Positive Thinking of Mark Wahlberg
By: Brooke Cushman
Childhood
- Mark was born on June 5th 1971 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
- Youngest of nine.
- Middle to lower class family.
Challenges
- Parents divorced at 11.
- Dropped out of high school at 14.
- Began selling drugs.
- Spent 45 days in jail at age 16 for attempted murder.
How did he chase his dreams?
- Stopped selling drugs and cut ties with all his friends who were bad influences.
- Turned to music.
- Started a rap group and got payed from gigs.
- Starting going to acting auditions.
What He Achieved
- Created a rap group called Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.
- Modeled for Calvin Klein.
- Became an actor for movies such as Ted, Lone Survivor, and The Fighter.
- He has also won countless awards and has been nominated for even more.
The movie Ted
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
Mark with his mom and two of his brothers.
How did his view change?
- After going to jail, Mark realized he did not want to be a failure in life and used his rough childhood as motivation to succeed.