American actor and former rapper, once the face of Calvin Klein underwear — photos, style and news
Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971) is an American actor, producer, model, and former rapper. He was known as Marky Mark in his earlier years, and became famous for his 1991 debut as frontman with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He first displayed his physique most prominently in a series of underwear ads for Calvin Klein shot by Herb Ritts, following it with Calvin Klein television advertisements, sometimes featuring Mark exclusively or accompanied by model Kate Moss. He later transitioned to acting, with roles in Boogie Nights (1997), The Departed (2006) and The Fighter (2010).
Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971) is an American actor, producer, model, and former rapper. He was known as Marky Mark in his earlier years, and became famous for his 1991 debut as frontman with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He later transitioned to acting, and is now known for his roles in films including Boogie Nights (1997), Three Kings (1999), Planet of the Apes (2001), The Italian Job (2003), I Heart Huckabees (2004), The Departed (2006), Shooter (2007), Max Payne (2008), The Other Guys (2010), The Fighter (2010), Ted (2012), and Pain & Gain (2013). He has also served as the executive producer of the TV series Entourage, Boardwalk Empire, and How to Make It in America.
Wahlberg dropped the "Marky Mark" name and began an acting career, making his debut in the 1993 TV movie The Substitute. His big screen debut came the next year, with the Danny DeVito feature Renaissance Man. A basketball fanatic, he caught the attention of critics after appearing in The Basketball Diaries in 1995, playing the role of Mickey alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, in a film adaptation of the Jim Carroll book of the same name. He also starred in the 1996 James Foley thriller Fear.
Wahlberg first displayed his physique in the Good Vibrations music video and most prominently in a series of underwear ads for Calvin Klein shot by Herb Ritts, following it with Calvin Klein television advertisements. Magazine and television promotions would sometimes feature Mark exclusively or accompanied by model Kate Moss. Annie Leibovitz also shot a famous session of Mark Wahlberg in underwear for Vanity Fair's annual Hall of Fame issue. He also made a workout video titled The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness.
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Wahlberg's is the most literally fashion-led biography in this directory. The sequence is explicit: frontman of Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch from 1991, the Good Vibrations video, then the Calvin Klein underwear advertisements shot by Herb Ritts — campaigns that ran in magazines and on television, sometimes with Kate Moss alongside — and an Annie Leibovitz underwear session for Vanity Fair's Hall of Fame issue. Modelling did not decorate this career; it preceded and enabled the acting career that followed, which is the reverse of the usual celebrity sequence and exactly why a fashion guide files him with confidence.
The acting record that the modelling opened up runs from The Substitute (1993) and Renaissance Man through The Basketball Diaries — where he played Mickey alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, whose own profile sits in the L letter of this range — the 1996 thriller Fear, and on to Boogie Nights, Three Kings, Planet of the Apes, The Italian Job, The Departed, Shooter, The Other Guys, The Fighter, Ted and Pain & Gain, with executive producer credits on Entourage, Boardwalk Empire and How to Make It in America. This page gathers Mark Wahlberg photos, videos, news and blog posts through Bing, Google and YouTube search routes, in the M letter of the Male Fashion Celebrities H–P range.
Wahlberg was known as Marky Mark in his earlier years, and became famous for his 1991 debut as frontman with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He first displayed his physique in the Good Vibrations music video and most prominently in a series of underwear ads for Calvin Klein shot by Herb Ritts.
Magazine and television promotions would sometimes feature Mark exclusively or accompanied by model Kate Moss. Annie Leibovitz also shot a famous session of Mark Wahlberg in underwear for Vanity Fair's annual Hall of Fame issue, and he made a workout video titled The Marky Mark Workout: Form... Focus... Fitness.
Wahlberg dropped the “Marky Mark” name and began an acting career, making his debut in the 1993 TV movie The Substitute. His big screen debut came the next year with the Danny DeVito feature Renaissance Man, and he caught the attention of critics in The Basketball Diaries (1995), playing Mickey alongside Leonardo DiCaprio. His later films include Boogie Nights, Three Kings, The Italian Job, The Departed, The Fighter and Ted.