Donnie Wahlberg Bio, Family, Career, Wife, Net Worth, Metrics

If you watched the American reality series “Wahlburgers”, then you must recognize the star, we will discuss it in the post. The multi-talented Donnie Wahlberg is an actor, singer, songwriter and record producer all rolled into one. He began his career as the lead singer of boy band New Kids on the Block.

Besides, he also got nominations for his role in series and movies like “Saw II” and “Blue Bloods”. He has worked in the series “Blue Bloods” since 2014 as “Detective Danny Reagan”. There he shared the screen with stars like Will Estes , Tom Selleck, and Vanessa Ray . Scroll below to learn more about his personal life, career, and net worth.

DONNIE WAHLBERG: BIO, FAMILY, EDUCATION

The multi-talented personality was born on August 17, 1969, in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was born as the eighth child of nine children to parents Donald Edmond Wahlberg Sr. and Alma Elaine. He has older siblings; Arthur, Jim, Paul, Robert, Tracey, Michelle and Debbie. His younger brother, Mark had also started his entertainment career as the leader of the rap group “Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch” in the early 1990s. Besides, he also has three half-siblings from the first marriage of his father: Donna, Scott and Buddy.

Additionally, his mother worked as a bank clerk and nurse’s aide, while his father was a teammate who worked as a delivery driver. However, their parents divorced in 1982 when he was 13 years old. He is of mixed ethnicity of Swedish, Irish, English and French-Canadian descent.

DONNIE WAHLBERG: CAREER AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN LIFE

He started his career as a singer and songwriter and known as the original member of the boy band ‘New Kids on the Block’. After a decade of being out as a singer, he started his acting career and made his film debut in the 1996 film ‘Bullet’. Also in 1996, he appeared as a kidnapper in Ransom starring Mel Gibson. The same year, he appeared in films like ‘Ransom’ and ‘Black Circle Boys’. After that, he returned to his hometown and starred in the South Boston-based movie Southie.

Then, in 1998, he also started his television career in a role Gray” in the television movie “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three”. However, he received a lot of attention when he appeared in the 1999 film ‘The Sixth Sense’ where he played Bruce Willis’ patient. Subsequently, he starred in many series, films, as well as television films.

He appeared in all ten episodes of the ‘Band of Brothers’ series and 24 episodes of the ‘Boomtown’ series. In 2010, he became the main cast of the “Blue Bloods” series which is still ongoing. For his role as ‘Detective Danny Reagan’, he received a People’s Choice Award nomination for Favorite TV Drama Actor in 2017. As a guest star, he appeared on the series as ‘The Practice’, ‘The Path to 9/11”. ”and” Fuller House “, many others.

Additionally, together with his siblings Mark and Paul, he started a reality show “Wahlburgers” which focused on the relationship between siblings. Also, his movie credits include 2003 “Dreamcatcher”, 2005 “Saw II” and its series, 2008 “Righteous Kill” and 2011 “Zookeeper” among others.

DONNIE WAHLBERG: PERSONAL LIFE AND WIFE

On his way to his married life, he married twice and divorced once. Previously, he was married to sound engineer and musician Kimberly Fey. The couple later got married on August 20, 1999. However, their relationship did not last long and started to turn sour in 2008. Hence, they decided to end their marriage and finalized their divorce on August 31, 2008, citing irreconcilable differences. Together they had produced two sons.

After a few years of his divorce, he started dating actress and comedian Jenny McCarthy. They reportedly started dating after they first met on the ‘Watch What Happens Live’ talk show in March. On April 16, 2014, he announced his engagement followed by his wedding on August 31, 2014. They were married at the Baker Hotel in St. Charles, Illinois in a closed wedding ceremony.

Additionally, he participated in charges allegedly brought against him in 1991. At that time, he was part of the bad boy band “bad boy” and partied with fellow bandmate Danny Wood. During the party, Wahlberg threw vodka on a hallway rug and caught fire at the Seelbach Hotel in Louisville. After being arrested, Wahlberg was first sentenced to twenty years in prison. But after agreeing to appear in public service videos dealing with fire safety, drug abuse and drunk driving, his prison sentence was reduced.

DONNIE WAHLBERG: FORTUNE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

The multi-faceted personality has made a huge amount of his career as a singer, actor and record producer. After working nearly four decades in the entertainment industry, he has garnered a profitable amount from his career. Hence, he has an estimated net worth of around $20 million.

He has verified personal accounts on different social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter. He has a @DonnieWahlberg Twitter account with 1.5 million followers. On Instagram, he has an @donniewahlberg account with 1.3 million followers. It also passes Facebook Handle with over 907,000 followers.

DONNIE WAHLBERG: BODY MEASUREMENTS

Talking about his body measurements, he has a fit body which stands at 1.77 meters or 5 feet 10 inches. His body weighs around 78-82 kg, but his body stats are not available. He has light brown hair and eye color.