Mark Wahlberg

 Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971),[1] former stage name Marky Mark is an American actor, businessman and former rapper. He has won numerous awards including an award for BAFTA Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and nine Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.Wahlberg was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1971. In the 90s, Wahlberg was a member of the group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, with whom they released two albums: Music for the People (1991) and You Gotta Believe (1992). His first screen appearance was with Renaissance Man (1994), and he also acted in Fear (1996). His performance as Dirk Diggler, a porn actor in Boogie Nights (1997) was praised by critics. He later branched out into action movies like The Perfect Storm (2000, Planet of the Apes 2001 and The Italian Job (2003, 2003). He was nominated to the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as an officer in the crime drama The Departed (2006). He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the sports drama biopic The Fighter (2010), in which he starred as Micky Ward. He played several comedy roles during the decade, including Ted (2012), Ted 2 (2015) and Ted 2 (2015). He also played the lead role of two Transformers films, Transformers: Age of Extinction (2001) and Transformers: The Last Knight (2017). He was the highest-paid actor in 2017.Wahlberg was the executive producer for five HBO series: the comedy-drama Entourage (2004-2011) as well as the period crime drama Boardwalk Empire (2010-2014), the comedy-dramas How to Make It in America (2010-2011) and Ballers (2015-2019), and the documentary McMillions (2020). He co-owns the Wahlburgers chain and also starred in the reality TV series about the company. In 2010, he was awarded an award on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.