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As an actor, Mark Wahlberg is best known for his roles in Boogie Nights, The Departed, The Fighter, and Ted. He's acted alongside some very strong, equally charismatic actors (e.g., Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, Amy Adams), contributing his own roguish charm and often rough-and-tough manner. Wahlberg has that kind of on-screen presence, look, and feel that tells you this guy has been through some shit, so dont mess or else. Not to mention, the star of the new action flick 2 Guns (in theaters Friday) is also greatly admired by all the ladies for his incredibly sculpted abs and broad shoulders.
Haters, don’t hate.
But we can bet you that there are a few things you probably never would have guessed about this ladies’ man. Here are 20 things you didn’t know about Mark Wahlberg.
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Mark's house contains a ridiculous home gym that apparently was once a converter airport hangar. According to Haute Living, the two-story gym includes a boxing ring, as well as state-of-the-art sound system and equipment.
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Mark's character in The Other Guys shot Derek Jeter. In an unreleased scene, he was originally supposed to shoot Jeter and later save Paris Hilton from an errant helicopter. They were going to cut to a spinning headline that read, "Cop who shot Jeter saves Paris Hilton," with a line below that read, "City hates him even more."
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He's not a fan of intense, hardcore ab workouts. Instead, Wahlberg's famous six-pack is the result of light ab work.
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For his role in Pain and Gain, Mark was eating 10 meals a day and drinking mass gainers. The work apparently paid off and Wahlberg now claims that he is bench pressing up to 335 pounds.
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Mark used to keep his prosthetic penis from Boogie Nights in his office desk drawer, and liked to take it out and slap his friends with it in the face from time to time.
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Because of his role in Boogie Nights, many women and some men follow Mark into public bathrooms to catch a glimpse of his manhood.
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Believe it or not, Mark claims that he's had problems with weight gain his entire life.
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In December 2001, Mark bought his mother a $5 million dollar mansion in Beverly Hills.
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He has a tattoo of Bob Marley on his left shoulder.
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On September 2, 2003, Mark's older sister, Debbie, passed away, leaving behind her teenage son. On the same day, Wahlberg's first child, Ella Rae, was born.
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Wahlberg served on the honorary board of Jerry Sandusky's children's charity, The Second Mile, before Sandusky was eventually arrested on charges of child sex abuse in 2011.
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In his youth, Wahlberg, the youngest of nine kids, was known to steal cars, sell pot, and once even assaulted a man with a wooden pole which led to a 45-day prison bid.
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Mark has gone on record saying that he would be more then happy to come back to the rap game if Justin Bieber asked him for a verse. For his daughter, of course.
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In his 1992 memoir, Marky Mark, Wahlberg wrote a dedication to his penis. He now regrets doing so.
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