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Robert Wahlberg

Robert George Wahlberg (born December 18, 1967) is an American actor who has appeared in films such as Southie, Mystic River and The Departed.

Life and career[edit]

Born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Robert is the brother of Arthur, Jim, Paul, Tracey, Michelle, Debbie (died 2003), and actors/musicians Mark and Donnie Wahlberg.^[1] He also has three half-siblings from his father's first marriage: Donna, Scott, and Buddy. His mother, Alma Elaine (née Donnelly), was a bank clerk and nurse's aid, and his father, Donald Edmond Wahlberg, Sr., was a teamster who worked as a delivery driver; the two divorced in 1982.^[2][3] His father, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, died on February 14, 2008.^[4] His father was of Swedish and Irish descent, while his maternal ancestry is Irish, French-Canadian, and English.^[5]

He has two children, Oscar and Charlie, from his marriage to Gina Santangelo.^[6]

Wahlberg has appeared in films such as Southie, Orphan, Scenes of the Crime, Moonlight Mile, Mystic River, The Departed, Gone Baby Gone, Don McKay and The Equalizer.

Filmography[edit]

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External links[edit]

• Robert WahlbergatIMDb