Mark Wahlberg has come a long way from growing up on the mean streets of Boston. Here’s an incomplete look at his life, from New Kids little brother to Oscar nominee.
1986
New Kids on the Block, featuring Wahlberg’s brother Donnie, releases its first hit album.
1991
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch releases first album, “Music for the People,” with the hit “Good Vibrations.”
1992
Calvin Klein taps him to be his chief underwear and jeans model.
1994
Makes his big-screen acting debut as an Army recruit in “Renaissance Man.”
2001
After hits such as “Boogie Nights” and “Three Kings,” has a critical bomb with “Planet of the Apes (above).”
2004
Taps his own history to executive produce HBO’s hit series “Entourage.”
2007
Is nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar for “The Departed.”
