Mark wahlberg and rhea durhams relationship timeline

The Transformers actor and his wife, Rhea Durham, have been together for over 20 years. Dating since , they have four children and tied the knot on August 1, , in a private Catholic ceremony held in Beverly Hills, California. Mark was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. The family lived in a rough area of South Boston, and Mark was involved in several brawls growing up.

Mark dropped out of school at 14 and fell into the culture of crime that surrounded him. This eventually led to serving part of a prison sentence in response to assault charges. By the time Mark was 13, he and his brother, Donnie, were ratcheting up their musical chops as original members of the boy band, New Kids on the Block.

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Mark resigned from the band after a few months, but Donnie went on to achieve success with the band. Mark, however, later formed his own group as the lead of Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. After landing on the record charts, American fashion designer Calvin Klein took notice of the buff musician and recruited Mark for their ad campaign in Early on, the Calvin Klein marketing team was able to spot his widespread appeal and printed ads of him alongside supermodel Kate Moss in magazines, store windows, and billboards.

The shoot is still known as one of the most famous and controversial campaigns in modern history. It was only a matter of time before Hollywood got wind of Mark Wahlberg. From then on, he resumed using the name Mark Wahlberg for professional acting work, starting with Renaissance Man, where he starred alongside Danny DeVito in In the following years, Wahlberg racked up massive movie credits.