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Mark Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971 in Dorchester, MassachusettsMark Wahlberg is an American actor, model and singer.

He is from a family one of 9 children and is of Swedish and Irish heritage. He first came to fame as the younger brother of Donnie Wahlberg of the New Kids on the Block. After his brother's bubblegum pop group ended, Mark began recording as , was a relative failure. In 1994, he released a eurodance album with Prince Ital Joe. He was seen most prominently in a series of underwear ads from Calvin Klein, and would drop his pants as part of musical show. He then began an acting career, earning mostly positive reviews. His filmography includes his breakout role as Dirk Diggler in Paul Thomas Anderson's He has claimed to have had a reservation to fly from his hometown of Boston back to Los Angeles on September 11, 2001, on either United Airlines Flight 175 or American Airlines Flight 11. He decided on the previous day to go instead to Toronto to meet with friends.Mark Wahlberg has a third nipple underneath his left breast. He has recently decided not to have it removed [1].

He has a daughter named Ella Rae with his longtime girlfriend Rhea Durham. Ella was born on September 2, 2003. He and longtime girlfriend Rhea Durham are expecting their second child.