of Swedish descent, while the majority of his other ancestry is Irish.[3]
Wahlberg began performing in plays as early as the first grade. In high school, he attended a fledgling arts program and became involved in theatre, acting, writing, and directing plays.
Career
At age fifteen, Wahlberg joined New Kids on the Block and in a few years they went from playing at high school parties to becoming a pop music sensation. Donnie was known as the "bad boy" of the group and was known to curse during live performances on awards shows. In April 1991 he was arrested and charged with first degree arson. He apparently was trying to set a hotel on fire with a molotov cocktail fire bomb. These charges were later reduced then dropped because he agreed to do public service commercials. In 1990, Wahlberg scored a hit on the Top 100 with "The Right Combination", a duet with Japanese pop star Seiko Matsuda who was attempting to cross over to North America from the Japanese market. Following the group's disbanding in 1994, Wahlberg made a decision to go in another direction, focusing on writing and producing for his younger brother, Mark Wahlberg. He was later offered the chance to reunite with his bandmates for a VH1 television show, but like the majority of the group, he declined, citing his desire to focus on his acting career.
In 1994, Wahlberg was a special guest celebrity at WrestleMania X, acting as special guest ring announcer for the main event, as well as joining Bret Hart, along with other wrestlers, in celebrating his World Championship win.
As an actor, Wahlberg's first film appearance was in the 1996 film Bullet with Mickey Rourke, a project that lit a spark in him, motivating him to continue to work on his craft. Also in 1996, he appeared as a kidnapper in over his head in Ransom with Mel Gibson. Wahlberg received attention for his role in the 1999 film The Sixth Sense, playing the distraught patient of Bruce Willis's character in the opening sequence. This role was originally intended for a 13-year-old boy until Wahlberg met with writer and director M. Night Shyamalan to inquire about obtaining the rights for a theatre production and ended up getting this pivotal role.
In 2001, Wahlberg co-starred as 2nd Lieutenant C. Carwood Lipton in the Emmy Award-winning television miniseries Band of Brothers. Wahlberg also starred in the 2002–2003 NBC drama series Boomtown as Joel Stevens, an intense Los Angeles police detective struggling to keep his troubled home life private while remaining dedicated to facing the challenges of his daily work life. Graham Yost, executive producer and writer of Boomtown, had worked with Wahlberg in Band of Brothers and was so impressed by his performance that he wrote the role of Joel Stevens specifically for him.
2003 was also the year that Wahlberg starred alongside Timothy Olyphant and Jason Lee as the mentally challenged Duddits in William Goldman and Lawrence Kasdan's adaptation of the Stephen King alien-invasion thriller, Dreamcatcher. In 2005, Wahlberg starred as Detective Eric Matthews in the second installment of the Saw series. He reprised the role for Saw III in 2006. He later returned to the series in Saw IV in 2007.
In 2006, Wahlberg also played the significant role of Lieutenant Commander Burton in the military/boxing drama, Annapolis. In September 2006, he had the lead role of the short-lived television drama Runaway on The CW. The show was cancelled in October 2006, as it had very poor ratings and failed to make an impact. In 2007, he starred alongside Jason Gedrick, Ricardo Chaivera, and Nadine Velazquez in the television movie Kings of South Beach on A&E.
In 2007, Wahlberg reprised his role in Saw IV as Detective Eric Matthews. He will also appear in "Righteous Kill" alongside Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino, a 2008 release. Additionally, Wahlberg will co-star in "Real Men Cry" with Ethan Hawke, Mark Ruffalo and Amanda Peet.
Donnie recently completed voiceover work for the 2008 installment of the Turok (2008) videogame. He is also rumored to be in Catherine Hardwicke's film version of the popular "Twilight" series.
"It’s just my goal is not to be a superstar" Wahlberg says of his career, "My goal is to be super at what I do."[4]
Wahlberg appeared in a highly anticipated reunion of New Kids On The Block on April 4th, 2008 on NBC's Today Show along with the other four members of the group. NKOTB.com has been revamped to promote the group's upcoming tour and album.
Personal life
Wahlberg is a body art enthusiast; he has had his left ear pierced four times, as well as piercings in his left nostril and his left nipple. He also has a tattoo of his family crest on his left arm. Wahlberg is one of the "famous faces"[5] due to being a regular player on the online poker website Hollywood Poker which is run in conjunction with Ongame Network. He is also a prominent celebrity poker player, appearing in World Poker Tour tournaments and can be found at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles.
Wahlberg is a Boston Celtics fan, as he can be seen attending the games and joining Tommy Heinsohn and Mike Gorman announcing the game as a special guest. His favorite book is The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier.
From 1999 to 2007, Donnie was married to Kim Fey. They are now divorced. They have two sons, Xavier Alexander Wahlberg (born March 4, 1993) and Elijah Hendrix Wahlberg (born August 20, 2001).
His Father died on Thursday, Valentine's Day of 2008.
Filmography
- Bullet (1996) as Detective Balls
- Ransom (1996) as Cubby Barnes
- Black Circle Boys (1996) as Greggo
- Body Count (1996) as Booker
- Butter (1998) as Rick Damon
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998)(TV) as Mr. Grey
- Southie (1998) as Danny Quinn
- Purgatory (1999), as Deputy Glen/Billy The Kid
- The Sixth Sense (1999), as Vincent Grey
- The Practice(2000)(TV)(1 episode, "Settling") as Patrick Rooney
- Bullfighter (2000), as Chollo
- Diamond Men (2000), as Bobby Walker
- Big Apple(2001)(TV)(7 episodes)as Chris Scott
- Triggermen (2002), as Hitman Terry Mulloy
- Band of Brothers (2001), television miniseries, as US Army 2nd Lieutenant Carwood Lipton
- Dreamcatcher (2003), as Douglas "Duddits" Cavell
- Boomtown (2002–2003), television series, as Detective Joel Stevens
- Saw II (2005), as Detective Eric Matthews
- Saw III (2006), as Detective Eric Matthews
- Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006), as Detective Ipswitch
- Annapolis (2006), as Burton
- Runaway (2006), (TV series), as Detective Rader
- The Path to 9/11 (2006), television miniseries, as Detective Kirk
- Kings of South Beach (2007), as Detective Andy
- Dead Silence (2007), as Detective Jim Lipton
- Saw IV (2007), as Detective Eric Matthews
- The Kill Point (2007), (TV series), as Detective Horst Cali
- Turok (video game) (2008), as Shepherd
- Righteous Kill (2008), as Detective Reily
- Real Men Cry (2008), as Detective Moran
References
- ^ Donnie Wahlberg Biography (1969-)
- ^ Donnie Wahlberg Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ^ Ancestry of Mark Wahlberg
- ^ Kill Point: Donnie Wahlberg
- ^ "Donnie Wahlberg Biography". Retrieved July 19.
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