Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971) is an Academy Award-nominated, BAFTA-winning American actor, rapper and producer of film and television. He was known as Marky Mark in his earlier years and became famous in his 1991 debut as a rap musician with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.

He is the brother of Donnie Wahlberg, a member of boy band New Kids On The Block. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.