The 37-year-old actor-producer has upcoming productions in film, television — and his own family.

Wahlberg will make a rare cameo appearance on “Entourage,” the hit HBO series he executive produces, when the fifth season begins next month. And his third child with fiancee Rhea Durham is due in September.

In October, Wahlberg returns to his action-star roots with “Max Payne,” a crime-thriller based on a gritty video game. Meanwhile, he’ll start training for his role in “The Fighter,” playing boxer “Irish” Mickey Ward.

“I’m thrilled,” Wahlberg told The Associated Press in a recent interview. “Life couldn’t be better.” (Read full story …)

The fifth season of the hit comedy series ‘Entourage’ will have an all-star cast.

TV Guide reports that appearing as themselves in the new series will be Mark Wahlberg, Tony Bennett, golfer Phil Mickelson, ‘The Sopranos’ star Jamie-Lynn Sigler and actor Eric Roberts.

Other guests confirmed include Lukas Haas and Giovanni Ribisi (as screenwriters), Fran Drescher and Kevin Pollak (as a Beverly Hills couple) and Bow Wow (as a new client of E’s).

The new series of ‘Entourage’ premieres on US television in September.
Source: RTE.ie

Movie star MARK WAHLBERG is planning to turn his cult TV series ENTOURAGE into a major movie franchise.

The news comes after the show’s star Adrien Grenier admitted he’d like to commit to the series for another 10 years.

Wahlberg, who based the show on his early years in Hollywood, tells Moviefone.com, “We’re doing season five right now. We’re hoping for maybe three (or) four more seasons, and then maybe a film or two.” (Read full story …)