Donnie Wahlberg was born on 17 August 1969 under the zodiac sign of Leo. He was born in Boston in United States of America. There is not much information available about Donnie but it is known that he had 8 more siblings. He also had three more step brothers. The name of his mother is Alma Elaine and his mother worked as a bank clerk. She did second job to support her family and her second job was of nurse aide. The name of his father is Donald Wahlberg Senior and he worked as a delivery truck driver. He didn’t belong to a rich family and it was clear that he needs to work hard to come out of the hardships.
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It was in 1996 when Wahlberg got his first role in the movie and the name of his first movie was Bullet. The next movie that he worked for was ‘Ransom’. The movie was quite popular and Donnie’s role in the movie was that of a kidnapper. In 1999, he worked in the movie ‘The Sixth Sense’ and gained a lot of attention from the audience. Later he got a chance to work in a few TV series. He started with Band of Brothers and he was also featured in Boomtown. Donnie also got a lead role in many TV series as well as movie. One such TV series where worked as a lead actor was Runaway. Donnie also worked for 4 series of the famous show ‘Saw’. Donnie gained a lot of fan following after his movie ‘Dream catcher’ was released. The movie was about an alien invasion. It was reported that Donnie also hosts a Radio Show on the internet.
Donnie decided to marry Kim Fey. They got married in 1999 and Donnie had two kids from this marriage. The relationship didn’t last long as the Donnie made a harsh decision of divorcing his wife just 9 years after the marriage. The reason for the divorce was ‘Irreconcilable Differences’. After his divorce with his ex-wife, it came to news in 2013 that Donnie was dating Jenny McCarthy. Next year the couple decided to tie a knot. Donnie also owns a restaurant on partnership. The name of the restaurant was ‘Wahl burgers’.
During his career Donnie got a role in a lot of films and TV shows. In total, Donnie did 21 movies and over 20 TV shows. Since he is also a producer, he acted in the shows that he produced. Donnie was also featured in the famous video game Turok which was released in 2008. Some of his famous movies had been ‘The Sixth Sense’, ‘Dreamcatcher’ and ‘Saw II’. His popular work on TV includes, ‘UC: Undercover’ and ‘The Path of 9/11’. Donnie’s annual salary is not public and his net worth is estimated to be around 20 million US dollars. Michael’s net worth speaks of his success. He also has a huge fan following on twitter and Instagram.
Last Modified: May 10, 2020
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