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->'''Wayne:''' Yeah, I thought Mark Wahlberg was [[EvenTheGuysWantHim super]] [[StupidSexyFlanders sexy]] in this, [[ShirtlessScene especially with his shirt off]].\\
'''Garth:''' What?\\
'''Wayne:''' [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud I'm sorry, that was an inside thought]].
-->-- ''Film/WaynesWorld''

[[SelfDemonstratingArticle Hey, tropers, how's it goin'? I see you're on the Mark Wahlberg page, that's really great. So you guys are tropers, huh, what's that all about?]] [[Series/SaturdayNightLive OK, well, it was good to meet you. Say hi to your mother for me, OK?]]

Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American actor and former musician.

After a troubled youth that saw numerous brushes with Johnny Law (along with committing numerous hate crimes against both Black and Asian people), Wahlberg's older brother Creator/{{Donnie|Wahlberg}} (of the Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock) arranged an entry-point into the music business (though personal agreements made him decide against permanently joining the New Kids). Now styling himself as Marky Mark (accompanied by the Funky Bunch), Wahlberg became a rap star. Their most successful single was "Good Vibrations" (not to be confused with Music/TheBeachBoys song). This period in his career is often regarded as being rather {{Narm}}y, even by fans and Wahlberg himself.

By the mid-1990s, he began to make the transition into acting, and became an even bigger success than before, both commercially and, with his role in ''Film/BoogieNights'', critically. He even earned an [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''Film/TheDeparted''.

He has also served as the executive producer of ''Series/{{Entourage}}'' which is loosely based on his experiences as an up-and-coming actor. He was also an executive producer of ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'', and he appears in the A&E series ''Wahlburgers'', which focuses on his brother Paul's efforts to expand his restaurant business in Boston.

Not to be confused with [[Series/RussianRoulette Mark L. Walberg]].
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!! The films of Mark Wahlberg include:
* ''Film/TheBasketballDiaries'' (1995)
* ''Film/{{Fear|1996}}'' (1996)
* ''Film/BoogieNights'' (1997)
* ''Film/TheBigHit'' (1998)
* ''Film/ThreeKings'' (1999)
* ''Film/TheCorruptor'' (1999)
* ''Film/ThePerfectStorm'' (2000)
* ''Film/{{Planet of the Apes|2001}}'' (2001)
* ''Film/RockStar'' (2001)
* ''Film/{{The Italian Job|2003}}'' (2003)
* ''Film/IHeartHuckabees'' (2004)
* ''Film/FourBrothers'' (2005)
* ''Film/TheDeparted'' (2006)
* ''Film/{{Invincible|2006}}'' (2006)
* ''Film/{{Shooter}}'' (2007)
* ''Film/WeOwnTheNight'' (2007) (also producer)
* ''Film/MaxPayne'' (2008)
* ''Film/TheHappening'' (2008)
* ''Film/TheLovelyBones'' (2009)
* ''Film/DateNight'' (2010)
* ''Film/TheOtherGuys'' (2010)
* ''Film/TheFighter'' (2010)
* ''Film/{{Contraband|2012}}'' (2012)
* ''Film/{{Ted}}'' (2012)
* ''Film/BrokenCity'' (2013)
* ''Film/PainAndGain'' (2013)
* ''Film/TwoGuns'' (2013)
* ''Literature/LoneSurvivor'' (2013)
* ''Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction'' (2014)
* ''Film/TheGambler'' (2014)
* ''Film/{{Ted 2}}'' (2015)
* ''Film/DaddysHome'' (2015)
* ''Film/PatriotsDay'' (2016)
* ''Film/DeepwaterHorizon'' (2016)
* ''Film/TransformersTheLastKnight'' (2017)
* ''Film/DaddysHome2'' (2017)
* ''Film/AllTheMoneyInTheWorld'' (2017)
* ''Film/Mile22'' (2018)
* ''Film/InstantFamily'' (2018)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Scoob}}'' (2020)
* ''Film/SpenserConfidential'' (2020)
* ''Film/{{Infinite}}'' (2021)
* ''Film/{{Uncharted|2022}}'' (2022)
* ''Film/TheFamilyPlan'' (2023)
* ''Film/ArthurTheKing'' (2024)

!!Discography:
* ''Music for the People'' (1991)
* ''You Gotta Believe'' (1992)
* ''Life in the Streets'' (1995)
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!! Tropes in Mark Wahlberg's acting work:
* CreatorBacklash:
** From Inside the Actor's Studio, when asked his least favorite word: "Is Marky Mark a word?"
** He once said that actress Amy Adams "dodged a bullet" by not getting cast in ''The Happening'' and described the film as as "a bad movie that I did."
* MotorMouth: One of his favorite acting moves; when his character is upset, angry, or scared, he starts to babble.
* MrFanservice: He made great use of his terrific physique to get his career off the ground, most famously in ads for Calvin Klein.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Possibly wisely, Wahlberg makes no attempt to alter his native accent, and just talks like the {{Southie|s}} he is, even when his characters are supposed to be from [[Film/FourBrothers Chicago]] or [[Film/{{Shooter}} Wyoming]], for instance. One of the only aversions came with his portrayal of Texan Mike Williams in ''Film/DeepwaterHorizon'', for which he uses a more southern dialect.
* SirSwearsALot: His roles can involve a decent amount of profanity. Taken up to eleven in ''The Departed'' where he barely goes one sentence without profanity.
* ShirtlessScene: Frequently. Lampooned a bit in ''Date Night'', where he is shirtless in every scene he's in.
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