Mark Wahlberg has confessed that he would rather have been a professional athlete than an actor.

The 37-year-old, whose new film Max Payne opened in the UK yesterday, described his status in Hollywood as a “consolation prize”.

He explained: “It’s always been a dream of mine, a childhood fantasy to play a great champion. I would much rather have been an athlete than an actor. It’s a second-placed consolation prize.”

Wahlberg is hoping to channel his sporting prowess into Darren Aronofsky’s The Fighter, a movie charting the rise of junior welterweight boxer Micky Ward. (Read full story …)

“It was OK. I wasn’t into the waif thing. She kind of looked like my nephew. I mean, she’s beautiful—she’s a very pretty nephew—but I’m more into curvy women.”

—Mark Wahlberg to Nuts magazine, on posing with a topless Kate Moss for those controversial Calvin Klein ads back in 1992
Source: E! Online

Actor Mark Wahlberg recently placed his lavish Beverly Hills home on the market for a whopping $15.9 million, according to published reports. The 1.4 acre, Mediterranean-style home has about 15,000 feet of living space, five bedrooms and 10-and-a-half bathrooms.

A substantial portion of the house is devoted to amenities that are befitting of a Hollywood mega-star and sex icon. These include a 2,500 square foot gym with a boxing ring, a full basketball court, a state-of-the-art 35mm home theater and two luxurious living rooms. Outdoor features include a two-story, private guest house, lush gardens, a waterfall pool with grotto and a putting green. (Read full story …)

Mark Wahlberg has revealed he’s reconsidering his previous plans to retire at 40.

The 37 year old’s film career as gone from strength to strength over the last decade, with his 2006 performance in The Departed receiving an Oscar nomination and his latest film Max Payne topped the US box office charts last weekend.

He explained recently that his ongoing success is going to make it hard to say goodbye to Hollywood - but it’ll be worth it when he does: “Maybe I’ll retire at 45 now. We’ll see.

“[But] I can’t be working at the pace that I am for much longer. (Read full story …)

Mark Wahlberg’s action tale “Max Payne” out-gunned the competition to lead Hollywood’s weekend with a $17.6 million opening.

Oliver Stone’s “W.,” a film biography of George W. Bush, debuted at No. 4.

The top 10 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, as compiled Monday by Media By Numbers LLC, are:

1. “Max Payne,” $17.6 million.

2. “Beverly Hills Chihuahua,” $11.4 million.

3. “The Secret Life of Bees,” $10.53 million.
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Here’s a happening Mark Wahlberg can be proud of.

E! News has confirmed the Oscar-nominated actor and fiancée Rhea Durham have settled on a name for their newborn son: Brendan Joseph.

While the couple has yet to officially comment on the birth, a source close to the clan confirmed the baby moniker.

The tyke, the couple’s third child together, was born Sept. 16, weighing in at 7 pounds, 10 ounces.

He joins brother Michael, 2, and sister Ella, 4, in the Durham-Wahlberg brood. (Read full story …)

Mark Wahlberg’s fiancee, Rhea Durham, has given birth to the couple’s third child, according to Us Weekly.

While the couple have not released the name, Us Weekly reports the child is a boy.

Wahlberg, the star of the upcoming film “Max Payne,” and Durham, have two children together — Ella, 4, and Michael, 2.

“It really is a beautiful thing,” Wahlberg told Access Hollywood earlier this summer about having children. (Read full story …)

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 …)

HBO has commissioned a pilot episode of Mark Wahlberg’s comedy How To Make It In America.

The show, which is written by Ian Edelman, follows three enterprising twentysomethings who are attempting to hustle their way to the American dream, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Entourage’s Rob Weiss will produce the project.

Speaking about the concept, Levinson said: “These guys don’t want to wait for things to happen, they make them happen. (Read full story …)

Mark Wahlberg won’t be joining the ranks of celebrity moms and dads who sell out their infants on magazine covers when they’re only a few weeks old.

Mark and his girlfriend Rhea are expecting their third child in September, and he’s made it clear he wants to keep all the details private, and won’t even entertain any offers for a photo shoot.

He says, “There will be no selling of our baby pictures, no hoopla, nothing like that.”

We have to respect the fact that he wants privacy for his family, and we’re sure his wife appreciates it too. It’s not like these celebrities are hurting for money. Plus we feel like the public is a little tired of seeing a new baby on the covers every other week!
Source: Hollyscoop