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Donnie Wahlberg
Wahlberg in 2010
Born
Donald Edmond Wahlberg, Jr.

(1969-08-17) August 17, 1969 (age 55)
Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States
Occupation(s)Singer, producer, actor
Years active1984–present
Spouse(s)
Kim Fey
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(m. 1999⁠–⁠2008)​

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(m. 2014)​
Children2
RelativesMark Wahlberg (brother)
Robert Wahlberg (brother)
Musical career
GenresPop, Hip Hop, Blue eyed soul

Donald Edmond "Donnie" Wahlberg, Jr.[1] (born August 17, 1969) is an American singer, actor, and film producer. He is a founding member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. Outside of music, Wahlberg has had featured roles in the Saw films, The Sixth Sense, Dreamcatcher, and Righteous Kill, also appearing in the World War II miniseries Band of Brothers. From 2002–2003, he starred in the well-received but short-lived crime drama Boomtown. He has been starring in the drama series Blue Bloods with Tom Selleck and Bridget Moynahan since 2010, and since 2014 is an executive producer of the TNT reality television show "Boston's Finest".[2] Wahlberg was nominated for Choice Scream at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards for his work in the Saw films.

Early life

Donald Edmond Wahlberg Jr. was born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. He is the eighth of nine children, with older siblings Arthur, Jim, Paul, Robert, Tracey, Michelle, Debbie (died 2003), and younger brother Mark, the actor who began his entertainment career in the former rap group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He also has three half-siblings from his father's first marriage: Donna, Scott, and Buddy. His mother, Alma Elaine (née Donnelly), was a bank clerk and nurse's aide, and his father, Donald Edmond Wahlberg, Sr. (May 8, 1938 – February 14, 2008) was a teamster who worked as a delivery driver; the couple divorced in 1982.[3][4] His father was of Swedish and Irish descent, and his mother is of Irish, English, and French Canadian descent.[5] Maternally, Wahlberg is distantly related to author Nathaniel Hawthorne.[6]

Career

New Kids on the Block

Main article: New Kids on the Block
Wahlberg in 1990

As a recording artist, Wahlberg is known as an original member of boy band New Kids on the Block. He was a member of the Funky Bunch with his younger brother Mark.

Acting career

Wahlberg's first film acting role was in the 1996 film Bullet with Mickey Rourke and Tupac Shakur. Also in 1996, he appeared as a kidnapper in Ransom with Mel Gibson. He went back to his home town for a starring role in the South Boston-based film Southie. Wahlberg received attention for his role in the 1999 film The Sixth Sense, playing the 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 the role.[citation needed]

In 2001, Wahlberg co-starred as Second Lieutenant C. Carwood Lipton in the television miniseries Band of Brothers. Wahlberg also starred in the 2002–2003 NBC drama series Boomtown as Joel Stevens, a Los Angeles police detective. 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 the year that Wahlberg starred alongside Timothy Olyphant, Jason Lee, and his Band of Brothers co-star Damian Lewis 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 in Saw III in 2006 and Saw IV in 2007, also appearing in Saw V in 2008 via archive footage from the previous films.

In 2006, Wahlberg also played Lieutenant Commander Burton in the military/boxing drama Annapolis. In September 2006, he played the lead role in the short-lived television drama Runaway on The CW. The show was cancelled in October 2006 due to poor ratings. In 2007, he starred in the television film Kings of South Beach on A&E. Also in 2007, he starred on the TV series The Kill Point.

In 2008, he appeared in Righteous Kill. He also co-starred in What Doesn't Kill You. Wahlberg also appeared in the 2011 comedy Zookeeper.

Wahlberg stars as a detective on CBS's Blue Bloods, a police drama set in New York City.[7]

As of 2011, Wahlberg is the host of an internet radio show on Friday nights at 8 pm PST called "DDUB's R&B Back Rub" on Cherry Tree Radio.[8]

Personal life

Wahlberg married Kim Fey on August 20, 1999. Wahlberg and Fey filed for divorce on August 13, 2008, citing "irreconcilable differences".[9] The couple have two sons together named Xavier Alexander Wahlberg (born March 4, 1993) and Elijah Hendrix Wahlberg (born August 20, 2001). As of July 2013, it was reported by UsWeekly that Wahlberg was dating actress and comedian Jenny McCarthy after meeting on Watch What Happens Live in March.[10] The couple announced their engagement on The View on April 16, 2014.[11] The two wed on August 31, 2014, at the Hotel Baker in St. Charles, Illinois.[12][13][14]

Wahlberg is a passionate fan of the Boston Celtics and has been seen attending many of their games. He narrated a documentary called "The Association: Boston Celtics" about the team's 2010–11 season, which aired on ESPN between 2010 and 2011.[15] Also Wahlberg has opened a restaurant in Boston named Wahlburgers with brothers Paul (head chef, third oldest brother) and Mark (actor, youngest brother).

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Bullet Shelby "Big Balls" Horne
1996 Ransom Cubby Barnes
1996 Black Circle Boys Greggo
1998 Body Count Booker
1998 Butter Rick Damon
1998 Southie Danny Quinn
1998 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Mr. Grey Television film
1999 The Sixth Sense Vincent Grey
1999 Purgatory Deputy Glen/Billy the Kid Television film
2000 Bullfighter Chollo
2000 Diamond Men Bobby Walker
2002 Triggermen Hitman Terry Mulloy
2003 Dreamcatcher Douglas "Duddits" Cavell
2005 N.Y.-70 Det. Mike Ryan Television film
2005 Saw II Detective Eric Matthews Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Scream
2005 Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School Randall Ipswitch
2006 Annapolis Burton
2006 Saw III Detective Eric Matthews
2007 Dead Silence Detective Jim Lipton
2007 Saw IV Detective Eric Matthews
2007 Kings of South Beach Detective Andy Television film
2008 Saw V Detective Eric Matthews
2008 Righteous Kill Detective Ted Reily
2008 What Doesn't Kill You Detective Moran
2009 Bunker Hill Detective Mike Moriarty Television film
2011 Zookeeper Shane
2012 Contraband Uncredited

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000 The Practice Patrick Rooney Episode: "Settling"
2001 UC: Undercover Bobby Episode: "City on Fire"
2001 Band of Brothers Carwood Lipton 10 episodes
2001 Big Apple Chris Scott 7 episodes
2002–2003 Boomtown Detective Joel Stevens 24 episodes
2006–2008 Runaway Paul Rader 10 episodes
2006 The Path to 9/11 Detective Kirk 2 episodes
2007 The Kill Point Detective Horst Cali 8 episodes
2010 In Plain Sight Jimmy McCabe / Jimmy Porter Episode: "Father Goes West"
2010 Rizzoli & Isles Lt. Joey Grant 2 episodes
2010–present Blue Bloods Detective Danny Reagan 94 episodes
2013 Boston's Finest Narrator 8 episodes
2014–present Wahlburgers Himself 11 episodes
2015-Present Donnie Loves Jenny Himself 10 episodes

Video Games

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Turok Shepherd

References

  1. ^ "#83 Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources: A Third Set of Ten Hollywood Figures (or Groups Thereof), with a Coda on Two Directors". Americanancestors.org. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  2. ^ Brophy, Ed (November 27, 2012). "First Look: Donnie Wahlberg's New TNT Reality Show "Boston's Finest"". tvfishbowl.com. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
  3. ^ "Donnie Wahlberg Biography (1969–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  4. ^ "Donnie Wahlberg Biography – Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  5. ^ "Ancestry of Mark Wahlberg". Wargs.com. Retrieved January 10, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Pierce, Kathleen (May 14, 2011). "Just call him pop culture's sleuth". The Boston Globe.
  7. ^ "'Blue Bloods' Star Donnie Wahlberg Engaged To Jenny McCarthy". CBS News. Associated Press. April 16, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  8. ^ "DDUB'S R&B Back Rub on Cherrytree Radio". Cherrytree Records. October 8, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  9. ^ Lee, Ken (August 18, 2008). "Donnie Wahlberg and His Wife File for Divorce – Breakups, Donnie Wahlberg". People.com. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  10. ^ http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jenny-mccarthy-donnie-wahlberg-are-dating-pair-spends-fourth-of-july-together-2013127
  11. ^ http://www.boston.com/entertainment/celebrity/2014/04/16/donnie-wahlberg-and-jenny-mccarthy-announce-engagement/d84mSIExqNg4gEoSbDTY2I/story.html
  12. ^ Corriston, Michele (September 3, 2014). "Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg Share Their First Newlywed Selfie". People. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  13. ^ Rothman, Michael (September 4, 2014). "Exclusive: Donnie Wahlberg Talks Love of Photography, 'Exciting' Wedding to Jenny McCarthy". ABC News. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  14. ^ Webber, Stephanie (September 5, 2014). "Jenny McCarthy, Donnie Wahlberg Wedding: Exclusive Pictures, More Details". Us Weekly. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  15. ^ "Donnie Wahlberg to narrate TV series on Boston Celtics – ESPN Boston". Sports.espn.go.com. December 1, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
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