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- Tue Aug 22, 2017, 9:26 PM GMT
All of Hollywood's top-10 highest-paid actors ranging from Wahlberg, The Rock, Vin Diesel, Robert Downey Jr. And Tom Cruise collect more than the top-10 biggest-earning actresses.
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Mark Wahlberg
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- Famous as : Actor
- Birth Name : Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg
- Birth Date : June 05, 1971
- Birth Place : Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
- Spouse : Rhea Durham (model, since 1-Aug-09)
- Claim to Fame : As Eddie Adams/Dirk Diggler in "Boogie Nights" (1997)
Mark Wahlberg Biography
Mark (Robert Michael) Wahlberg had a troubled younger years before making name in film world. He dropped out of school at age 14 and by 16 he was jailed. Upon being released, he was helped by his brother Donnie, who was a member of pop band New Kids on the Block, to establish a rap career under the moniker of Marky Mark. He switched to modeling afterwards, modeling for Calvin Klein's underwear line and subsequently landed acting jobs, thanks to his persona in addition to good looking face and muscular body.
Wahlberg first appeared in the 1993 television movie, "The Substitute", before then making his big screen debut in "Renaissance Man" (1994). The following year, he was cast in "The Basketball Diaries" as Mickey, which proved to be his breakthrough role. After few other features, he rose to prominence with his starring role as Eddie Adams/Dirk Diggler in "Boogie Nights" which earned him a Best Actor Satellite Award nomination. His next two films "The Big Hit" (1998) and "The Corruptor" (1999) were less than successful, but the June 5, 1971 born actor continued giving critical acclaimed performances in "Three Kings", "The Perfect Storm", "The Yards", "Rock Star", and in a remake of the classic "Planet of the Apes".
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