Robert "Bob" Wahlberg (born
December 18,
1967) is an American actor. He has appeared in such films as
Southie,
Mystic River, and
The Departed.
Born in
Dorchester,
Boston,
Massachusetts, Wahlberg is one of nine children,
[cbs4denver.com - Mark Wahlberg's Life And Career On Track] with siblings Arthur, Jim, Paul,
Mark, Tracey, Michelle, Debbie, and
Donnie Wahlberg. He also has three half siblings from his father's first marriage: Donna, Scott and Buddy. His mother, Alma Elaine (
née McPeck), was a bank clerk and nurse's aid, and his father, Donald Edmund Wahlberg, Sr was a
teamster who worked as a delivery driver; the two divorced in 1982.
[Donnie Wahlberg Biography - Yahoo! Movies][Mark Wahlberg Biography (1971-)] His paternal grandfather was of Swedish descent, while his other ancestry includes Irish and
French Canadian.
[Ancestry of Mark Wahlberg] Works at
NSTAR currently.
His father, a US Army veteran of the Korean War, died on
February 14,
2008.
