By: Bryon Shingledecker
Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg was born on June 5, 1971 in Dorchester, Massachusets. If you don’t know where that is it’s basically Boston. Marky-Mark was the youngest of nine children and grew up impoverished and pissed off. Growing up in such a low income house helped forge Wahlbergs childhood run-ins with the law. In his youth he was said to be involved with the law over 20 times and by the age of 15 he had developed a cocaine problem… a fucking cocaine problem people. Even though Mark had a rough start as kid he managed to thrive. With that being said I’m about to school you on why Marky-Mark mother-effing Wahlberg is the shit.
Marky-Mark the criminal -- So we all know this dude plays one hell of a badass on the big screen, but when he was younger he really was out on the streets BEING a badass. Being a kid on the streets of Boston was hard, but being a poor kid on the streets of Boston was even harder. Mark eventually turned to selling drugs in order to make some cash to help take some financial pressure off his already stretched thin mother. By taking part in the drug game Mark got himself into a lot of trouble which finally landed him in jail. He was sentenced to 45 days after beating the crap out of a Vietnamese man. This was his rock bottom and he vowed to pull himself out of this hole he had dug, and damnit he did literally. His strong ass started lifting weights (presumably did some pull-ups also), and with the help of his brother Donnie, and his newly acquired six-pack, he launched his career.
Marky-Mark the criminal -- So we all know this dude plays one hell of a badass on the big screen, but when he was younger he really was out on the streets BEING a badass. Being a kid on the streets of Boston was hard, but being a poor kid on the streets of Boston was even harder. Mark eventually turned to selling drugs in order to make some cash to help take some financial pressure off his already stretched thin mother. By taking part in the drug game Mark got himself into a lot of trouble which finally landed him in jail. He was sentenced to 45 days after beating the crap out of a Vietnamese man. This was his rock bottom and he vowed to pull himself out of this hole he had dug, and damnit he did literally. His strong ass started lifting weights (presumably did some pull-ups also), and with the help of his brother Donnie, and his newly acquired six-pack, he launched his career.
Marky-Mark and the Funky Bunch -- Mark, with the help of his brother Donnie from, “New Kids on the Block”, launched his hip-hop career. His career took off faster than his shirt on stage. He went platinum for his album, Music for the People, and found himself mixing it up with some of the music industry’s biggest stars. Along with his thriving hip-hop career, Mark also signed a two year contract with the one and only Calvin Klein. This dude is now getting paid to wear underwear and rap…pretty awesome right? Now you may be reading this going “holy shit this poor kid from Massachusets made it through all the crap and is a huge success”. Let’s close the story on this fairy tail, but no dice. With the flop of his second album, and the allegations that Wahlberg was a racist homophobe, his career started to nose-dive. But wait, this is Mark fucking Wahlberg (actual government name) and he doesn’t give up on anything. So he said he I’m a goddamn male model maybe I can try this acting thing…
Marky-Mark the Movie Star -- Mark has been in an ungodly amount of movies, 98.96% of which I love to death. There isn’t much I can comment on about his acting, it’s a thing of beauty and if you disagree then you’re obviously not loved, nor will ever be loved by anyone. This is just my opinion, but then again you’re reading my blog so I’m guessing you take what I say as gospel as most do. Anyway, since the proof is in the pudding, I’m just going to list some of my favorite Wahlberg movies.
Mark Wahlberg in summary -- This guy has done some things in life that people only dream of. Yeah he’s done some sketchy shit and made some mistakes, but who hasn’t. Mark Wahlberg is an actor, rapper, director, sex-symbol, model, father and last, but not least, my role model. What else can be said about him other than that he is the shit.