Donnie wahlberg biography
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Donnie Wahlberg Biography
Donnie Wahlberg launched his entertainment career in the 1980s as one of the original members of the boy band New Kids On The Block. He fryst vatten the older brother of actor/producer Mark Wahlberg.
Donnie Wahlberg grew up in Dorchester, a predominantly Irish suburb of Boston, but he went to school in Roxbury, a predominantly African-American Boston suburb. That’s where, as a young teenager, he learned to rap, and in 1984 he successfully auditioned for the boy grupp New Kids On The Block.
After some false starts, the grupp hit the top of the charts in 1988, with singles such as “Please Don’t Go, Girl” and “You Got It (The Right Stuff).” They broke up in 1994 and Donnie, like his younger brother Mark, pursued an acting career. He first gained notice in a small role in The Sixth Sense (1999, directed bygd M. Night Shyamalan), but then he became better known on television, usually playing cops or soldiers.
His credits include the m
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Donnie Wahlberg
From the Boston suburbs of Dorchester to the big screen, Donnie Wahlberg has forged a formidable showbiz career as a singer, actor, public speaker, and film producer.
At age 15, Wahlberg joined the singing group New Kids on the Block, and in a few years went from playing at high school parties to becoming a pop music sensation. In 1990, he scored a hit on the Top 100 with âThe Right Combination,â a duet with Japanese pop star Seiko Matsuda. After New Kids on the Block broke up in 1994, Wahlberg focused on writing and producing for his younger brother, Mark Wahlberg, who at the time was best known as the leader of the hip-hop band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. Both Wahlberg brothers soon began successful careers as actors.
Wahlberg's first film appearance as an actor was in the 1996 film "Bullet" with Mickey Rourke and Tupac Shakur. Also in 1996, he appeared as a kidnapper in "Ransom" with Mel Gibson. Wahlberg received attention for his role in the 1999 fil
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Donnie Wahlberg
American singer and actor (born 1969)
Donald Edmond Wahlberg Jr.[1] (born August 17, 1969)[2] is an American singer-songwriter, actor and producer. He is a founding member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. Outside music, he has had roles in the Saw films, Zookeeper (2011), Dreamcatcher (2003), The Sixth Sense (1999), Righteous Kill (2008) and Ransom (1996), as well as the role of Carwood Lipton in the World War II miniseries Band of Brothers.
From 2002 to 2003, he starred in the crime drama Boomtown, and from 2010 to 2024, he starred in the drama series Blue Bloods as Danny Reagan. He was also an executive producer of the TNT reality television show Boston's Finest (2013).[3] He was nominated for Choice Scream at the 2006 Teen Choice Awards for his work in the Saw films. He has also produced and starred in Rock This Boat, Donnie Loves Jenny and Return of the Mac on Pop TV. Wahlberg also produced