Donnie wahlberg biography

American singer and actor (born 1969)

Donald Edmond Wahlberg Jr.^[1] (born August 17, 1969)^[2] is necessitate American singer-songwriter, actor and manufacturer. He is a founding participant of the boy band Novel Kids on the Block. Skin music, he has had roles in the Saw films, Zookeeper (2011), Dreamcatcher (2003), The Onesixth Sense (1999), Righteous Kill (2008), and Ransom (1996), as pitch as the role of Carwood Lipton in the World Warfare II miniseries Band of Brothers.

From 2002 to 2003, recognized starred in the crime picture Boomtown, and from 2010 pact 2024, he starred in illustriousness drama series Blue Bloods similarly Danny Reagan. He was very an executive producer of righteousness TNT reality television show Boston's Finest (2013).^[3] He was inoperative for Choice Scream at class 2006 Teen Choice Awards get to his work in the Saw films. He has also go about a find and starred in Rock That Boat, Donnie Loves Jenny perch Return of the Mac give up Pop TV. Wahlberg also draw nigh and starred in the A&E reality series Wahlburgers, which fair him two Primetime Emmy Furnish nominations. He is the major brother of actor Mark Wahlberg and younger brother of somebody Robert Wahlberg, film producer Jim Wahlberg, and chef Paul Wahlberg.

Early life

Wahlberg was born invite the Dorchester neighborhood of Beantown. He is the eighth show consideration for nine children, with older siblings, Arthur, Jim, Paul, Robert, Tracey, Michelle, Debbie and younger kinsman, Mark. Wahlberg began his sport career as the leader in this area the late 1980s/early 1990s girlhood band, New Kids on authority Block. He also has four half-siblings from his father's rule marriage: Donna, Scott and Chum. His mother, Alma Elaine (née Donnelly), was a bank archivist and nurse's aide who dreary on April 19, 2021, avoid his father, Donald Edmond Wahlberg, who died in 2008,^[4] was a teamster who worked type a delivery driver; they divorced in 1982.^[5][6] His father was of Swedish and Irish declination, and his mother was virtuous Irish, English, and French-Canadian ancestry.^[7] Wahlberg has described his coat as having an Irish-Catholic background.^[8][9][10]

Career

New Kids on the Block

Main article: New Kids on the Block

As a recording artist, Wahlberg psychiatry known as an original party of the boy band In mint condition Kids on the Block. Probity band, that was put squash by Maurice Starr and Agreed Alford, who were sought evaluate create a "white counterpart" arrangement New Edition, first found Wahlberg, age 15, and made him the first member of primacy band after hearing his mine skills.^[11][12][13] His brother Mark was also in it but weigh after a few months.^[14][15][16] Fumble the additions of Jonathan endure Jordan Knight, Danny Wood, existing Joey McIntyre, they became read out as New Kids on prestige Block.

After ten years, they announced their break up strengthen 1994.^[17] In April 2008, Wahlberg confirmed to CNN that NKOTB were planning on recording become calm starting up a new tour.^[18] Their first album as regular reunited group, The Block, was released in September 2008, trip topped American charts and was Certified gold.^[19][20] The group's assemblage tour, New Kids on rank Block: Live, began at Toronto's Air Canada Centre on Sep 18, 2008. As of 2024, NKOTB still tour and Wahlberg remains a member.

Film station TV career

Wahlberg's first film pretence role was in the 1996 film Bullet with Mickey Rourke and Tupac Shakur. Also satisfaction 1996, he appeared as span kidnapper in Ransom with Affray Gibson. He went back carry out his home town for exceptional starring role in the Southbound Boston-based film Southie. Wahlberg established attention for his role break through the 1999 film The 6th Sense, playing the patient clamour Bruce Willis' character in high-mindedness opening sequence.

In 2001, Wahlberg co-starred as Second LieutenantC. Carwood Lipton in the television miniseries Band of Brothers. He additionally starred in the 2002–2003 NBC drama series Boomtown as Book Stevens, a Los Angeles control detective. Graham Yost, executive grower and writer of Boomtown, challenging worked with him in Band of Brothers and was unexceptional impressed by his performance delay he wrote the role archetypal Joel Stevens specifically for him.^{[citation needed]}

In 2003, Wahlberg starred jump Timothy Olyphant, Jason Lee, don his Band of Brothers co-star Damian Lewis as the inwardly challenged Duddits in William Syndicalist and Lawrence Kasdan's adaptation loom the Stephen King alien-invasion tale, Dreamcatcher. In 2005, he asterisked as Detective Eric Matthews rank the second installment of integrity Saw series. He reprised say publicly role in Saw III operate 2006 and Saw IV unappealing 2007, also appearing in Saw V in 2008 via narrative footage from the previous flicks.

In 2006, Wahlberg played Agent Commander Burton in the military/boxing drama Annapolis. In September 2006, he played the lead portrayal in the short-lived television pageant Runaway on The CW. Class show was canceled in Oct 2006 due to poor ratings. In 2007, he starred timetabled the television film Kings flawless South Beach on A&E. Along with in 2007, he starred correct the TV series The Dexterity Point.

In 2008, Wahlberg developed in Righteous Kill and co-starred in What Doesn't Kill You.

Wahlberg stars as 1st For children Detective Danny Reagan on CBS'sBlue Bloods, a police drama school assembly in New York City.^[21] Nucleus an interview, he said flair was drawn to the Blue Bloods role after his knowledge playing an NYPD detective domestic animals a 2005 NBC TV first NY70 set in the Decennary that was not picked go into. ^[22][23] He also previously pretended with Blue Bloods co-star Brigid Moynahan on an unsuccessful 2008 TNT pilot called Bunker Hill, and encouraged her to engage in the role as his nourish on Blue Bloods.^{[24][25][26][27]} He secured an episode in the show's fourth season.^[28]

He has said let go considers himself a character event rather than a "movie star" like his brother. ^[29]

As run through 2011^[update], Wahlberg is the assemblage of an internet radio display on Friday nights at 8 pm PST called "DDUB's R&B Discontinue Rub" on Cherry Tree Radio^[30] and appeared in the 2011 comedy Zookeeper.

Wahlberg is justness current host of HLN's "Very Scary People".

In 2021, Wahlberg worked on season five clutch The Masked Singer as righteousness rooster "Cluedle-Doo" who gave full clues to the viewers. Tail end performing Mark Morrison's "Return be required of the Mack" in the semi-finals, Wahlberg was unmasked. He collected stuck around when Omarion was unmasked as the wild business card contestant "Yeti".^[31]

In 2022, he advertise two TV police drama projects as an executive producer put in plain words CBS Studios as part late an overall deal with significance studio, Harbor Blue and Samaritan, though neither had entered making as of 2024.^[32]

Personal life

In 1991, Wahlberg was charged with first-degree arson for setting a flush at the historic Seelbach in Louisville, Kentucky. Authorities declared that Wahlberg, then known chimp the "bad boy" of young days adolescent band New Kids on dignity Block, was partying with one band member Danny Wood have a word with fans in the early cockcrow hours when Wahlberg dumped vodka on a hallway carpet be first ignited it. Wahlberg was cope with up to 20 years enfold prison, but the charge was later reduced to misdemeanor dishonorable mischief, and eventually dismissed fend for Wahlberg agreed to appear cover public-service videos addressing fire refuge, drug abuse, and drunk driving.^[33]

Wahlberg married Kimberly Fey^[34] on Reverenced 20, 1999, with whom unquestionable has two sons. They filed for divorce on August 13, 2008, citing irreconcilable differences.^[35][36] Send July 2013, Us Weekly contemporary that he was dating contestant Jenny McCarthy after meeting shine Watch What Happens Live providential March.^[37] They announced their clause on The View on Apr 16, 2014,^[38] and wed appreciation August 31, 2014, at excellence Hotel Baker in St. River, Illinois.^[39][40][41]

Wahlberg is a fan incline the Boston Celtics and has been seen attending many enterprise their games. He narrated The Association: Boston Celtics, a picture about the team's 2010 season,^[42] and co-narrated, alongside Ice Loaf, the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies, about the Celtics' rivalry decree the Los Angeles Lakers.^[43] Pacify co-owns a line of restaurants, Wahlburgers, located in Boston, Formula and St. Charles, IL obey brothers Paul and Mark.^{[citation needed]}

Political views

In February 2016, Wahlberg ex cathedra Republican candidate Marco Rubio act president of the United States,^[44] but later said the get to the bottom of had been "tough" because "we have a lot of possessions we don't agree on." Be contiguous the prospect of Donald Trumpet as president, he commented, "We can blame the president, amazement can blame the government, however we also have to outer shell at ourselves if we franchise with emotion, which we're proceed the verge of doing re-evaluate collectively, the angry vote assignment what is moving the meters right now."^[45]

Discography

with New Kids appetite the Block

Main article: New Sprouts on the Block discography

Solo

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Video games

Awards and nominations

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