Mark Wahlberg Was (Briefly) Part Of New Kids On The Block

Mark Wahlberg Was (Briefly) Part Of New Kids On The Block

Before he became Marky Mark, Mark Wahlberg was briefly part of New Kids On The Block; here’s his exit from the group explained.

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Mark Wahlberg Was (Briefly) Part Of New Kids On The Block

Mark Wahlberg’s career almost took a very different path as he was once a member of boyband New Kids On The Block. In the early 1990s, Mark Wahlberg was best known as musician / Calvin Klein model Marky Mark, but his career took a sharp left turn once he focused on becoming an actor instead. Following roles in The Basketball Diaries and Fear, he landed the lead in 1997’s acclaimed Boogie Nights. He’s been a movie star ever since and was most recently seen in Netflix action-comedy Spenser Confidential.

Mark Wahlberg’s journey from Marky Mark to receiving an Academy Award nod for his role in The Departed is an eventful one, especially to those who used to follow his early career. Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch were launched to fame with their hit single “Good Vibrations” in 1991, but despite their first album being a success, the band burned out quickly. Their next album You Gotta Believe flopped and other ventures like Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch: Make My Video – a video game where players edited together some of the band’s music videos – also failed, leading the group to split in 1993.

Mark Wahlberg’s early career could have turned out very differently, as he was originally picked to join the group that became New Kids On The Block. Walhberg followed his brother Donnie Wahlberg by joining Nynuk, alongside members Danny Wood and Jordan Knight. Wahlberg was only thirteen when he joined the group but he soon grew tired of being part of Nynuk and left after a few months. Following his departure, the band recruited Joey McIntyre to take his place and they were later renamed New Kids On The Block.

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After he left the group, Mark Wahlberg’s dark teenage years have been well chronicled. By his own admission, he’d developed a cocaine addiction by the age of thirteen and took part in several racially motivated attacks around his neighborhood. After being sent to prison for 45 days following a vicious assault, he turned back to music and with his brother Donnie’s aid, he became Marky Mark. While New Kids On The Block’s first album was a commercial disappointment, they shot to stardom with their second album Hangin’ Tough. More hits singles followed until their split in 1994, after which Donnie Wahlberg would also move into acting, and is best known today for Blue Bloods.

It’s hard to say how Mark Wahlberg’s career would have turned out had he stuck with New Kids On The Block. Given that Donnie Wahlberg was able to shake off his own boyband label to become a serious actor suggests Mark could have done the same, though he probably wouldn’t have been considered for acclaimed early acting projects like Boogie Nights or Three Kings. New Kids On The Block later reformed in 2008 and while he didn’t sing with them, Mark Wahlberg joined them onstage in 2015 to pay his respects.

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