Donnie Wahlberg
| Donnie Wahlberg | |
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Wahlberg in 2010
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| Born |
Donald Edmond Wahlberg Jr. August 17, 1969 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, producer, actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Kim Fey (m. 1999–2008) Jenny McCarthy (m. 2014) |
| Children | 2 (Xavier & Elijah) |
| Relatives |
Mark Wahlberg (brother) Robert Wahlberg (brother) Paul Wahlberg (brother) Arthur Wahlberg (brother) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop, hip hop, blue-eyed soul |
| Associated acts | New Kids on the Block, NKOTBSB, Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch |
Donald Edmond "Donnie" Wahlberg Jr. (born August 17, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, record producer, and film producer. He is a founding member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. Outside of music, he has had roles in the Saw films, The Sixth Sense, Dreamcatcher, and Righteous Kill, also appearing in the World War II miniseries Band of Brothers. From 2002 to 2003, he starred in the crime drama Boomtown. He has been starring in the drama series Blue Bloods with Tom Selleck and Bridget Moynahan since 2010, and since 2014 is an executive producer of the TNT reality television show Boston's Finest. He was nominated for Choice Scream at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards for his work in the Saw films.
Wahlberg was born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. He is the eighth of nine children, with older siblings, Arthur, Jim, Paul, Robert, Tracey, Michelle, and Debbie (died in 2003), and younger brother, Mark, who began his entertainment career in the former rap group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He also has three half-siblings from his father's first marriage: Donna, Scott, and Buddy. His mother, Alma Elaine (née Donnelly), was a bank clerk and nurse's aide, and his father, Donald Edmond Wahlberg, Sr. (May 8, 1930 – February 14, 2008), was a teamster who worked as a delivery driver; they divorced in 1982. His father was of Swedish and Irish descent, and his mother is of Irish, English, and French-Canadian ancestry. Maternally, he is distantly related to author Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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